Solar Foods

Solar Foods is a food-tech startup that specializes in testing a technology that uses electricity to produce hydrogen which is combined with carbon dioxide, water, vitamins, and minerals to feed and grow microbial biomass that can be used as edible protein. The industrial biotech startup develops a protein called Solein, a nutritious sustainable substitute for animal-derived proteins. Solein is created using elements from the air—CO2, water, nitrogen—and electricity. This single-cell protein is cultivated through gas fermentation, essentially deriving edible calories from hydrogen-oxidizing microbes.

SoleinA protein-rich powder produced using a bioprocess that feeds microbes with gases and nutrients, suitable for a wide range of food applications
SoleinA protein produced using a bioprocess that ferments a single microbe with air and electricity, offering a versatile and sustainable alternative to traditional proteins
Factory 01A production facility for Solein, demonstrating the scalability of cellular agriculture and producing protein independent of traditional agriculture
Factory 01 the first commercial-scale production facility for Solein, demonstrating the scalability of Solar Foods' bioprocess and contributing to the future of food production