Artificial forest

Researchers have developed an 'artificial forest' that converts solar energy into chemical fuels.

One hour of global light contains enough energy to satisfy the needs of people all over the world throughout the year.

Test of artificial forest system in laboratory - (Photo: Mmn.com)

And recent breakthrough research by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) could turn the prospect of harvesting this abundant source of energy into reality.

In the same process as the artificial forest, the artificial forest absorbs light and uses it to produce oxygen, hydrogen, two gases that can be used to run energy cells.

Like trees in the natural forest, the plants made of nanowires are arranged in the direction of suppressing the reflection and creating more surface areas for the reactions that produce energy.

They also accomplished the task of photosynthesis in nature, according to which light is shrouded in greenery, according to the TechNewsDaily website.

Looking ahead, scientists are looking to raise the energy conversion capacity of artificial forests, now only 0.12%.