@bertbland

Assoc. VP for Energy & Sustainability, Cornell University facilities. operating a microgrid and reducing carbon - at the edge of academia.

 ithaca, new york
sustainablecampus.cornell.edu
Joined November 2009
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.@Cornell staff and @CornellEng faculty and students directed drilling for ~2 months through sedimentary rock and into the crystalline bedrock 3 kilometes deep. Now testing for a heat resevoir to demonstrate geothermal deep direct use for district heating earthsourceheat.cornell.edu/

Earth Source Heat | Sustainable Cornell

Earth Source Heat Credit: Hadassah Jahani Earth Source Heat is a research program that investigates the science, engineering, policy, community implications and technological feasibility of harvest...

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You don’t need Power Cleans to become explosive I took them out years ago and our program only improved Here's a free guide on why and how to train Power without Cleans With a sample week Do these to get it: 1. Follow me 2. Retweet this 3. Comment "POWER" below I'll DM it
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Standing by as this warming happened is the most irresponsible thing that humans have ever done, @billmckibben writes. nyer.cm/Q0YfNzm
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📣 Now hiring Sustainability Manager 🔴 Apply by March 29th 🔴 Join the dynamic team @Cornell Campus Sustainability Office working to create a more sustainable campus and community through dedicated projects and collaborative approaches. Details 👉 bit.ly/cu-sustainabilitymana…👈
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Ben Furnas
@bfurnas15 Nov 2022
Was excited to share the ambitions of The 2030 Project: A @cornell Climate Initative at @COP27P. We’re mobilizing a world-class research institution to support climate action with cutting edge science & innovation in this decisive decade.
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I’m so glad you think so. The far-sighted engineering profs and the amazing facilities staff at @Cornell have been working toward this for decades. The research is important, and I guess I still feel like it’s a long shot, but I’m rooting for it to work. #CUBO #DDU
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Finished our 3 km deep borehole observatory for deep direct use geothermal, via enhanced geothermal system technology. A living lab partnership with @CornellEng and facilities staff. Now characterizing the fractures at the top of the crystalline basement. csmonitor.com/Environment/20…

Geothermal 2.0: Why Cornell University put a 2-mile hole in the Earth

To solve humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels, solar and wind power isn’t enough. Some researchers and investors are looking down, not up.

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Reference paragraph one on Cornell electric power: we do not produce "240 MW per year". We produce about 244,000 MWh electric per year. Averaging about a continuous 28 MW. And Earth Source Heat is for thermal heating, not electric power.
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Replying to @wilson_ricks @Ember421 @JesseJenkins @VollerKate @JackNorbeck
There's a link to the raw datasets, including that costing file, in the main Zenodo. Also, check out Cornell's deep geothermal heating project: earthsourceheat.cornell.edu/
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.@Cornell top rankings in @AASHENews 2022 #Sustainable Campus Index: 🏅#4 Overall with 3 consecutive Platinum Ratings 🏅#1 Coordination and Planning (Tie) 🏅#1 Research (Tie) 🏅#2 Campus Engagement 🏅#2 Diversity & Affordability 🏅#6 Public Engagement
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Replying to @TimMLatimer @bertbland
If u can’t get past the paywall, here’s the @Energy announcement: energy.gov/articles/doe-laun… #geothermal #EGS

DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Slash the Cost of Geothermal Power

U.S. Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm announced a new Department of Energy goal to make enhanced geothermal systems a widespread renewable energy option in the U.S. by cutting its cost by 90% to $45...

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Good overview of the new Geothermal Earthshot initiative here.
Houston Chronicle
@HoustonChron8 Sep 2022
Secretary Granholm travels to Houston to trumpet geothermal energy investments ahead of midterms bit.ly/3cWnhCr

Biden's energy secretary travels to Houston to promote geothermal energy investments ahead of...

To develop what’s called enhanced geothermal systems on a large scale, the government...

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This NREL study on net zero by 2035 presents a great case for why we are working so hard on geothermal. Reductions in geothermal cost take geothermal from 8 GW to 100s of GW and make a zero carbon system way more doable. nrel.gov/news/program/2022/e…
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Prof. Patrick Fulton discusses the hydrologic testing necessary to find existing permeable zones where water can flow and collect heat. The heat can then be used to heat campus buildings. #EarthSourceHeat youtube.com/watch?v=apjuHKqI…

CUBO: Update from the Source, Aug. 18, 2022

Patrick Fulton, Assistant Professor and Croll Sesquicentennial Fell...

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The @Cornell #geothermal heat project has reached its targeted depth drilling its exploration #well: bit.ly/3w762oi #geothermalenergy #geothermalnews
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Cornell just completed drilling 3 kilometers to study the potential for deep direct use geothermal heat in our district heating system. Whew! That was, and still is, an experience... See the graphic of drilling progression and learn about the geology. deepgeothermalheat.engineeri…
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Cornell, as first time owner-operator of a drill site, drilled for ~2 months through sedimentary rock and into the crystalline bedrock. 3 kilometes deep. Now testing to find a heat resevoir to demonstrate geothermal deep direct use for district heating. earthsourceheat.cornell.edu/

Earth Source Heat | Sustainable Cornell

Earth Source Heat Credit: Hadassah Jahani Earth Source Heat is a research program that investigates the science, engineering, policy, community implications and technological feasibility of harvest...

sustainable.cornell.edu
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Great thread on Cornell Engineering alum Willis Carrier---inventor of air conditioning. @CarrierAtHome
Willis Carrier stands with air conditioning equipment. Photo courtesy of Carrier Corporation.

ALT Willis Carrier stands with air conditioning equipment. Photo courtesy of Carrier Corporation.

Cornell University
@Cornell18 Jul 2022
On July 17, 1902, Willis Carrier – one year after graduating from @CornellEng – designed the world’s first air conditioning system. In honor of @Carrier’s 120th anniversary, learn more about this ❄️cool❄️ invention that would go on to fundamentally change the world. ⬇️
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McArt Lab@McArtLab19 Jun 2022
Drill rig is up for the @Cornell Earth Source Heat project. If successful, this 10k foot hole will heat campus, largely enable Cornell to be carbon neutral, and reduce 7% of the county’s greenhouse gas emissions. Exciting!
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Is #Geothermal heat in @Cornell’s future? Drilling has begun for the Cornell University Borehole Observatory, which will help determine the feasibility of using deep geothermal energy to heat the Ithaca campus. @Cornell_CBE #sustainability news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

2-mile borehole to reveal viability of campus’s geothermal future | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell is one step closer to determining the feasibility of using deep geothermal energy to heat the Ithaca campus now that drilling has commenced for the Cornell University Borehole Observatory.

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