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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.05,0:00:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm going to do is,\NI'm going to explain to you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.01,0:00:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an extreme green concept
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.07,0:00:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was developed\Nat NASA's Glenn Research Center
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.06,0:00:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.06,0:00:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I do that, we have to go over
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.49,0:00:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the definition of what green is,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.03,0:00:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'cause a lot of us have a\Ndifferent definition of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.02,0:00:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Green. The product is created through
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.02,0:00:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environmentally and socially\Nconscious means.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.48,0:00:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's plenty of things that\Nare being called green now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.67,0:00:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does it actually mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.28,0:00:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use three metrics to determine green.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.92,0:00:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first metric is: Is it sustainable?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.02,0:00:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which means, are you preserving\Nwhat you are doing for future use
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.54,0:00:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or for future generations?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.03,0:00:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it alternative? Is it different\Nthan what is being used today,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.01,0:00:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or does it have a lower carbon footprint
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.81,0:00:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than what's used conventionally?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.40,0:00:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And three: Is it renewable?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.23,0:00:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does it come from Earth's\Nnatural replenishing resources,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.99,0:00:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as sun, wind and water?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.09,0:01:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, my task at NASA is to develop
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.62,0:01:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of aviation fuels.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.82,0:01:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Extreme green. Why aviation?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.64,0:01:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The field of aviation uses\Nmore fuel than just about
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.00,0:01:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every other combined. We\Nneed to find an alternative.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.02,0:01:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also it's a national\Naeronautics directive.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.02,0:01:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the national aeronautics\Ngoals is to develop
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.68,0:01:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of fuels, biofuels,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.38,0:01:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using domestic and safe,\Nfriendly resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.09,0:01:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, combating that challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.96,0:01:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to also meet\Nthe big three metric —
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.85,0:01:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, extreme green\Nfor us is all three together;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.66,0:01:40.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's why you see the plus\Nthere. I was told to say that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.05,0:01:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it has to be the big three at\NGRC. That's another metric.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.05,0:01:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ninety-seven percent of the\Nworld's water is saltwater.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.00,0:01:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about we use that?\NCombine that with number three.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.01,0:01:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do not use arable land.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.04,0:02:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because crops are already\Ngrowing on that land
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.22,0:02:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's very scarce around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.02,0:02:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number two: Don't compete with food crops.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.03,0:02:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's already a well established\Nentity, they don't need another entry.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.44,0:02:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly the most precious\Nresource we have on this Earth
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.39,0:02:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is fresh water. Don't use fresh water.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.05,0:02:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If 97.5 percent\Nof the world's water is saltwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.02,0:02:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2.5 percent is fresh water.\NLess than a half percent
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.30,0:02:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that is accessible for human use.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.06,0:02:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But 60 percent of the population\Nlives within that one percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.02,0:02:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, combating my problem was,\Nnow I have to be extreme green
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.01,0:02:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and meet the big three.\NLadies and gentlemen,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.26,0:02:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,welcome to the GreenLab Research Facility.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.01,0:02:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a facility dedicated\Nto the next generation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.94,0:02:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of aviation fuels using halophytes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.09,0:02:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A halophyte is a salt-tolerating plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.06,0:02:55.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most plants don't like salt,\Nbut halophytes tolerate salt.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.09,0:02:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also are using weeds
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.09,0:03:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are also using algae.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.02,0:03:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good thing about our lab is, we've had
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.01,0:03:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3,600 visitors in the last two years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.02,0:03:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do you think that's so?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.02,0:03:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we are on to something special.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.03,0:03:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in the lower you see\Nthe GreenLab obviously,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.60,0:03:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on the right hand\Nside you'll see algae.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.05,0:03:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are into the business\Nof the next generation
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.00,0:03:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of aviation fuels, algae\Nis a viable option,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.32,0:03:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a lot of funding right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.00,0:03:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have an algae to fuels program.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.02,0:03:28.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's two types of algae growing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.02,0:03:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is a closed photobioreactor\Nthat you see here,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.02,0:03:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what you see on the other\Nside is our species —
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.04,0:03:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are currently using a species\Ncalled Scenedesmus dimorphus.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.01,0:03:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our job at NASA is to take the\Nexperimental and computational
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.31,0:03:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make a better mixing for\Nthe closed photobioreactors.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.01,0:03:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the problems with closed\Nphotobioreactors are:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.04,0:03:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are quite expensive,\Nthey are automated,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.78,0:03:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's very difficult\Nto get them in large scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.80,0:03:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So on large scale what do they use?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.43,0:04:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use open pond systems.\NNow, around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.92,0:04:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are growing algae,\Nwith this racetrack design
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.44,0:04:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you see here. Looks like an oval with
