Targeted bioengineering and systems biology for solar powered hydrogen production in green algal cells

开发清洁燃料以应对气候变化和抵御油价冲击，是我们社会面临的紧迫挑战。燃料约占能源市场的67%，但大多数低二氧化碳排放技术（如核能和清洁煤技术）的目标是电力市场。相比之下，太阳能Bio-H2工艺使用藻类光生物反应器从水（最终是海水，促进海水淡化）中驱动太阳能H2燃料生产。该项目旨在提高工艺效率，使其达到经济水平。太阳能生物- h2工艺减少了生物燃料生产对水的需求。将生物反应器安置在非耕地上也消除了生物燃料和粮食生产之间的竞争。

The development of clean fuels to combat climate change and protect against oil price shocks, is an urgent challenge facing our society. Fuels make up ~67% of the energy market, yet most low-CO2 emissions technologies (e.g. nuclear and clean-coal-technology) target the electricity market. In contrast the Solar Bio-H2 process uses algal photobioreactors to drive solar-powered H2 fuel production from water (ultimately sea water, facilitating desalination). This project aims to improve the efficiency of the process towards economical levels. The Solar Bio-H2 process reduces water requirements for biofuel production. Locating bioreactors on non-arable land also eliminates competition between biofuel and food production.