Biotechnology uses electricity converted into H₂ to empower bacterial growth, allowing the fixation of CO₂ and the subsequent conversion to i) proteins for food/feed, ii) bioplastics or iii) biofuels (e.g. butanol). For the generation of biofuels acib’s expertise in enzyme discovery and enzyme/microbial engineering can support you even further! Biogas (CH₄) is an energy carrier which can be produced from all kinds of organic waste. The resulting digestate is used to improve soil quality and plant growth. To increase the commercial success and the characteristics of the digestate it is important to optimize anaerobic fermentation by introducing the right microorganisms for the specific task. acib’s expertise is there to help you! How can biotechnology help to generate huge amounts of energy and store them for long period of times as cheaply as possible? The solution is to use depleted underground gas reservoirs: If energy in form of hydrogen, together with CO₂ are both introduced into these environments, microorganisms are able to in situ transform them into natural gas, which can be stored for years before being used by existing infrastructure to power cars, heat households or provide energy to the industry. acib has a lot of expertise in this kind of research and can help you to identify suitable underground conversion and storage areas!