ArticleNature communications2025
Global potential of sustainable single-cell protein based on variable renewable electricity.
Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Current Single-cell Proteins as Ingredients: Functions, Challenges, and Regulatory Frameworks.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Species selection criteria for sustainable bacterial single cell protein.NPJ science of food · 2026Review
- Valorisation of cheese whey into single-cell protein by Lactococcus garvieae: dual waste nitrogen supplementation and uncertainty-informed process evaluation.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Comparing meat alternatives for a sustainable food system.NPJ science of food · 2026Article
- Fruit Waste Potential for Single Cell Protein Production in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia: A Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
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Abstract
The environmental impacts of the food system exceed several planetary boundaries, with protein production being a major contributor. Single-Cell Protein (SCP) is a protein-rich microbial biomass that offers a sustainable alternative when derived from renewable energy and sustainable feedstocks. We evaluate the global potential for SCP production utilising electrolytic hydrogen and oxygen, atmospheric carbon dioxide and nitrogen, and hourly-optimised hybrid PV-wind power plants at a 0.45° × 0.45° spatial resolution. We outline a roadmap for industrial-scale production, commencing in 2028, targeting an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of protein by 2050. Here we show that the cost of renewable electricity-based protein (e-protein) could decline at optimal sites from 5.5-6.1 € kg
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