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The Swedish Consortium for Artificial Photosynthesis is a collaborative research environment with the purpose of advancing the science and utilization of solar fuels - fuel from solar energy. We bring together leading scientists with expertise in a broad range of disciplines within chemistry, physics and biology. Together we do fundamental and applied research, developing solutions for a sustainable future.
News
How microorganisms extract hydrogen from the atmosphere
A biological method for extracting hydrogen from the atmosphere has been identified by members of the Gustav Berggren group, together with researchers from Australia and the USA, and is published in the journal Nature. The interdisciplinary group of researchers have isolated and mapped a unique variant of a nickel-iron hydrogenase enzyme that not only withstands oxygen, but is also capable of extracting the trace amounts of hydrogen gas present in our atmosphere, thereby supplying the bacterium with energy. The discovery may eventually contribute to a reduced dependence on fossil fuels.
Read the news article from Uppsala university (in Swedish) or go directly to the Nature article.
Artificial photosynthesis could generate new fossil-free fuels
Today, the vast majority of fuels such as ethanol and hydrogen are produced by fossil fuels using petroleum as a raw material. Artificial photosynthesis captures the sun's light using a technique similar to that used in solar cells, adds water and carbon dioxide, and out comes a fuel in the form of a gas or liquid, such as hydrogen or an alcohol. Two of CAPs researchers, Pia Lindberg (left) and Leif Hammarström (right) were interviewed in October 2022 for a focus story published by Uppsala university. Read the whole story and interview here: Artificial photosynthesis - Uppsala university.
The 2022 CAP workshop was a success!
On September 27 and 28, enthusiastic CAP members gathered at Haga Slott in Enköping for two half-days of intense discussions, idea hatching, future shaping, and fun.
Images from the 2022 CAP workshop.
Alina Sekretareva awarded the Gustafsson prize in physics
The Göran Gustafsson prize in physics at Uppsala university is awarded to the CAP member Alina Sekretareva. Her research is focused on understanding of electron transfer processes within (bio)electrocatalysts and on the electrode/catalyst interface at the molecular level and on the exploration of novel concepts for electrocatalytic devices based on this new understanding. The prize is a research grant of 2,75 MSEK.
Read more on the home page of the Göran Gustafssons stiftelse (Swedish).
Peafowl Plasmonics raises 40 MSEK
In seed round led by Industrifonden and the Wallenberg fund Navigare Ventures, the startup company Peafowl Plasmonics, founded by the CAP member Jacinto Sá, has raised enough capital to take the company to the next level.
Read about it here (in Swedish): Peafowl Plasmonics har tagit fram genomskinliga solceller (di.se)
The CAP workshop, September 27-28, 2022:
CAP at the meeting venue Haga Slott, Enköping, in September 2022.
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Last updated April 12 2023