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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.33,0:00:02.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome, everyone!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.27,0:00:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm going to do is,\NI'm going to explain to you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.23,0:00:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an extreme green concept
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.29,0:00:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was developed\Nat NASA's Glenn Research Center
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.28,0:00:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.28,0:00:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I do that, we have to go over
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.71,0:00:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the definition of what green is,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.25,0:00:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'cause a lot of us have a\Ndifferent definition of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.24,0:00:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Green. The product is created through
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.24,0:00:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environmentally and socially\Nconscious means.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.70,0:00:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's plenty of things that\Nare being called green now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.89,0:00:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does it actually mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.50,0:00:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use three metrics to determine green.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.14,0:00:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first metric is: Is it sustainable?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.24,0:00:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which means, are you preserving\Nwhat you are doing for future use
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.76,0:00:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or for future generations?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.25,0:00:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it alternative? Is it different\Nthan what is being used today,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.23,0:00:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or does it have a lower carbon footprint
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.03,0:00:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than what's used conventionally?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.62,0:00:54.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And three: Is it renewable?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.45,0:00:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does it come from Earth's\Nnatural replenishing resources,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.21,0:01:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as sun, wind and water?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.31,0:01:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, my task at NASA is to develop
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.84,0:01:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of aviation fuels.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.04,0:01:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Extreme green. Why aviation?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.86,0:01:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The field of aviation uses\Nmore fuel than just about
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.22,0:01:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every other combined. We\Nneed to find an alternative.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.24,0:01:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also it's a national\Naeronautics directive.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.24,0:01:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the national aeronautics\Ngoals is to develop
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.90,0:01:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of fuels, biofuels,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.60,0:01:31.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using domestic and safe,\Nfriendly resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.31,0:01:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, combating that challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.18,0:01:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to also meet\Nthe big three metric —
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.07,0:01:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, extreme green\Nfor us is all three together;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.88,0:01:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's why you see the plus\Nthere. I was told to say that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.67,0:01:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it has to be the big three at\NGRC. That's another metric.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.27,0:01:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ninety-seven percent of the\Nworld's water is saltwater.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.22,0:01:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about we use that?\NCombine that with number three.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.23,0:02:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do not use arable land.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.26,0:02:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because crops are already\Ngrowing on that land
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.48,0:02:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's very scarce around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.24,0:02:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number two: Don't compete with food crops.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.25,0:02:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's already a well established\Nentity, they don't need another entry.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.66,0:02:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly the most precious\Nresource we have on this Earth
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.61,0:02:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is fresh water. Don't use fresh water.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.27,0:02:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If 97.5 percent\Nof the world's water is saltwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.24,0:02:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2.5 percent is fresh water.\NLess than a half percent
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.52,0:02:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that is accessible for human use.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.28,0:02:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But 60 percent of the population\Nlives within that one percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.24,0:02:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, combating my problem was,\Nnow I have to be extreme green
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.23,0:02:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and meet the big three.\NLadies and gentlemen,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.48,0:02:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,welcome to the GreenLab Research Facility.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.23,0:02:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a facility dedicated\Nto the next generation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.16,0:02:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of aviation fuels using halophytes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.31,0:02:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A halophyte is a salt-tolerating plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.28,0:02:58.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most plants don't like salt,\Nbut halophytes tolerate salt.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.31,0:03:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also are using weeds
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.31,0:03:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are also using algae.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.24,0:03:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good thing about our lab is, we've had
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.26,0:03:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3,600 visitors in the last two years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.24,0:03:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do you think that's so?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.24,0:03:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we are on to something special.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.25,0:03:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in the lower you see\Nthe GreenLab obviously,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.82,0:03:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on the right hand\Nside you'll see algae.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.27,0:03:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are into the business\Nof the next generation
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.22,0:03:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of aviation fuels, algae\Nis a viable option,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.54,0:03:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a lot of funding right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.22,0:03:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have an algae to fuels program.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.24,0:03:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's two types of algae growing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.24,0:03:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is a closed photobioreactor\Nthat you see here,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.24,0:03:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what you see on the other\Nside is our species —
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.26,0:03:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are currently using a species\Ncalled Scenedesmus dimorphus.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.23,0:03:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our job at NASA is to take the\Nexperimental and computational
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.53,0:03:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make a better mixing for\Nthe closed photobioreactors.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.23,0:03:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the problems with closed\Nphotobioreactors are:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.63,0:03:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are quite expensive,\Nthey are automated,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.100,0:03:58.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's very difficult\Nto get them in large scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.02,0:04:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So on large scale what do they use?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.71,0:04:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use open pond systems.\NNow, around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.14,0:04:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are growing algae,\Nwith this racetrack design
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.66,0:04:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you see here. Looks like an oval with
