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PhotoBionicCell_CPX
Automation system CPX-E: Controls all processes in the tank and communicates with the cloud
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PhotoBionicCell_Valve
Valve sensor unit for controlling the circulation in the surface collectors
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PhotoBionicCell_Q.ANT
Quantum sensor: Optical real-time determination of biomass
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PhotoBionicCell_3
Optimal process stability: 24-hour operation with monitoring of all relevant data from multiple photobioreactors
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PhotoBionicCell_2
In bioreactors like the PhotoBionicCell equipped with appropriate sensors, control technology and automation, the efficiency of algae can be increased to a hundred times that of land plants. 
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PhotoBionicCell_collectors
Sail-shaped surface collectors for optimised light absorption and regulation of the heat environment
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PhotoBionicCell_1
PhotoBionicCell: Algae can be automatically cultivated and their growth controlled with the bioreactor. 
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2022/05/23
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Q.ANT and Festo agree strategic partnership
Festo and Q.ANT, a wholly owned subsidiary of TRUMPF, are entering into a strategic partnership to cultivate ...
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Festo and Q.ANT, a wholly owned subsidiary of TRUMPF, are entering into a strategic partnership to cultivate biomass on an industrial scale. The two companies aim to achieve this using a combination of automation technology from Festo and quantum technology from Q.ANT. Algae offers significant potential in this context.
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2022/09/28
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Automated cultivation of biomass
Algae are small climate savers. Even in their natural state they are extremely efficient photosynthesizers and ...
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Algae are small climate savers. Even in their natural state they are extremely efficient photosynthesizers and absorb ten times more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than land plants. In bioreactors equipped with appropriate sensors, control technology and automation, the efficiency of algae can be increased to a hundred times that of land plants. This shows that they have a significant potential for a climate-neutral circular economy. With the PhotoBionicCell ...