A Hot Approach: Making the Atmosphere a Carbon Source for Industries | Mike Woelk | TEDxCPP скачать в хорошем качестве

A Hot Approach: Making the Atmosphere a Carbon Source for Industries | Mike Woelk | TEDxCPP

How do we effectively remove carbon from the atmosphere and generate profit for industry? Mike Woelk has a hot new approach to converting carbon waste to profitable derivatives ranging from biopesticides to fuel. Co-Founder & CEO of Corigin Solutions, LLC., a start-up that aims to shift the origin of carbon from fossil fuels to sustainable sources for agriculture and industry. Mike previously served six years as President and Chief Executive Officer at Picarro, a science and managed services company backed by Benchmark Capital, Focus Ventures, DAG Ventures and Greylock Partners. Under Mike’s leadership Picarro became the world’s leading producer of technology that profoundly improved atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements, environmental research and industrial emissions monitoring. He later repositioned the company around a cloud-based business intelligence platform for instantaneous mobile mapping of previously undetectable natural gas leaks, enabling utilities like PG&E to improve pipeline safety and restructure asset integrity management processes for the first time in decades. Before taking the helm at Picarro, Mike was VP Worldwide Marketing & Business Development for Varian, Inc., a $1B This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx