Benoît Pirenne — Science, Technology
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Innovation and Technology. EV & renewables enthusiast. Climate solutions. @oceannetworks.bsky.social
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Graduate students across #Canada are invited to apply for the $20K Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award to support their research that uses data from ONC’s ocean observatories.
📅 Apply by 31 Jan 2026: bit.ly/3rI4gHP
🔎Learn about the 2025 awardees: https://ow.ly/bkk150XqOKJ
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📅 Apply by 31 Jan 2026: bit.ly/3rI4gHP
🔎Learn about the 2025 awardees: https://ow.ly/bkk150XqOKJ
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November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Graduate students across #Canada are invited to apply for the $20K Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award to support their research that uses data from ONC’s ocean observatories.
📅 Apply by 31 Jan 2026: bit.ly/3rI4gHP
🔎Learn about the 2025 awardees: https://ow.ly/bkk150XqOKJ
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📅 Apply by 31 Jan 2026: bit.ly/3rI4gHP
🔎Learn about the 2025 awardees: https://ow.ly/bkk150XqOKJ
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They come however in many different energies requiring different observing system to detect them. We at @oceannetworks.ca are helping the #P-ONE Collaboration build a large facility to detect the most energetic ones.
Neutrinos are still the most mysterious particle we know of
Everyone overlooks the neutrino as an afterthought in our Universe.
But they're the only Standard Model particle with a shot to solve the dark matter, dark energy, and baryogenesis puzzles.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #neutrinos
Everyone overlooks the neutrino as an afterthought in our Universe.
But they're the only Standard Model particle with a shot to solve the dark matter, dark energy, and baryogenesis puzzles.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #neutrinos
Neutrinos are still the most mysterious particle we know of
Nearly 100 years after being theorized, the strange behavior of the neutrino still mystifies us. They could be even stranger than we know.
bigthink.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They come however in many different energies requiring different observing system to detect them. We at @oceannetworks.ca are helping the #P-ONE Collaboration build a large facility to detect the most energetic ones.
Ok. Peak-to-peak is more like 6cm now. Looks like double what I remember from Tohoku. #Tsunami @oceannetworks.ca
July 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Ok. Peak-to-peak is more like 6cm now. Looks like double what I remember from Tohoku. #Tsunami @oceannetworks.ca
… and a better view of the first wave. Amplitude 2cm (but by 2,400m depth!). @oceannetworks.ca
July 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
… and a better view of the first wave. Amplitude 2cm (but by 2,400m depth!). @oceannetworks.ca
Here we go. Here’s the first sign of the #Tsunami wave arriving near the Canada-US border offshore: this is the de-tided signal at the Endeavour site 300km offshore on the NEPTUNE observatory @oceannetworks.ca
July 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Here we go. Here’s the first sign of the #Tsunami wave arriving near the Canada-US border offshore: this is the de-tided signal at the Endeavour site 300km offshore on the NEPTUNE observatory @oceannetworks.ca
July 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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This is a VERY large earthquake, possibly/probably among the 10 largest ever recorded. A clear subduction zone megathrust event. And it is another M>8.5 event with a notable foreshock (the recent M7.4 in same location), like Tohoku in 2011.
July 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is a VERY large earthquake, possibly/probably among the 10 largest ever recorded. A clear subduction zone megathrust event. And it is another M>8.5 event with a notable foreshock (the recent M7.4 in same location), like Tohoku in 2011.
Our @oceannetworks.ca Observatory Physical Operations staff Caleb and Peter are presenting the #P-ONE frame design at the P-ONE 2025 workshop hosted at @sfuscience.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our @oceannetworks.ca Observatory Physical Operations staff Caleb and Peter are presenting the #P-ONE frame design at the P-ONE 2025 workshop hosted at @sfuscience.bsky.social
Just arrived at the 2025 #P-ONE workshop and was greeted with this pair of socks with our @oceannetworks.ca logo! Nice and welcoming!
June 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just arrived at the 2025 #P-ONE workshop and was greeted with this pair of socks with our @oceannetworks.ca logo! Nice and welcoming!
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Planetary delivered the world's first verified carbon removal tons from Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE)! www.linkedin.com/pos...
OAE helps undo ocean acidification to allow the it to naturally absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere.
OAE helps undo ocean acidification to allow the it to naturally absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere.
Today, Planetary issued the first-ever verified Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement carbon removal credits, certified by Isometric and delivered to Stripe, Shopify, and British Airways. | Planetary
Today, Planetary issued the first-ever verified Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement carbon removal credits, certified by Isometric and delivered to Stripe, Shopify, and British Airways.
These credits demonstrate that our OAE is:
- Scientifically rigorous
- Independently verifiable
- Safely and actively deploying in the real world
Our Tufts Cove project in Halifax dosed over 1,100 tonnes of alkalinity under regulatory oversight, with extensive monitoring and public engagement. The result: 625.6 tonnes of CO2 durably removed, now visible on the Isometric Registry.
We are proud to help move OAE from promise to proof, and the work has just begun.
Read the full announcement, along with the link to the registry, on our blog: https://lnkd.in/e_EAZSrC
>>> Ready to bring coastal CDR into your climate strategy? info@planetarytech.com <<<
#CarbonRemoval #Climate #OAE #MRV #Planetary
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June 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Planetary delivered the world's first verified carbon removal tons from Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE)! www.linkedin.com/pos...
OAE helps undo ocean acidification to allow the it to naturally absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere.
OAE helps undo ocean acidification to allow the it to naturally absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere.
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1/👩🚀ONC is celebrating the legacy of politician & #astronaut Honourable Marc Garneau, a friend to ONC & the ocean.
As Transport Minister, Honourable Garneau was not only dedicated to space exploration but also recognized the important role of ocean observing in protecting Canada’s ocean.
🧪 #Canada
As Transport Minister, Honourable Garneau was not only dedicated to space exploration but also recognized the important role of ocean observing in protecting Canada’s ocean.
🧪 #Canada
June 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
1/👩🚀ONC is celebrating the legacy of politician & #astronaut Honourable Marc Garneau, a friend to ONC & the ocean.
As Transport Minister, Honourable Garneau was not only dedicated to space exploration but also recognized the important role of ocean observing in protecting Canada’s ocean.
🧪 #Canada
As Transport Minister, Honourable Garneau was not only dedicated to space exploration but also recognized the important role of ocean observing in protecting Canada’s ocean.
🧪 #Canada
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Exciting news from the UN Ocean Conference + One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France!
ONC has been named as an Implementing Partner of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
Learn more 🌊 bit.ly/43RvH4J
@uvic.ca #OceanDecade #KnowTheOcean #UNOC3 #UNOceanDecade
ONC has been named as an Implementing Partner of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
Learn more 🌊 bit.ly/43RvH4J
@uvic.ca #OceanDecade #KnowTheOcean #UNOC3 #UNOceanDecade
ONC receives UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner status
ONC attending 2025 UN Ocean Conference as implementing partner
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June 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Exciting news from the UN Ocean Conference + One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France!
ONC has been named as an Implementing Partner of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
Learn more 🌊 bit.ly/43RvH4J
@uvic.ca #OceanDecade #KnowTheOcean #UNOC3 #UNOceanDecade
ONC has been named as an Implementing Partner of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
Learn more 🌊 bit.ly/43RvH4J
@uvic.ca #OceanDecade #KnowTheOcean #UNOC3 #UNOceanDecade
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1/2 Was struck by certain statements in opening session of One Ocean Science Congress here in France, e.g.:
“Science MUST impact politics, especially when politics is NOT driven by policy.”
“The restriction & removal of key scientific datasets is a threat to GLOBAL science.”
“Science MUST impact politics, especially when politics is NOT driven by policy.”
“The restriction & removal of key scientific datasets is a threat to GLOBAL science.”
June 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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The primary energy fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
May 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The primary energy fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
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American Exceptionalism on full display.
“We can belittle you, threaten you, punish you. But how DARE you push back in the slightest way. That’s an insult.”
F this guy.
“We can belittle you, threaten you, punish you. But how DARE you push back in the slightest way. That’s an insult.”
F this guy.
"It’s outrageous that you banned American products from your shelves": The U.S. Ambassador to Canada opened up about U.S.-Canada tensions and what he hopes to see from the new prime minister.
www.politico.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
American Exceptionalism on full display.
“We can belittle you, threaten you, punish you. But how DARE you push back in the slightest way. That’s an insult.”
F this guy.
“We can belittle you, threaten you, punish you. But how DARE you push back in the slightest way. That’s an insult.”
F this guy.
@katemoran.bsky.social - happening in BC!
This is a pretty serious effort to scale up the CO2 capture supply chain. carbonherald.com/svante-launc...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
@katemoran.bsky.social - happening in BC!
In this diagram showing battery production capacity by country, Canada is currently only #20 by energy capacity, but has projected production by 2027 that should bring it closer to the top. Let’s hope that materializes.
May 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In this diagram showing battery production capacity by country, Canada is currently only #20 by energy capacity, but has projected production by 2027 that should bring it closer to the top. Let’s hope that materializes.
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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"it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels"
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
April 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels"
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
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🤔 this truly is his mental model for America at its finest. 😡
April 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
🤔 this truly is his mental model for America at its finest. 😡
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Best one I’ve seen so far:
April 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Best one I’ve seen so far:
It's getting more and more serious @climate.noaa.gov:
April 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's getting more and more serious @climate.noaa.gov:
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This is what the TeslaTakedown should have their focus on. Not destroying the company.
70k American jobs if tesla goes down. If we care about middle class jobs we’d push for Wall Street to remove Elon instead
March 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This is what the TeslaTakedown should have their focus on. Not destroying the company.
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Curious about the constituent parts of Canada's 65Mt (8.5%) GHG reduction since 2005? Here's how different sectors contributed - or not:
March 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Curious about the constituent parts of Canada's 65Mt (8.5%) GHG reduction since 2005? Here's how different sectors contributed - or not: