Green Concept Award

Green Concepts

Algae Harvester

Speculativ fridge with integrated algae farm
Vote now

The Algae Harvester is a speculative fridge design for households that integrates an edible algae farm. It solves the problem of wasted energy by repurposing the fridge's existing waste heat to warm an integrated photobioreactor, allowing for a daily harvest of nutritious algae like spirulina. This reduces operational energy use and provides a sustainable food source with high nutritional value, grown with minimal resources.


Company/Institution
FH Joanneum
Country
Austria
Designer(s)
Julian Yasin Buchgraber
Industrial Design Student from Austria (Graz)
Prev Concept All Concepts Next Concept