Edward Henigin
@edhenigin.bsky.social
Looking for ways to help the battle against global warming. Lifelong nerd, I ❤️ data.
Update on OpenAI Stargate Shackelford (Vantage): Vantage started turning dirt August 7 and are humming right along. Here's the site as of this week.
red = transmission
blue = gas pipeline
black dot = oil/gas well
Credit: Copernicus, OpenStreetMap contributors, Bing
red = transmission
blue = gas pipeline
black dot = oil/gas well
Credit: Copernicus, OpenStreetMap contributors, Bing
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Update on OpenAI Stargate Shackelford (Vantage): Vantage started turning dirt August 7 and are humming right along. Here's the site as of this week.
red = transmission
blue = gas pipeline
black dot = oil/gas well
Credit: Copernicus, OpenStreetMap contributors, Bing
red = transmission
blue = gas pipeline
black dot = oil/gas well
Credit: Copernicus, OpenStreetMap contributors, Bing
Reposted by Edward Henigin
We’ve unpacked the research, gathered the data, and synthesized the results in a new white paper reviewing Climate TRACE findings from the #emissions reduction roadmap tool.
Read it here: media.climatetrace.org/Climate_TRAC...
Read it here: media.climatetrace.org/Climate_TRAC...
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
We’ve unpacked the research, gathered the data, and synthesized the results in a new white paper reviewing Climate TRACE findings from the #emissions reduction roadmap tool.
Read it here: media.climatetrace.org/Climate_TRAC...
Read it here: media.climatetrace.org/Climate_TRAC...
Looks like they’re using some pretty significant waste heat to pre-heat their refrigerant - and they’re using H2O as the refrigerant 🤔 I hadn’t seen H2O as a refrigerant before
Skyven Technologies’ industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a gas boiler. Here’s how the company is easing customers into making the switch.
This industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a boiler. Yes,…
Skyven Technologies is making clean steam in a cost-effective way. The tech could boost efforts to decarbonize heavy industry.
www.canarymedia.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Looks like they’re using some pretty significant waste heat to pre-heat their refrigerant - and they’re using H2O as the refrigerant 🤔 I hadn’t seen H2O as a refrigerant before
Reposted by Edward Henigin
Skyven Technologies’ industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a gas boiler. Here’s how the company is easing customers into making the switch.
This industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a boiler. Yes,…
Skyven Technologies is making clean steam in a cost-effective way. The tech could boost efforts to decarbonize heavy industry.
www.canarymedia.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Skyven Technologies’ industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a gas boiler. Here’s how the company is easing customers into making the switch.
My first thought is, how did they get the data needed to do this analysis? Because I want to do this analysis
I’ll read the paper tomorrow
I’ll read the paper tomorrow
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
My first thought is, how did they get the data needed to do this analysis? Because I want to do this analysis
I’ll read the paper tomorrow
I’ll read the paper tomorrow
Well researched. I’m impressed.
Our top story: A state regulatory agency blocked our analysis of public data about crypto mining operations and their energy use. So we conducted our own independent investigation ...
Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover
State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.
www.texasobserver.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Well researched. I’m impressed.
2/3rds of primary energy usage is wasted - just straight dissipated as heat to the environment. 2023 data from LLNL. flowcharts.llnl.gov/commodities/...
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
2/3rds of primary energy usage is wasted - just straight dissipated as heat to the environment. 2023 data from LLNL. flowcharts.llnl.gov/commodities/...
What a great chart. The numbers are dated since it's from 2012, but the concept stands: electrical energy is far more efficiently turned into useful work than thermal.
Over 2/3 of primary energy is wasted as heat.
The transition isn’t about matching that waste — it’s about outperforming it with efficient clean energy technology.
The transition isn’t about matching that waste — it’s about outperforming it with efficient clean energy technology.
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
What a great chart. The numbers are dated since it's from 2012, but the concept stands: electrical energy is far more efficiently turned into useful work than thermal.
we have *got* to get methane emissions under control
What you see without an OGI camera vs what you see with an OGI camera.
What you are seeing in a plume of methane and VOCs.
You can see how it is so easy for them to ignore the ongoing systemic methane pollution.
What you are seeing in a plume of methane and VOCs.
You can see how it is so easy for them to ignore the ongoing systemic methane pollution.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
we have *got* to get methane emissions under control
I was curious about the Vantage datacenter in Shackelford that OpenAI announced was going to be one of their Stargate sites. Bit of an interesting site. At 32.536631, -99.545748
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OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites
New data centers put Stargate ahead of schedule to secure full $500 billion, 10-gigawatt commitment by end of 2025.
openai.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I was curious about the Vantage datacenter in Shackelford that OpenAI announced was going to be one of their Stargate sites. Bit of an interesting site. At 32.536631, -99.545748
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How much water will #Stargate #Abilene use?
Public photos show all air-cooled chillers, which consume (evaporate) zero water(*). Oracle CEO publicly stated the cooling system won't consume any water.
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Public photos show all air-cooled chillers, which consume (evaporate) zero water(*). Oracle CEO publicly stated the cooling system won't consume any water.
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Questions about electricity, water use swirl around Stargate data center in Abilene
AI industry and local leaders speak to the concerns over water use and the electrical power supply for upcoming Stargate data centers.
www.reporternews.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
interesting way of looking at it.
I wonder how much things would change if you compared urban-to-urban and rural-to-rural.
I wonder how much things would change if you compared urban-to-urban and rural-to-rural.
Those complaining about the high rate of electricity in California, are sort of out of touch with reality. High rates *DONT* mean high bills.
Normal people - i.e. not #energysky - don't care about the RATE they pay, but the BILL at the end of the month.
Californians pay less than 40 states.
Normal people - i.e. not #energysky - don't care about the RATE they pay, but the BILL at the end of the month.
Californians pay less than 40 states.
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
interesting way of looking at it.
I wonder how much things would change if you compared urban-to-urban and rural-to-rural.
I wonder how much things would change if you compared urban-to-urban and rural-to-rural.
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm developing ERCOT generation reporting, and stumbled across the Trigo Solar Project, which was planned for La Salle County. It's canceled now, but it looks like they had an approach to #agrivoltaics that I hadn't seen before: rainwater catchment for irrigation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAcz...
Trigo Solar
YouTube video by Trigo Solar
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm developing ERCOT generation reporting, and stumbled across the Trigo Solar Project, which was planned for La Salle County. It's canceled now, but it looks like they had an approach to #agrivoltaics that I hadn't seen before: rainwater catchment for irrigation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAcz...