Dr Thomas Moore
@drthomasmoore.bsky.social
Proud Husband. Doting Father.
Modelling & Developing Clean Energy Technologies @ Queensland University of Technology
Modelling & Developing Clean Energy Technologies @ Queensland University of Technology
@davidbryan2100.bsky.social Because 2% of global CO2 emissions come from H2 production, most of which is in fertilizer & chemicals production. It's hard to electrify NH3 production without a source of H2! I agree that wider use of H2 (transport, etc.) is speculative at best and predatory at worst.
October 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
@davidbryan2100.bsky.social Because 2% of global CO2 emissions come from H2 production, most of which is in fertilizer & chemicals production. It's hard to electrify NH3 production without a source of H2! I agree that wider use of H2 (transport, etc.) is speculative at best and predatory at worst.
100% correct. But we use a lot of grey and black H2 for fertilisers & chemicals production: replacing *existing* use with blue/green H2 is more than enough to justify building out a huge new green industry.
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
100% correct. But we use a lot of grey and black H2 for fertilisers & chemicals production: replacing *existing* use with blue/green H2 is more than enough to justify building out a huge new green industry.
Certainly the low hanging fruit!
April 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Certainly the low hanging fruit!
'We need them to be low' and 'there are realistic policy levers & technologies to make them low' are not always the same thing :)
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 AM
'We need them to be low' and 'there are realistic policy levers & technologies to make them low' are not always the same thing :)
Yes... provided your upstream methane emissions are low!
March 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yes... provided your upstream methane emissions are low!
As a chemical engineer who has spent more time with the Ergun Equation than the Darcy-Weisbach, I have no dog in this fight.
March 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As a chemical engineer who has spent more time with the Ergun Equation than the Darcy-Weisbach, I have no dog in this fight.
This is the first I've heard of this; my first reaction is 32 km/h is very, very slow...
February 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This is the first I've heard of this; my first reaction is 32 km/h is very, very slow...
February 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We can make this happen today. Change is within reach. But it requires political talent, political will, persuasion, and a clear-eyed understanding that, with the right economic incentives, dominoes will fall fast. And don't forget to emphasise - a world without oil is a far, far better one. 6/6
February 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We can make this happen today. Change is within reach. But it requires political talent, political will, persuasion, and a clear-eyed understanding that, with the right economic incentives, dominoes will fall fast. And don't forget to emphasise - a world without oil is a far, far better one. 6/6
Imagine what we could do, and how quickly we could do it, if sensible financial incentives - a price on carbon, a trading scheme with teeth - were in place *today*. Engineers around the world would jump at the chance to show the costings finally make sense, we need to start now, no time to waste. 5/
February 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Imagine what we could do, and how quickly we could do it, if sensible financial incentives - a price on carbon, a trading scheme with teeth - were in place *today*. Engineers around the world would jump at the chance to show the costings finally make sense, we need to start now, no time to waste. 5/
The same story holds in solar, in wind, in batteries. It's visionary engineers who want to make a difference, pushing against the tide to bring technologies to reality. 4/
February 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The same story holds in solar, in wind, in batteries. It's visionary engineers who want to make a difference, pushing against the tide to bring technologies to reality. 4/
Engineers who understand the science, and hate the economic situation we find ourselves in, where there are no incentives for cleaning up processes. Engineers who pushed against shareholders worried about NPV and IRR. Engineers who pushed against politicians worried about the next election cycle. 3/
February 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Engineers who understand the science, and hate the economic situation we find ourselves in, where there are no incentives for cleaning up processes. Engineers who pushed against shareholders worried about NPV and IRR. Engineers who pushed against politicians worried about the next election cycle. 3/
Think about it. These are multi-billion dollar chemical processes running for no reason whatsoever beyond removing CO2. How did those projects come about? One word: engineers. Engineers who believed in a cleaner industry pushing hard internally for trials, demonstrations, and projects. 2/
February 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Think about it. These are multi-billion dollar chemical processes running for no reason whatsoever beyond removing CO2. How did those projects come about? One word: engineers. Engineers who believed in a cleaner industry pushing hard internally for trials, demonstrations, and projects. 2/
As we've seen around the world, if you don't label it a tax, someone else will label it for you!
February 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
As we've seen around the world, if you don't label it a tax, someone else will label it for you!