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David Friedberg on

efficiency

11 entries, 29 Sep 2022 to 27 Sep 2025

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      Friedberg states that producing 100 calories of animal protein requires 3,000 calories of energy and three years.

      “To make a gram of animal protein, or let's say like 100 calories of animal protein, it takes 3,000 calories of energy into a system to make that animal protein.”

      29 Sep 2022 · The Julia La Roche Show · 22:23 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg notes the $2 trillion annual beverage market is primarily shipping water, with only 1% differentiating molecules.

      “Yeah, so people spend $2,000,000,000,000 a year on canned and bottled beverages from wine and beer, which is a trillion to coffee, tea, juice and soda, which is another trillion.”

      29 Sep 2022 · The Julia La Roche Show · 29:47 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg reports the enzymatic starch synthesis system demonstrated nine times higher efficiency than growing corn for starch production.

      “Now the efficiency of this system was nine times more efficient than corn, is what they demonstrated.”

      2 Oct 2023 · AgFunder · 28:44 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg notes top US corn farmers get 300 bushels per acre versus 175 average, showing efficiency potential upside.

      “And in The Us while the average is one seventy five, there are farmers who regularly get over 300 bushels.”

      9 Jan 2024 · How I Invest Podcast · 38:19 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg says Ohalo's system creates uniform potato seed, allowing a handful to replace warehouses of potato.

      “So now we can take that seed and farmers can use it to plant. So eventually, a handful of seed replaces warehouses of potato”

      4 Jun 2024 · The Modern Acre · 17:29 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg explains Ohalo's system produces uniform potato seed, eliminating need for warehouse storage of seed potatoes.

      “With boosted, with our system, not only can we breed potato, but we can then make uniform seed. So every seed that comes out of that potato is the same.”

      4 Jun 2024 · The Modern Acre · 17:21 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg reports Chinese enzymatic starch synthesis system is nine times more efficient than growing corn.

      “Now the efficiency of this system was nine times more efficient than corn, is what they demonstrated.”

      11 Sep 2024 · Future of Agriculture · 26:58 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg says Ohalo's system creates uniform potato seed, replacing warehouses of chopped potatoes with handfuls of seed.

      “With boosted with our system, not only can we breed potato, but we can then make uniform seed. So every seed that comes out of that potato is the same.”

      11 Sep 2025 · The Modern Acre · 16:51 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg envisions replacing warehouse-scale potato storage with handfuls of true seed for planting.

      “So now we can take that seed and farmers can use it to plant. So eventually, handful of seed replaces warehouses of potato chopped up potato that are being put in the ground.”

      11 Sep 2025 · The Modern Acre · 0:00 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg says Ohalo's potato seed will replace warehouses of chopped potatoes currently used for planting.

      “So eventually a handful of seed replaces warehouses of potato, chopped up potato that are being put in the ground.”

      11 Sep 2025 · The Modern Acre · 17:03 · source · permalink
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      Friedberg states new architecture reduces AI energy consumption by 70,000x compared to H100 chips.

      “And the energy was reduced by 40,000 x compared to Jetson Nano, 90,000 x compared to RDX forty ninety, and a 70,000 x energy reduction for the same outcome over an h 100.”

      27 Sep 2025 · All-In Podcast · 1:04:21 · source · permalink

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