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Investor Vinod Khosla Bets on Wood Chip Biofuels | National Geographic


you know my interest in clean energy

you know my interest in clean energy came from the dire need for solving the

came from the dire need for solving the

came from the dire need for solving the carbon problem you know it’s a crisis

carbon problem you know it’s a crisis

carbon problem you know it’s a crisis one things we have to do is get real

one things we have to do is get real

one things we have to do is get real from my point of view I view climate

from my point of view I view climate

from my point of view I view climate risk or weather risk as big a risk as

risk or weather risk as big a risk as

risk or weather risk as big a risk as nuclear terrorism nuclear proliferation

nuclear terrorism nuclear proliferation

nuclear terrorism nuclear proliferation Homeland Security it has the potential

Homeland Security it has the potential

Homeland Security it has the potential to damage and kill a lot more people

to damage and kill a lot more people

to damage and kill a lot more people that’s what got me very very interested

that’s what got me very very interested

that’s what got me very very interested in working on this problem if you look

in working on this problem if you look

in working on this problem if you look at ways to reduce carbon in our

at ways to reduce carbon in our

at ways to reduce carbon in our environment when it comes to

environment when it comes to

environment when it comes to transportation there’s only two ways

transportation there’s only two ways

transportation there’s only two ways electric cars and biofuels the emissions

electric cars and biofuels the emissions

electric cars and biofuels the emissions profile of an electric car isn’t as

profile of an electric car isn’t as

profile of an electric car isn’t as great because it’s still called powered

great because it’s still called powered

great because it’s still called powered car because most of our electricity is

car because most of our electricity is

car because most of our electricity is generated we thought that biofuels would

generated we thought that biofuels would

generated we thought that biofuels would mean ethanol in fact really clearly

mean ethanol in fact really clearly

mean ethanol in fact really clearly ethanol is obsolete today the food based

ethanol is obsolete today the food based

ethanol is obsolete today the food based technologies whether they be biodiesel

technologies whether they be biodiesel

technologies whether they be biodiesel or corn ethanol have really failed and

or corn ethanol have really failed and

or corn ethanol have really failed and they should be discontinued I think it’s

they should be discontinued I think it’s

they should be discontinued I think it’s time to get rid of him biofuels that

time to get rid of him biofuels that

time to get rid of him biofuels that have been successful have mostly been

have been successful have mostly been

have been successful have mostly been not biodiesel as we know it from food

not biodiesel as we know it from food

not biodiesel as we know it from food stocks but diesel and gasoline produced

stocks but diesel and gasoline produced

stocks but diesel and gasoline produced from wood chips as kioras doing in

from wood chips as kioras doing in

from wood chips as kioras doing in Mississippi it has fifty percent more

Mississippi it has fifty percent more

Mississippi it has fifty percent more yield almost uses no water at all it’s

yield almost uses no water at all it’s

yield almost uses no water at all it’s clearly the winning technology it will

clearly the winning technology it will

clearly the winning technology it will be cheaper unsubsidized then deep

be cheaper unsubsidized then deep

be cheaper unsubsidized then deep offshore drilling projects or oil sands

offshore drilling projects or oil sands

offshore drilling projects or oil sands projects could we replace all of the

projects could we replace all of the

projects could we replace all of the gasoline we use in the United States

gasoline we use in the United States

gasoline we use in the United States with a bio gasoline produced from wood

with a bio gasoline produced from wood

with a bio gasoline produced from wood chips from the paper mills that have

chips from the paper mills that have

chips from the paper mills that have been shut down in this country the

been shut down in this country the

been shut down in this country the answer is we can both reduce the amount

answer is we can both reduce the amount

answer is we can both reduce the amount of land area under cultivation the stuff

of land area under cultivation the stuff

of land area under cultivation the stuff that’s going to produce corn ethanol to

that’s going to produce corn ethanol to

that’s going to produce corn ethanol to i we can return all those paper mills

i we can return all those paper mills

i we can return all those paper mills that have been shut down back into

that have been shut down back into

that have been shut down back into business and thriving communities and

business and thriving communities and

business and thriving communities and replace our gasoline with something

replace our gasoline with something

replace our gasoline with something that’s eighty percent lower carbon or

that’s eighty percent lower carbon or

that’s eighty percent lower carbon or more while not paying more things can

more while not paying more things can

more while not paying more things can change and they can change very rapidly

change and they can change very rapidly

change and they can change very rapidly they do not change with incremental

they do not change with incremental

they do not change with incremental technologies because the economics of

technologies because the economics of

technologies because the economics of incremental technologies don’t change

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