Since the events crucial to plant photosynthesis are now known in molecular detail, this process is no longer nature's secret, but can for the first time be mimicked by technology. Broad in its scope, this book spans the basics of biological photosynthesis right up to the current approaches for its technical exploitation, making it the most complete resource on artificial photosynthesis ever published. The contents draw on the expertise of the Australian Artificial Photosynthesis Network, currently the world's largest coordinated research effort to develop effective photosynthesis technology. This is further backed by expert contributions from around the globe, providing an authoritative overview of current research worldwide.

THE CONTEXTArtifical Photosynthesis: Social and political issuesAn integrated artificial photosynthesis modelCAPTURING SUNLIGHTBroad band photon harvesting biomolecules for photovoltaicsDesign of natural photosynthetic antenna systemsIdentifying redox-active chromophores in PS IIThe nature of the special-pair radical cation produced during photosynthesisProtein-based artificial photosynthesis reaction centersNovel polynorbonane scaffolds for chromophore linkage and spacingFEEDING THE GRID FROM THE SUNVery high efficiency in silico photovoltaicsMimicking Bacterial Photosynthetic Energy ConversionPHOTOHYDROGENDevelopment of algal systems for hydrogen photoproduction Bioengineering of green algae to enhance hydrogen productionTHE CARBON CONNECTIONManipulating ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenaseDefining the chemical mechanism of Rubisco by computational simulationCarbon-based end products of artificial photosynthesisArtificial photosynthesis - an engineering approachGreenhouse gas technologies - the pathway to decreasing carbon intensity