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Sustainable biomass production is expected to be one of the major supporting pillars for future energy supply, as well as for renewable material provision. Algal beds represent an exciting resource for biomass/biofuel, fine chemicals and CO₂ storage. Similar to other solar energy harvesting techniques, the efficiency of algal photosynthesis depends on the spectral overlap between solar irradiation and chloroplast absorption. Here we demonstrate that spectral conversion can be employed to significantly improve biomass growth and oxygen production rate in closed-cycle algae reactors. For this purpose, we adapt a photoluminescent phosphor of the type Ca_0.59Sr_0.40Eu_0.01S, which enables efficient conversion of the green part of the incoming spectrum into red light to better match the Q_y peak of chlorophyll b. Integration of a Ca_0.59Sr_0.40Eu_0.01S backlight converter into a flat panel algae reactor filled with …