The Green Genie
From down under. A blogger from Sydney posted about this.
Ultimo, University of Technology Sydney, Green Genie
"It is part of UTS Algal Phenomics Facility which can rapidly screen, test, evolve and characterise algae to optimise their potential for developing new products, accelerate production and innovate sustainable biology. "
"The Green Genie fits into a standard six-metre shipping container for direct air carbon capture, wastewater treatment and algae biomass production that at full capacity is expected to capture up to seven tonnes of carbon a year; and provides a scale-solution to create algae-based products including plastics, food and feed."
Further information was found at the UTS website under Research and Teaching.
Drawing on the photosynthetic properties of microalgae, this next-generation carbon capture technology is approximately 20 times more efficient in trapping carbon than existing platforms.
It uses a unique separation system to harvest the algae biomass that can then be used in the production of a range of valuable products such as biofuels, bioplastics, animal feed and bio-fertilisers.
Green Genie can be used to offset carbon emissions in a range of heavy industries as diverse as energy generation, manufacturing and water utilities.
Developed by researchers at the University of Technology Sydney, Green Genie is currently open to industry partners and investors to develop and prototype. It has been validated at technology readiness level 4.
Key benefits
- Offsetting carbon emissions from heavy industries
- Meeting regulators’ carbon emission targets
- A value-added biomass product stream
- Replacement of expensive biogas enrichment techniques with microalgal sequestration of carbon
The Green Genie is interesting! Have a wonderful day!
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