Algae Bioreactor - Growing and Harvesting Fresh Algae in the Built Environment

If your building has space adjacent to a window, which overheats in the summer and suffers from cold down drafts in the winter, a vessel of water can be placed next to it to moderate these thermal extremes. This vessel acts as a heat sink, moderating the peak high and low temperatures. At the same time, algae may be grown to absorb solar radiation and CO2.

Algae Tube biotechnology is an efficient system which also produces high value cosmetics and food. The unit generates clean air to the building and provides solar shading through the process of photosynthesis (producing oxygen and absorbing light as the algae grow). This system provides cooling benefits in the summer and moderates indoor temperatures in the winter.