AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being, Sustainable Cities & Communities, Life On Land
KEYWORDS
artificial intelligence, carbon footprint, reduce air pollution, oxygen, biotechnology
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Hypergiant
WEBSITE
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2020/01/23/hypergiant-ai-algae-climate-change/
Eos Bioreactor
An AI-based bioreactor that absorbs excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce oxygen.
The Eos Bioreactor seeks to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to address climate change. Traditionally, the world relies on forests to absorb excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and produce more oxygen. However, deforestation in major forests across the world has greatly affected the effectiveness of this approach. For instance, deforestation of Amazon increased by 34% in 2019. Such challenges make it unrealistic for the world to continue relying solely on forests to combat climate change. Technology like the Eos Bioreactor could help address these issues. The AI-based technology is more effective because each boosted algae bioreactor is 400 times faster in capturing carbon dioxide than trees in the same unit area. Simply put, a single 3-foot by 3-foot bioreactor can absorb the equivalence of the carbon dioxide captured by an acre of forested land.