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.11,0:04:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a paddle wheel and mixes really well,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.25,0:04:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when it gets around the last turn,\Nwhich I call turn four — it's stagnant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.31,0:04:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually have a solution for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.30,0:04:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the GreenLab in our open pond system
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.26,0:04:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we use something that happens\Nin nature: waves.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.28,0:04:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually use wave technology\Non our open pond systems.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.97,0:04:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have 95 percent mixing\Nand our lipid content is higher
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.65,0:04:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than a closed photobioreactor system,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.27,0:04:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we think is significant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.25,0:04:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a drawback to algae,\Nhowever: It's very expensive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.28,0:04:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a way to produce\Nalgae inexpensively?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.38,0:04:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the answer is: yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.25,0:04:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do the same thing\Nwe do with halophytes,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.27,0:04:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is: climatic adaptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.22,0:04:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our GreenLab we have\Nsix primary ecosystems
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.04,0:05:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that range from freshwater\Nall the way to saltwater.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.01,0:05:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we do: We take a potential\Nspecies, we start at freshwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.77,0:05:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we add a little bit more salt,\Nwhen the second tank here
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.49,0:05:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be the same ecosystem as Brazil —
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.63,0:05:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right next to the sugar cane\Nfields you can have our plants —
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.72,0:05:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next tank represents Africa,\Nthe next tank represents Arizona,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.96,0:05:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next tank represents Florida,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.28,0:05:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the next tank represents\NCalifornia or the open ocean.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.14,0:05:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we are trying to do is to\Ncome up with a single species
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.23,0:05:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can survive anywhere in the\Nworld, where there's barren desert.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.24,0:05:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are being very successful so far.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.28,0:05:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, here's one of the problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.92,0:05:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are a farmer, you need five things\Nto be successful: You need seeds,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.65,0:05:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need soil, you need\Nwater and you need sun,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.26,0:05:51.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the last thing that you\Nneed is fertilizer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.83,0:05:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most people use chemical fertilizers.\NBut guess what?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.39,0:05:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do not use chemical fertilizer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.09,0:06:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait a second! I just saw lots of greenery\Nin your GreenLab. You have to use fertilizer.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.24,0:06:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Believe it or not, in our analysis\Nof our saltwater ecosystems
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.45,0:06:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,80 percent of what we need\Nare in these tanks themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.25,0:06:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 20 percent that's missing\Nis nitrogen and phosphorous.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.25,0:06:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a natural solution: fish.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.30,0:06:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No we don't cut up the fish\Nand put them in there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.19,0:06:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fish waste is what we use.\NAs a matter of fact
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.07,0:06:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we use freshwater mollies, that we've\Nused our climatic adaptation technique
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.24,0:06:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from freshwater all the way to seawater.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.26,0:06:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Freshwater mollies: cheap,\Nthey love to make babies,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.26,0:06:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they love to go to the bathroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.07,0:06:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the more they go to the\Nbathroom, the more fertilizer we get,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.22,0:06:45.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the better off we are, believe it or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.76,0:06:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should be noted that we use\Nsand as our soil,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.02,0:06:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regular beach sand. Fossilized coral.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.25,0:06:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a lot of people ask me,\N"How did you get started?"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.22,0:07:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we got started in what we\Ncall the indoor biofuels lab.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.23,0:07:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a seedling lab. We have 26\Ndifferent species of halophytes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.63,0:07:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and five are winners. What we do here is —
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.90,0:07:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually it should be called\Na death lab, 'cause we try to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.73,0:07:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kill the seedlings, make them rough —
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.32,0:07:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then we come to the GreenLab.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.64,0:07:21.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you see in the lower corner
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.40,0:07:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a wastewater treatment plant experiment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.58,0:07:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we are growing, a macro-algae\Nthat I'll talk about in a minute.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.28,0:07:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly, it's me actually working\Nin the lab to prove to you I do work,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.26,0:07:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't just talk about what I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.100,0:07:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the plant species.\NSalicornia virginica.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.22,0:07:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a wonderful plant. I love that plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.78,0:07:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everywhere we go we see it. It's\Nall over the place, from Maine
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.25,0:07:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way to California.\NWe love that plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.26,0:07:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second is Salicornia bigelovii. Very\Ndifficult to get around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.23,0:07:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the highest lipid\Ncontent that we have,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.39,0:07:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it has a shortcoming: It's short.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.26,0:08:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you take europaea, which is the\Nlargest or the tallest plant that we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.38,0:08:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what we are trying to do
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.30,0:08:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with natural selection or adaptive\Nbiology — combine all three
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.68,0:08:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make a high-growth, high-lipid plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.80,0:08:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, when a hurricane decimated the\NDelaware Bay — soybean fields gone —
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.06,0:08:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we came up with an idea:\NCan you have a plant
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.93,0:08:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has a land reclamation positive\Nin Delaware? And the answer is yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.24,0:08:34.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called seashore mallow.\NKosteletzkya virginica —
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.21,0:08:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,say that five times fast if you can.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.23,0:08:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a 100 percent usable plant. The\Nseeds: biofuels. The rest: cattle feed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.82,0:08:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's there for 10 years;\Nit's working very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.26,0:08:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we get to Chaetomorpha.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.58,0:08:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a macro-algae that loves
