Green Energy from Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a natural process found in plants and many types of bacteria and algae by which the organisms utilize sunlight, water, and CO2 to produce sugars. Thanks to the global energy and climate crisis we witness today, we are only now stepping into developing sustainable technologies for solar energy harvesting and CO2 capture. However, because of the billions of years of evolution, nature has mastered and fine-tuned the process of harvesting solar energy and capturing atmospheric CO2 by means of photosynthesis. This talk will look at how photosynthesis works and what we can learn from this natural process in developing bioinspired and biohybrid energy technologies. This talk will explore the concepts of Artificial Photosynthesis and Semi-Artificial Photosynthesis and their implications for solar energy harvesting.

Speaker: Prof. Sai Kishore RAVI
Medium of Language: English

Interested secondary schools are welcome to contact the School at the following methods for arrangement.
By email: see.enquiry@cityu.edu.hk
By fax: 3442 0688