AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Zero Hunger
KEYWORDS
sustainability, natural resources, food
COUNTRY
Finland
DESIGNED BY
Dr. Pasi Vainikka, Dr. Juha-Pekka Pitkänen
WEBSITE
https://solarfoods.fi/
Solar Foods
FOOD OUT OF THIN AIR.
Solein, invented by Solar Foods, is a revolutionary natural protein source for the global food industry: suitable for varied consumer diets, and virtually for all food products and types. An innovation created by leading cleantech expertise of Finland and based on a concept by NASA, the unique and pure single-cell proteins of Solein are produced from CO2, water, and electricity. Independent from weather and irrigation, Solein is an unlimited protein source that is free from the agricultural limitations and the boundaries of imagination. Instead of causing CO2 emissions, it captures carbon dioxide and uses renewable electricity throughout its production process. Unlike conventional protein production, it takes just a fraction of water to produce 1kg of Solein. Solein is also 10x more efficient than soy production by a metric of usable protein yields per acre.