Professors should not serve as punchbags for the university admins. A story from this article: - Tolu Odumosu submitted for tenure after 5 years at the University of Virginia (Charlottesville). His application was highly supported by the department, but the school rejected it.

Last year I wrote Cheaper Energy, Pricier Wires about the relatively unknown and rapidly growing cost of delivering, not generating, electricity. Since then I've received hundreds of emails asking for a deeper dive into the data and its implications.

1) DOE launched a historic carbon removal purchasing program. This is unprecedented (!!) innovation policy. The gov is going to create a first market for CDR and in the process, set standards for what high-quality carbon removal looks like.

To achieve the world’s climate goals, we need all the tools in the tool kit. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is one of those critical tools, making today’s DOE announcement a major milestone. This piece by Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh from Breakthrough Energy is a great explainer on DAC and why we’ll need

Woke up today, in a world of gray, Numbers on my mind, equations lead the way.🎶🎶

My experience has repeatedly proven this Paul Graham quote to be true. Three implications: 1. Writing cultures tend to learn faster than those that use slides, dashboards, or other mediums. 2. They learn faster because they present denser information to readers, but even more

We’re building a super low-energy DAC system. Capturing Gts never looked better!!

Looking for a chemical engineer to work alongside our incredible team at Marble to hardware that solves hard climate problems! Cc American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) if you know anyone? 🫣

Everything, Everywhere, All On One Plot

Cool post by Ryan Hoover on the venture studio model featuring the one and only - Marble ! 🙏

So excited for attophysics winning this year’s Nobel prize!!! Look forward to atto second spectroscopy becoming mainstream too 🔦

It's time to increase the supply of critical minerals. Current pipelines cannot meet the growth of renewables, batteries and the power grid that the world needs for net zero. Which is why ...

"Like the sirens who called Odysseus onto the rocks, the irresistible treasure of waste heat is like a beacon that lures many startups into a shipwreck" -Michael E. Webber, in an EIP Slack

⛏️ Copper. Lithium. Graphite. Rare Earths. Nickel. Cobalt. Critical minerals can unlock a shift from consumable fossil fuels to an energy system based on durable metals. Problem:

Look forward to seeing the new batch of Breakthrough Energy Energy Fellows!

Not the type of climate I usually post about, but equally important!

The results from BloombergNEF's 2023 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Battery prices are back to their declining trajectory, after an unprecedented year of increases in 2022. Average pack prices reached a new record-low of $139/kWh, a 14% decline from last year.⬇️

NEW: The #COP28 presidency has launched an "Oil and Gas Charter" signed by oil-and-gas companies representing 40% of global production They pledge to 🔥End gas flaring by 2030 🏭"Zero-out" methane emissions 0⃣"align" with net-zero by 2050 But... (see next tweet!)

True climate innovation starts with people, not ideas. With 2023 about to become the hottest year on record, and uncertainty overshadowing COP28, it’s clear we need solutions now more than ever. 🧵

NVIDIA IS JUST TAYLOR SWIFT FOR DUDES.