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the efficiency of solar energy use in photosynthesis. Ground analyses of CO 2 flows in
plants are interconnected with the methods of long-distance Earth surveying, which
enables expansion of the research to larger territorial units. At ISBE, bioreactors have
also been developed that enable growing biomass for the power industry with direct
utilisation of waste CO 2 , e.g. from heat power plants.
The Bílý Kříž experimental centre is a member of the EUFAR project (European Fleet
For Airborne Research) supported by the European Commission. The main objective of
the project is to integrate methods, practices and experts from airborne research and
make use of this integration for long-distance Earth surveying of the environment and
other Earth sciences.
In 2007, ISBE became a cofounder of the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation
System) research consortium financed by project of The Seventh Framework Programme
and incorporated into the international research infrastructures ESFRI (European
Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures). The main project objective is the longterm
monitoring (2007–2027) of global carbon cycle and the emission of greenhouse
gases and predicting their future trends.