Plankton-like Protocells for Artificial Photosynthesis Targeting Carbon-neutral Energy Vectors

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Project Details

Start date
2025-06-01
End date
2026-03-31
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Acronym
PLANKT-ON
Reference
101099192
Funding
European Comission
Programme
HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-01 - EIC Pathfinder Open 2022
Budget
537.101 €
Our budget
537.101 €

Team

Description

Global energy demands are continuously rising and necessitate green alternatives to fossil fuels, including wind and solar sources. Funded by the European Innovation Council, the PLANKT-ON project aims to develop a net-zero emissions technology inspired by nature that releases oxygen into the atmosphere and simultaneously produces formate as a precursor for hydrogen fuel. The technology involves assembling synthetic plankton-like protocells that use light, water and CO2 to produce O2 and formate. The latter is easily converted into hydrogen gas through chemical reactions, serving as a potential source of clean energy. The technology will complement other solar technologies, such as photovoltaics and photoelectrocatalysis, and will empower the EU vision for solar fuels production through artificial photosynthesis.

Main Local Researcher

João Mano

Coordination

CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI

Partners

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES; ASOCIACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA EN BIOMATERIALES- CIC biomaGUNE;POLITECNICO DI MILANO ;ENPHOS S.R.L. ;Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

Groups

G5 - Biomimetic, Biological and Living Materials;
G1 - Porous Materials and Nanosystems;

link

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101099192

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