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.80,0:08:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,excess nutrients. If you\Nare in the aquarium industry
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.35,0:09:00.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know we use it\Nto clean up dirty tanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.04,0:09:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This species is so significant to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.25,0:09:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The properties are very close to plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.22,0:09:13.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are trying right now to convert\Nthis macro-algae into a bioplastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.60,0:09:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are successful, we will\Nrevolutionize the plastics industry.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.27,0:09:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we have a seed to fuel program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.79,0:09:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to do something with\Nthis biomass that we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.75,0:09:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we do G.C. extraction, lipid\Noptimization, so on and so forth,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.26,0:09:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because our goal really is to come up with
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.95,0:09:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of aviation fuels,\Naviation specifics, so on and so forth.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.86,0:09:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far we talked about water and fuel,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.28,0:09:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but along the way we found out\Nsomething interesting about Salicornia:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.22,0:09:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a food product.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.91,0:09:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we talk about ideas\Nworth spreading, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.72,0:10:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about this: In sub-Saharan\NAfrica, next to the sea, saltwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.57,0:10:06.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,barren desert,\Nhow about we take that plant,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.43,0:10:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plant it, half use for food,\Nhalf use for fuel.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.26,0:10:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can make that happen, inexpensively.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.06,0:10:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see\Nthere's a greenhouse in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.76,0:10:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sells it as a health food product.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.23,0:10:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is harvested, and in the middle here\Nis a shrimp dish, and it's being pickled.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.45,0:10:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I have to tell you a joke.\NSalicornia is known as sea beans,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.07,0:10:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saltwater asparagus and pickle weed.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.54,0:10:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we are pickling pickle\Nweed in the middle.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.27,0:10:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, I thought it was funny. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.07,0:10:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at the bottom is seaman's mustard.\NIt does make sense,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.44,0:10:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a logical snack. You have mustard,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.83,0:10:47.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are a seaman, you see the\Nhalophyte, you mix it together,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.98,0:10:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a great snack with some crackers.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.24,0:10:57.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And last, garlic with Salicornia,\Nwhich is what I like.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.24,0:11:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, water, fuel and food.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.22,0:11:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of this is possible\Nwithout the GreenLab team.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.77,0:11:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like the Miami Heat has the big\Nthree, we have the big three at NASA GRC.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.75,0:11:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's myself, professor Bob Hendricks,\Nour fearless leader, and Dr. Arnon Chait.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.23,0:11:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The backbone of the GreenLab is students.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.76,0:11:24.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the last two years\Nwe've had 35 different students
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.67,0:11:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from around the world working at GreenLab.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.83,0:11:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a matter fact my division chief says\Na lot, "You have a green university."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.24,0:11:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I say, "I'm okay with that,\N'cause we are nurturing
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.77,0:11:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next generation of extreme\Ngreen thinkers, which is significant."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.80,0:11:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in first summary I presented\Nto you what we think
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.12,0:11:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a global solution\Nfor food, fuel and water.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.24,0:11:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's something missing to be complete.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.24,0:11:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clearly we use electricity.\NWe have a solution for you —
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.03,0:12:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're using clean energy sources here.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.28,0:12:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we have two wind turbines\Nconnected to the GreenLab,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.70,0:12:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have four or five more\Nhopefully coming soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.22,0:12:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are also using something\Nthat is quite interesting —
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.84,0:12:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a solar array field at\NNASA's Glenn Research Center,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.46,0:12:21.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hasn't been used for 15 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.60,0:12:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Along with some of my electrical\Nengineering colleagues,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.36,0:12:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we realized that they are still viable,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.51,0:12:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we are refurbishing them right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.26,0:12:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In about 30 days or so they'll be\Nconnected to the GreenLab.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.30,0:12:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reason why you see\Nred, red and yellow, is
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.22,0:12:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of people think NASA employees\Ndon't work on Saturday —
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.49,0:12:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a picture taken on Saturday.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.41,0:12:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no cars around, but you see my truck\Nin yellow. I work on Saturday. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.03,0:12:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a proof to you that I'm working.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.96,0:12:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Cause we do what it takes to get the\Njob done, most people know that.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.77,0:12:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a concept with this:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.64,0:13:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are using the GreenLab\Nfor a micro-grid test bed
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.20,0:13:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the smart grid concept in Ohio.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.24,0:13:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the ability to do that,\Nand I think it's going to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.17,0:13:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, GreenLab Research Facility.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.26,0:13:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A self-sustainable renewable energy\Necosystem was presented today.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.29,0:13:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We really, really hope this\Nconcept catches on worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.23,0:13:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think we have a solution for food,\Nwater, fuel and now energy. Complete.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.28,0:13:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's extreme green, it's sustainable,\Nalternative and renewable
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.41,0:13:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it meets the big three at GRC:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.25,0:13:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't use arable land, don't\Ncompete with food crops,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.24,0:13:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most of all, don't use fresh water.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.30,0:14:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I get a lot of questions about,\N"What are you doing in that lab?"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.27,0:14:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I usually say, "None of your business,\Nthat's what I'm doing in the lab." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.03,0:14:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And believe it or not, my number one goal
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.57,0:14:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for working on this project is
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.28,0:14:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to help save the world.