Project description
Satisfying future appetite for sustainable food ingredients and protein
Climate change and urban expansion pose important challenges to the future of agriculture. To meet increasing demand, new solutions and additional resources are required. For instance, the protein demand will surge 78 % by 2050, reaching 360 million tonnes per year if the world’s population continues to consume at current levels. In this context, the EU-funded Biosolar Leaf project will bring to market sustainable food ingredients and protein commodities. To accelerate the EU’s transition to a sustainable food system, the technology will reach the scale-up phase with support from the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Objective
By 2050, it is estimated that the protein demand will grow by 78% and reach 360 million tonnes yearly if the entire population consume at current levels. Agriculture is nearly maximally exploited and issues such as climate change and urban expansion pose important challenges to the future of agriculture. Therefore, new solutions and additional resources are required to meet the increasing demands. Arborea aims to develop and put on the market a revolutionary bioreactor for (micro)algae growth, which will solve the crucial issues for large-scale and commercially viable microalgae production as food source and allow Arborea to produce and bring to market sustainable food ingredients and protein commodity at disruptive price. With EICs support, the technology will evolve from the end of the R&D phase to the scale-up phase, accelerating the transition to a sustainable food system.
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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Call for proposal
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2860-594 Moita
Portugal
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