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.89,0:04:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a paddle wheel and mixes really well,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.03,0:04:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when it gets around the last turn,\Nwhich I call turn four — it's stagnant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.09,0:04:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually have a solution for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.08,0:04:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the GreenLab in our open pond system
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.04,0:04:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we use something that happens\Nin nature: waves.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.06,0:04:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually use wave technology\Non our open pond systems.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.75,0:04:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have 95 percent mixing\Nand our lipid content is higher
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.43,0:04:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than a closed photobioreactor system,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.05,0:04:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we think is significant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.03,0:04:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a drawback to algae,\Nhowever: It's very expensive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.06,0:04:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a way to produce\Nalgae inexpensively?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.16,0:04:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the answer is: yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.03,0:04:48.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do the same thing\Nwe do with halophytes,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.05,0:04:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is: climatic adaptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.00,0:04:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our GreenLab we have\Nsix primary ecosystems
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.82,0:04:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that range from freshwater\Nall the way to saltwater.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.79,0:05:02.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we do: We take a potential\Nspecies, we start at freshwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.55,0:05:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we add a little bit more salt,\Nwhen the second tank here
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.27,0:05:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be the same ecosystem as Brazil —
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.41,0:05:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right next to the sugar cane\Nfields you can have our plants —
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.50,0:05:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next tank represents Africa,\Nthe next tank represents Arizona,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.74,0:05:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next tank represents Florida,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.06,0:05:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the next tank represents\NCalifornia or the open ocean.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.92,0:05:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we are trying to do is to\Ncome up with a single species
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.01,0:05:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can survive anywhere in the\Nworld, where there's barren desert.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.02,0:05:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are being very successful so far.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.06,0:05:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, here's one of the problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.70,0:05:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are a farmer, you need five things\Nto be successful: You need seeds,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.43,0:05:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need soil, you need\Nwater and you need sun,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.04,0:05:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the last thing that you\Nneed is fertilizer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.61,0:05:52.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most people use chemical fertilizers.\NBut guess what?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.17,0:05:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do not use chemical fertilizer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.87,0:06:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait a second! I just saw lots of greenery\Nin your GreenLab. You have to use fertilizer.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.02,0:06:04.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Believe it or not, in our analysis\Nof our saltwater ecosystems
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.23,0:06:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,80 percent of what we need\Nare in these tanks themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.03,0:06:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 20 percent that's missing\Nis nitrogen and phosphorous.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.03,0:06:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a natural solution: fish.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.08,0:06:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No we don't cut up the fish\Nand put them in there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.97,0:06:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fish waste is what we use.\NAs a matter of fact
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.85,0:06:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we use freshwater mollies, that we've\Nused our climatic adaptation technique
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.02,0:06:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from freshwater all the way to seawater.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.04,0:06:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Freshwater mollies: cheap,\Nthey love to make babies,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.04,0:06:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they love to go to the bathroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.85,0:06:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the more they go to the\Nbathroom, the more fertilizer we get,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.00,0:06:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the better off we are, believe it or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.54,0:06:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should be noted that we use\Nsand as our soil,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.80,0:06:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regular beach sand. Fossilized coral.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.03,0:06:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a lot of people ask me,\N"How did you get started?"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.00,0:07:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we got started in what we\Ncall the indoor biofuels lab.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.01,0:07:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a seedling lab. We have 26\Ndifferent species of halophytes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.41,0:07:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and five are winners. What we do here is —
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.68,0:07:11.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually it should be called\Na death lab, 'cause we try to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.51,0:07:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kill the seedlings, make them rough —
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.10,0:07:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then we come to the GreenLab.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.42,0:07:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you see in the lower corner
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.18,0:07:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a wastewater treatment plant experiment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.36,0:07:24.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we are growing, a macro-algae\Nthat I'll talk about in a minute.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.06,0:07:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly, it's me actually working\Nin the lab to prove to you I do work,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.04,0:07:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't just talk about what I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.78,0:07:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the plant species.\NSalicornia virginica.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.00,0:07:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a wonderful plant. I love that plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.56,0:07:42.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everywhere we go we see it. It's\Nall over the place, from Maine
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.03,0:07:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way to California.\NWe love that plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.04,0:07:50.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second is Salicornia bigelovii. Very\Ndifficult to get around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.01,0:07:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the highest lipid\Ncontent that we have,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.05,0:07:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it has a shortcoming: It's short.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.04,0:08:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you take europaea, which is the\Nlargest or the tallest plant that we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.16,0:08:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what we are trying to do
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.08,0:08:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with natural selection or adaptive\Nbiology — combine all three
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.46,0:08:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make a high-growth, high-lipid plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.58,0:08:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, when a hurricane decimated the\NDelaware Bay — soybean fields gone —
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.84,0:08:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we came up with an idea:\NCan you have a plant
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.71,0:08:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has a land reclamation positive\Nin Delaware? And the answer is yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.02,0:08:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called seashore mallow.\NKosteletzkya virginica —
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.99,0:08:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,say that five times fast if you can.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.01,0:08:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a 100 percent usable plant. The\Nseeds: biofuels. The rest: cattle feed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.60,0:08:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's there for 10 years;\Nit's working very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.04,0:08:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we get to Chaetomorpha.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.36,0:08:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a macro-algae that loves
