Researchers report that the use of solar energy to produce microbial protein-rich biomass using direct air capture of carbon dioxide can yield 10 times as much protein and twice as much caloric content per unit of land than any staple crop, suggesting that photovoltaic-driven microbial protein as a supplement for animals and humans may offer a resource-efficient food source for a growing global population.
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Article #20-15025: "Photovoltaic-driven microbial protein production can use land and sunlight more efficiently than conventional crops," by Dorian Leger et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Dorian Leger, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, GERMANY; email: < dorian.dleger@gmail.com >
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences