It's said to save space, save the environment and potentially feed masses of people.

據說可以節省空間，節省環境，還有可能養活大批的人。

But there are a number of concerns about it.

但也有不少人對此表示擔憂。

For one thing, it's grown in a laboratory.

首先，它是在實驗室裡生長的。

It takes heavy machinery to produce it, and building those machines with concrete and steel can have a negative environmental impact.

它需要重型機械來生產，而用混凝土和鋼材來建造這些機器會對環境產生負面影響。

The protein powder hasn't been approved yet for human consumption, and critics say it can't produce enough food to feed enough people at a good enough price.

這種蛋白粉還沒有被準許供人食用，批評者說它不能以足夠的價格生產足夠的食物來養活足夠的人。

But that's not stopping solar foods from moving forward.

但這並不能阻止太陽能食品的發展。

It's not often that scientists gather around multimillion dollar machinery to eat pancakes, but today is that day were doing that just for fun every now and then.

科學家們並不經常圍著價值數百萬美元的機器吃煎餅，但今天是那一天，他們只是為了好玩而時不時地做。

The team, however, isn't just in it for the fun.

不過，這個團隊並不只是為了好玩。

They say they're making an entirely new ingredient out of thin air using this, and it could revolutionize how food is made, whether it's the crops that grow from it or the cattle that live on it.

他們說，他們正在用這個憑空製造一種全新的原料，它可能會徹底改變食物的製造方式，不管是由它生長出來的農作物還是生活在它上面的牛。

The ground is crucial in creating what we eat, but agriculture is one of the world's largest sources of greenhouse gases.

地面是創造我們吃的東西的關鍵，但農業是世界上最大的溫室氣體來源之一。

That's why in Helsinki.

這就是為什麼在赫爾辛基。

The company is trying to remove land from the equation passive.

公司正試圖將土地從等價物中被動移除。

Monica is the CEO of Solar Foods, a startup that says it's developing a new natural source of protein called Selene.

莫妮卡是Solar Foods公司的CEO，這家初創公司稱正在開發一種名為Selene的新型天然蛋白質來源。

Like other protein supplements, it has no discernible taste and can be added to almost any snack or meal.

和其他蛋白質補充劑一樣，它沒有明顯的味道，幾乎可以添加到任何零食或餐點中。

But unlike competitors, Veronica says, Sahlins production process has almost no carbon footprint.

但與競爭對手不同的是，Veronica說，Sahlins的生產過程幾乎沒有碳足跡。

We don't use plants and animals, so we are bringing a new kind of harvest that is produced through fermentation.

我們不使用植物和動物，所以我們帶來的是一種新的收穫，是通過發酵生產的。

The process starts here with a direct air capture system that's designed to harness carbon dioxide.

這個過程從這裡開始，採用直接的空氣捕捉系統，旨在利用二氧化碳。

Regular air is pulled from this vent into one of eight drums, which are then heated to release water and Co.

常規的空氣從這個通風口被拉入8個桶中的一個，然後被加熱以釋放水和Co。

Two simultaneously.

兩個同時。

This electrolyzer produces hydrogen by using electricity to split water.

這種電解器通過用電分水來產生氫氣。

But solar food says this is where the magic happens.

但太陽能食品說這是神奇的地方。

This is the main step, basically a standard fermentation tank.

這是主要的步驟，基本上是一個標準的發酵罐。

Here, gases are mixed with microbes, along with a few other elements continuously, so it's a bit like a treadmill.

在這裡，氣體與微生物，以及其他一些元素不斷地混合，所以它有點像跑步機。

Basically, the cells need to be running, but they're not actually getting anywhere.

基本上，細胞需要運行，但實際上沒有任何進展。

Even though this 200 liter tank looks complicated, most of these valves and pipes are just there to measure and monitor the machine.

雖然這個200升的罐子看起來很複雜，但這些閥門和管道大多隻是用來測量和監控機器的。

Quite a lot of complexity comes to the structure because of the steam sterilization, so we have to be sure that what we are growing is just the organism that we want to grow.

因為蒸汽滅菌的原因，相當多的複雜性都會出現在結構上，所以我們必須確保我們所種植的只是我們想要種植的生物體。

This drum dryer is the last piece of the puzzle.

這臺滾筒烘乾機是最後一塊拼圖。

Liquid gets heated to about 140 degrees Celsius, leaving just this powder behind.

液體被加熱到140攝氏度左右，只留下這種粉末。

When we disconnect the food production from agriculture, which means land use and climate, and whether it means that we can go to produce food everywhere, we can go to the desert or to the Arctic or even into space.

當我們把糧食生產和農業脫節，也就是土地利用和氣候脫節的時候，是否意味著我們可以去生產各地的糧食，我們可以去沙漠，也可以去北極，甚至進入太空。

Solar Foods is currently working with the European Space Agency on a way for astronauts to use Celine while in orbit.

目前，Solar Foods公司正在與歐洲航天局合作，研究如何讓太空人在軌道上使用Celine。

But before leaving this planet, the team plans on making 50 million meals by 2021.

但在離開這個星球之前，團隊計劃在2021年之前做出5000萬份飯菜。

But until then, you might just occasionally find them perfecting their pancakes.

但在那之前，你可能只是偶爾發現他們在完善他們的煎餅。

At least we like them.

至少我們喜歡他們。