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.58,0:08:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,excess nutrients. If you\Nare in the aquarium industry
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.01,0:08:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know we use it\Nto clean up dirty tanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.82,0:09:01.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This species is so significant to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.03,0:09:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The properties are very close to plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.00,0:09:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are trying right now to convert\Nthis macro-algae into a bioplastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.38,0:09:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are successful, we will\Nrevolutionize the plastics industry.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.05,0:09:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we have a seed to fuel program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.57,0:09:21.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to do something with\Nthis biomass that we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.53,0:09:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we do G.C. extraction, lipid\Noptimization, so on and so forth,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.04,0:09:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because our goal really is to come up with
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.73,0:09:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of aviation fuels,\Naviation specifics, so on and so forth.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.64,0:09:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far we talked about water and fuel,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.06,0:09:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but along the way we found out\Nsomething interesting about Salicornia:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.00,0:09:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a food product.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.69,0:09:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we talk about ideas\Nworth spreading, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.50,0:09:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about this: In sub-Saharan\NAfrica, next to the sea, saltwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.35,0:10:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,barren desert,\Nhow about we take that plant,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.21,0:10:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plant it, half use for food,\Nhalf use for fuel.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.04,0:10:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can make that happen, inexpensively.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.84,0:10:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see\Nthere's a greenhouse in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.54,0:10:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sells it as a health food product.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.01,0:10:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is harvested, and in the middle here\Nis a shrimp dish, and it's being pickled.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.23,0:10:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I have to tell you a joke.\NSalicornia is known as sea beans,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.85,0:10:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saltwater asparagus and pickle weed.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.32,0:10:33.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we are pickling pickle\Nweed in the middle.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.05,0:10:35.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, I thought it was funny. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.85,0:10:39.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at the bottom is seaman's mustard.\NIt does make sense,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.22,0:10:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a logical snack. You have mustard,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.61,0:10:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are a seaman, you see the\Nhalophyte, you mix it together,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.76,0:10:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a great snack with some crackers.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.02,0:10:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And last, garlic with Salicornia,\Nwhich is what I like.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.02,0:10:58.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, water, fuel and food.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.100,0:11:02.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of this is possible\Nwithout the GreenLab team.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.55,0:11:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like the Miami Heat has the big\Nthree, we have the big three at NASA GRC.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.53,0:11:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's myself, professor Bob Hendricks,\Nour fearless leader, and Dr. Arnon Chait.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.01,0:11:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The backbone of the GreenLab is students.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.54,0:11:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the last two years\Nwe've had 35 different students
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.45,0:11:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from around the world working at GreenLab.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.61,0:11:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a matter fact my division chief says\Na lot, "You have a green university."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.02,0:11:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I say, "I'm okay with that,\N'cause we are nurturing
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.55,0:11:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of extreme\Ngreen thinkers, which is significant."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.58,0:11:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in first summary I presented\Nto you what we think
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.90,0:11:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a global solution\Nfor food, fuel and water.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.02,0:11:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's something missing to be complete.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.02,0:11:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clearly we use electricity.\NWe have a solution for you —
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.81,0:11:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're using clean energy sources here.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.06,0:12:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we have two wind turbines\Nconnected to the GreenLab,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.48,0:12:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have four or five more\Nhopefully coming soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.00,0:12:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are also using something\Nthat is quite interesting —
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.62,0:12:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a solar array field at\NNASA's Glenn Research Center,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.24,0:12:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hasn't been used for 15 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.38,0:12:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Along with some of my electrical\Nengineering colleagues,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.14,0:12:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we realized that they are still viable,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.29,0:12:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we are refurbishing them right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.04,0:12:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In about 30 days or so they'll be\Nconnected to the GreenLab.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.08,0:12:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reason why you see\Nred, red and yellow, is
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.00,0:12:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of people think NASA employees\Ndon't work on Saturday —
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.27,0:12:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a picture taken on Saturday.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.19,0:12:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no cars around, but you see my truck\Nin yellow. I work on Saturday. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.81,0:12:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a proof to you that I'm working.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.65,0:12:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Cause we do what it takes to get the\Njob done, most people know that.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.55,0:12:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a concept with this:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.42,0:12:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are using the GreenLab\Nfor a micro-grid test bed
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.98,0:13:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the smart grid concept in Ohio.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.04,0:13:08.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the ability to do that,\Nand I think it's going to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.95,0:13:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, GreenLab Research Facility.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.04,0:13:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A self-sustainable renewable energy\Necosystem was presented today.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.07,0:13:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We really, really hope this\Nconcept catches on worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.01,0:13:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think we have a solution for food,\Nwater, fuel and now energy. Complete.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.06,0:13:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's extreme green, it's sustainable,\Nalternative and renewable
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.19,0:13:44.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it meets the big three at GRC:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.03,0:13:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't use arable land, don't\Ncompete with food crops,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.02,0:13:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most of all, don't use fresh water.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.08,0:13:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I get a lot of questions about,\N"What are you doing in that lab?"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.05,0:14:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I usually say, "None of your business,\Nthat's what I'm doing in the lab." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.81,0:14:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And believe it or not, my number one goal
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.35,0:14:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for working on this project is
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.06,0:14:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to help save the world.