Istanbul Gelisim Vocational School: Monthly E-Bulletin (Vol. 3, Issue 10, October 2023)

PHOTOBIOREACTORS AS AN ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL AND ENERGY SOURCE Climate change, global warming, disasters, wars, foreign dependence on energy have led people to search for sustainable materials, efficient use of energy and alternative energy sources. Since buildings have an important share in energy consumption, it is necessary to turn to alternatives that consume less energy and produce their own energy. Sustainable architecture, which prioritizes the use of renewable energy sources, is environmentally sensitive, uses energy, water, materials and environmental resources with future generations in mind, and takes human health and comfort into consideration, has emerged with this understanding [1, 2]. Photobioreactors appear as an important and promising alternative shell material for sustainable architecture that provides energy production.