uPOWER – sustainable energy solutions from forest-tree associated microbes

We intend to find new alternatives for sustainable production and storage of renewable energy by utilizing the biosynthetic capacity of forest-tree associated microbes. This we will do by exploring if microbe collections, captured at our laboratory from forest trees in southern Sweden contain strains with high capacity for microbial electrosynthesis, (i.e. using electricity to convert CO2 into chemical compounds, such as simple organic acids, or for producing energy rich oils).