Kim M
@thekauaichemist.bsky.social
Scientist. Strong preference for a habitable planet. 🌎
Highlighting this paper on #agrivoltaics by Cuppari et al. who found that farmers in NC and CA view solar on their farmland favorably, mostly due to profitability and they overwhelmingly said they’d continue to farm, but upfront system costs are a barrier buff.ly/h50m5dE
March 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Highlighting this paper on #agrivoltaics by Cuppari et al. who found that farmers in NC and CA view solar on their farmland favorably, mostly due to profitability and they overwhelmingly said they’d continue to farm, but upfront system costs are a barrier buff.ly/h50m5dE
I’m grateful that we have federal agencies like #USFS and #USDA constantly working to improve models like the #wildfire probability index, giving everyone a high resolution understanding of just how at-risk their homes are: https://buff.ly/4hA7hC6 🔥 🌲
Wildfire Risk to Communities Burn Probability (Image Service)
The geospatial data products described and distributed here are part of the Wildfire Risk to Communities project. This project was directed by Congress in the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act…
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February 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I’m grateful that we have federal agencies like #USFS and #USDA constantly working to improve models like the #wildfire probability index, giving everyone a high resolution understanding of just how at-risk their homes are: https://buff.ly/4hA7hC6 🔥 🌲
In 2025, I’d like to spend a moment each day highlighting a paper/report that I’ve found useful 📝 Consider this my first post: #RhodiumGroup’s newest economic opportunities of #CDR report : https://buff.ly/4jUHExs 🔧 #BiCRS #DACS #ERW #OAE #DirectOceanCapture #jobs #energy
The Benefits of Innovation: An Assessment of the Economic Opportunities of Highly Durable Carbon Dioxide Removal
Executive summary The emerging industry of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) encompasses an array of innovative solutions that are ready for takeoff. The US has an opportunity to maintain and enhance its…
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February 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In 2025, I’d like to spend a moment each day highlighting a paper/report that I’ve found useful 📝 Consider this my first post: #RhodiumGroup’s newest economic opportunities of #CDR report : https://buff.ly/4jUHExs 🔧 #BiCRS #DACS #ERW #OAE #DirectOceanCapture #jobs #energy
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An acre of land can power a car to go 13,000 miles per year using biofuel (corn ethanol), or 900,000 miles per year using solar.
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
An acre of land can power a car to go 13,000 miles per year using biofuel (corn ethanol), or 900,000 miles per year using solar.
Cheers to #Switzerland for their Climate Innovation Act 👏 https://buff.ly/4hp6zax TL;DR: companies have to abate Scope 1 + 2 emissions. Caveats: #agriculture is exempt and there’s no enforcement outlined (yet)
Switzerland introduces corporate milestone targets for carbon removal
The Swiss Climate Act include first-of-its kind regulation for companies.
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January 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Cheers to #Switzerland for their Climate Innovation Act 👏 https://buff.ly/4hp6zax TL;DR: companies have to abate Scope 1 + 2 emissions. Caveats: #agriculture is exempt and there’s no enforcement outlined (yet)
Great paper by my colleague Corey Myers and his co-authors about how to do #LCA for #mineralization for #CDR : https://buff.ly/4h6FPf2 🌬️⬇️🪨🔐 The TL;DR is “when in doubt, debut your #GHG emissions or embodied emissions from your project; yes - even the land distu…
Top-down life cycle assessment protocols for all mineralization-based CO2 removal methods
As part of the US Department of Energy’s push to accelerate commercialization of CO2 removal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore Natio
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January 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Great paper by my colleague Corey Myers and his co-authors about how to do #LCA for #mineralization for #CDR : https://buff.ly/4h6FPf2 🌬️⬇️🪨🔐 The TL;DR is “when in doubt, debut your #GHG emissions or embodied emissions from your project; yes - even the land distu…
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For those who are not marine chemists, this is the easiest way to see how adding alkalinity to the ocean lowers pCO₂ without changing dissolved inorganic carbon and potentially allows the ocean to take up more atmospheric CO₂. 🌊
December 7, 2024 at 1:05 AM
For those who are not marine chemists, this is the easiest way to see how adding alkalinity to the ocean lowers pCO₂ without changing dissolved inorganic carbon and potentially allows the ocean to take up more atmospheric CO₂. 🌊
Had fun today planning our upcoming fieldwork on #Oahu on #Agrivoltaics with the fabulous scientists at Hawaii Agricultural Research Center ☀️ 🌱 🌶️ 🪫 🔋 🔌 🍅 #HawaiiAgriculture
December 5, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Had fun today planning our upcoming fieldwork on #Oahu on #Agrivoltaics with the fabulous scientists at Hawaii Agricultural Research Center ☀️ 🌱 🌶️ 🪫 🔋 🔌 🍅 #HawaiiAgriculture
