Abstract 1847 Advancing Carbon-Negative Energy Through Cyanobacteria Based Biophotovoltaics

The amount of greenhouse gasses released into the atmosphere by human activities has greatly increased since the beginning of the 20th century. The global average temperature has risen by at least 1.2°C, and its destructive effects on the environment continue to grow. To help mitigate this problem, cyanobacterial biophotovoltaics (BPV) is emerging as a promising technology that sequesters CO2 while also generating electricity from the electron transport pathway in photosynthesis. While it is a promising field, widespread implementation of cyanobacterial BPVs remains challenging due to the low energy output of current systems.