Greenskill Environmental Technology Ltd. products

Drawing upon almost 4 decades of research and development, Greenskill have recently engineered game changing photobioreactor (PBR) technology, specifically designed for microalgal cultivation using artificial illumination powered by renewable energy. Our earlier bioreactor designs relied upon direct sunlight to power photosynthesis, but the land area required for efficient production is prohibitively high. With support from INNOVATE UK our latest bioreactor design packs a huge amount of light emitting diode (LED) illumination into a very small volume and thus footprint. The Nottingham Microalgae Biorefinery (2007-2015). 16,000 litre photobioreactor coupled to the emissions of the 15MW gas turbine power plant at Boots’ headquarters in Nottingham.

Approximately 1 billion years ago, microalgal photosynthesis evolved and converted Earth’s atmosphere from a high to a low CO2 World.  Earth’s atmosphere today is very different from its prehistoric antecedents a billion years ago, when volcanoes formed the first atmosphere by spewing water vapour, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide into the air. Primitive photosynthesis by microalgae consumed the carbon dioxide, cooled the planet (Global Cooling) and created the oxygen rich atmosphere that allows the rich biodiversity to exist today.