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Renewables powered 24% of US electricity in first 3 quarters of 2024
Renewables powered 24% of US electricity in first 3 quarters of 2024
During the first three quarters of 2024, renewables increased their output by almost 9% year-over-year, and solar is still leading the charge, reports the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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November 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Renewables powered 24% of US electricity in first 3 quarters of 2024
Holiday travels, cleaning, cooking, and walking all pair great with podcasts and I just thought I’d share my current binge #TheGoodWhale by @nytimes.com and #Serial 🐋 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Good Whale
Society & Culture Podcast · 7 Episodes · Series
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November 26, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Holiday travels, cleaning, cooking, and walking all pair great with podcasts and I just thought I’d share my current binge #TheGoodWhale by @nytimes.com and #Serial 🐋 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Buried paleosols hold a LOT of #Carbon. What happens when they are exposed? McMurtry et al. show “paleosols defy expectations of C content and reactivity”
Getting to the root of the problem: Soil carbon and microbial response... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Getting to the root of the problem: Soil carbon and microbial response... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Getting to the root of the problem: Soil carbon and microbial responses to root inputs within a buried paleosol along an eroding hillslope in southwestern Nebraska, USA
Large quantities of soil carbon (C) can persist within paleosols for millennia due to burial and subsequent isolation from plant-derived inputs, atmos…
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November 23, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Buried paleosols hold a LOT of #Carbon. What happens when they are exposed? McMurtry et al. show “paleosols defy expectations of C content and reactivity”
Getting to the root of the problem: Soil carbon and microbial response... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Getting to the root of the problem: Soil carbon and microbial response... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Looking for #solar energy production capacity data with county resolution for Alaska and Hawaii. Anybody know where to find this? Please share if you have MW/yr data for AK and/or HI #decarbonization #photovoltaics #energytwitter #energybluesky
November 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Looking for #solar energy production capacity data with county resolution for Alaska and Hawaii. Anybody know where to find this? Please share if you have MW/yr data for AK and/or HI #decarbonization #photovoltaics #energytwitter #energybluesky
Takeaways from #Roads2Removal symposium in #Wyoming : all discussions lead back to “how will this impact our economy,” Wyomingites take pride in a high ‘energy IQ,’ the state is well positioned (pun intended) for #DirectAirCapture, #CCS, and the necessary transportation/storage.
November 20, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Takeaways from #Roads2Removal symposium in #Wyoming : all discussions lead back to “how will this impact our economy,” Wyomingites take pride in a high ‘energy IQ,’ the state is well positioned (pun intended) for #DirectAirCapture, #CCS, and the necessary transportation/storage.
#Agrivoltaics conference in @ucdavis.bsky.social welcome from Dr Helene Dillard on the role that #AgPV may play for #California and #Germany amidst #SGMA 🌱🌾☀️🪫🔋🔌💡
November 7, 2024 at 5:10 PM
#Agrivoltaics conference in @ucdavis.bsky.social welcome from Dr Helene Dillard on the role that #AgPV may play for #California and #Germany amidst #SGMA 🌱🌾☀️🪫🔋🔌💡
Let’s go! 👏 Janet McCabe from @EPA speaking first here at the #Roads2Removal symposia at @IndianaUniv on #CDR and #agriculture for #Indiana and the midwest broadly 🎙️
October 28, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Let’s go! 👏 Janet McCabe from @EPA speaking first here at the #Roads2Removal symposia at @IndianaUniv on #CDR and #agriculture for #Indiana and the midwest broadly 🎙️
Clear, quick article showing which industries make sense and how for #CCS as a #decarbonization solution. kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...
October 27, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Clear, quick article showing which industries make sense and how for #CCS as a #decarbonization solution. kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...
Feel like its apt that my first post on Bluesky is about the DOE #CarbonSAFE project Congratulations to all the projects, but soecial shout out to Pelican Renewables in San Joaquin County, CA #CCS 👏 www.energy.gov/fecm/project...
Project Selections for FOA 2711: Carbon Storage Validation and Testing (Round 3)
Project Selections for FOA 2711: Carbon Storage Validation and Testing (Round 3)
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October 21, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Feel like its apt that my first post on Bluesky is about the DOE #CarbonSAFE project Congratulations to all the projects, but soecial shout out to Pelican Renewables in San Joaquin County, CA #CCS 👏 www.energy.gov/fecm/project...