Energy & Environment
Dense city streets trap nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, putting residents, especially people with asthma, at risk. We are building a solar-powered photobioreactor that cleans the air where people actually breathe it.
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Our photobioreactor uses Chlorella microalgae, kept growing by solar-powered LEDs, to take pollutants out of city air and give back clean oxygen.
An intake vent draws polluted street-level air into the unit.
Chlorella uses light and the nitrogen in NO₂, and captures CO₂ through photosynthesis.
An exhaust vent releases cleaner air and fresh oxygen back into the street.
Harvested biomass becomes a nutrient-rich fertiliser for local farms.
Solar-powered internal LEDs keep the culture growing continuously.
A natural process with no harsh chemicals in the air we release.
Weather-resistant polycarbonate shell and automated monitoring.
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Target
Our performance goals and who we want to help first.
Design target within the unit’s intake radius.
We will track the total mass converted into biomass each day.
Harvested algae supplied to local farms as fertiliser.
City councils seeking cost-effective ways to cut NO₂ and CO₂, plus commercial developers and science park managers, for the benefit of residents in dense areas.
University science departments and office hubs along busy routes such as St Clement’s in Oxford.
These are our targets. We will publish test results here as we gather them.