Arvind P. Ravikumar

@arvindpawan1

Co-Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis, Prof @UTAustin studying energy systems and carbon emissions across energy supply chains.

Austin, TX ceesa.utexas.edu Joined September 2014

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Arvind P. Ravikumar @arvindpawan1 Aug 18

A geologist and a systems engineer walk into a bar....

...and start arguing about whether we can actually pump enough CO2 underground to hit net zero.

That's more or less how this paper got started with my colleague, Hugh Daigle. Read on:

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

Arvind P. Ravikumar @arvindpawan1 10h

Hahahaha. I didn’t see the account so I believed it for a hot minute.

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Jensen Huang to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics
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Arvind P. Ravikumar @arvindpawan1 18h

Also, not at all clear that you will have 56 D votes on a clean energy only permitting bill. Several new senators and governors (esp. Texas but also others) are on the record in supporting an 'all of the above' energy strategy.

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I feel like I am going crazy. The Q will not be getting four Republican senators next year — it will be getting 10 R senators, because Trump will veto any permitting measure that can get all 56 Ds. (And of course, any bill that can get 56 Ds won’t get 10 Rs.)
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Arvind P. Ravikumar @arvindpawan1 21h

I agree pipelines (even fossil fuel ones) can reduce emissions. But:

Green H2 not gonna happen in the US. CO2 pipelines may expand but CCS has to commercially work at large-scale and that will take decades - too many fanboys don't understand engineering & geologic limits of CCS.

Alexander C. Kaufman Verified account @AlexCKaufman 2d

A reminder that pipelines don’t just carry fossil fuels.

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Arvind P. Ravikumar @arvindpawan1 23h

What are we, California?

We should build a 220 mph high speed rail line that connects the Texas Triangle. And we should put it into service by 2034.

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New Texas bill filed would build a 110 mph train from Dallas to San Antonio

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