# Solar Foods

Solar Foods operates the world's first commercial-scale gas-fermentation food-protein plant, Factory 01 near Helsinki, producing up to 160 tonnes of Solein a year since April 2024 from a 20,000-litre bioreactor.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/solar-foods/
Updated: 2026-06-26

- Country: Finland

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | EUR 77.8 million in grants and loans from Business Finland (June 2026) | https://agfundernews.com/gas-fermentation-startup-solar-foods-bags-10-6m-grant-to-enter-pre-engineering-phase-of-commercial-scale-plant, https://investors.solarfoods.com/release/fbdcc495-192e-4add-972c-e1bb35980f14 |
| Capacity | 160 tonnes per year at Factory 01, with plans to increase to 230 tonnes per year in 2026 | https://agfundernews.com/gas-fermentation-startup-solar-foods-bags-10-6m-grant-to-enter-pre-engineering-phase-of-commercial-scale-plant, https://investors.solarfoods.com/files/documents/Investments%20Plan%20and%20Impact%20for%20Industrial%20Scale%20Solein%C3%82%C2%AE%20Production_March%202025-compressed.pdf, https://solarfoods.com/factory-01/ |
| Certification | FSSC22000 food safety certification obtained in H2 2024 | https://investors.solarfoods.com/files/documents/Investments%20Plan%20and%20Impact%20for%20Industrial%20Scale%20Solein%C3%82%C2%AE%20Production_March%202025-compressed.pdf, https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/factory-01-solar-foods-air-protein-solein-commercial-facility/ |
| Regulatory approval | Approved in Singapore (2022); self-affirmed GRAS status in the U.S. (2024) | https://agfundernews.com/gas-fermentation-startup-solar-foods-bags-10-6m-grant-to-enter-pre-engineering-phase-of-commercial-scale-plant, https://investors.solarfoods.com/files/documents/Investments%20Plan%20and%20Impact%20for%20Industrial%20Scale%20Solein%C3%82%C2%AE%20Production_March%202025-compressed.pdf, https://investors.solarfoods.com/files/documents/solar-foods-financial-statements-release-2025.pdf, https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/solar-foods-solein-sustainable-protein.html |
| Production site | Factory 01 in Vantaa, Finland; Factory 02 (planned) in Lappeenranta, Finland | https://investors.solarfoods.com/files/documents/Investments%20Plan%20and%20Impact%20for%20Industrial%20Scale%20Solein%C3%82%C2%AE%20Production_March%202025-compressed.pdf, https://solarfoods.com/factory-01/, https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/solar-foods-solein-sustainable-protein.html |
| Headcount | 61 employees at the end of H1 2026; average of 56 in 2025 | https://investors.solarfoods.com/release/fbdcc495-192e-4add-972c-e1bb35980f14, https://ir-cdn.inderes.com/assets/solarfoods/calendar-event-attachments/b7dddefe-9ea4-4f9c-bbf5-31b26031543e/solar-foods-financial-statements-and-report-of-the-board-of-directors-2025.pdf |
| Revenue | EUR 123,595 in 2025; EUR 100,000 in H1 2026 | https://ir-cdn.inderes.com/assets/solarfoods/calendar-event-attachments/b7dddefe-9ea4-4f9c-bbf5-31b26031543e/solar-foods-financial-statements-and-report-of-the-board-of-directors-2025.pdf, https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/solar-foods-oyj-financial-statements-release-11-31122025-a-pivotal-year-towards-growth-and-scaled-production |

Independent sources: agfundernews.com, greenqueen.com.hk, inderes.fi, ir-cdn.inderes.com, nutritioninsight.com

## Technologies

- [Gas fermentation of food protein](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/gas-fermentation-food-protein/)