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Anna Niia Varfolomeeva
@annaniia.bsky.social
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Environmental humanities, STS, Indigenous studies | postdoc at the University of Oulu 🇫🇮 | Interested in extraction, energy, sustainability and care in the Arctic ❅ more: avarfolomeeva.com
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annaniia.bsky.social
On the way back from REBOUND project meeting on just #greentransition in the #Arctic. It's almost the peak of darkness here in the North, a tranquil period reminding us of Arctic fragility.
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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jlappen1.bsky.social
It is just completely implausible to me that the data center power rush isn't coming with systematic violations of air pollution laws. Time to bring back the militant state clean-air enforcement of the mid-20th century. Shut them down and prosecute them.
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22d
honestly what are we doing here folks

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ProEnergy repurposes jet engines to power data centers amid gas turbine shortages - report Retrofits old CF6-80C2 jet engines into 48MW power generators October 22, 2025 By Zachary Skidmore Have your say US energy solutions provider ProEnergy is repurposing jet engines to power data centers. As first reported by IEEE Spectrum, the company revealed that two data center operators are using its repurposed gas turbines to power facilities during construction and in the first few years of operation. ProEnergy – ProEnergy The PE6000 gas turbines are made through retrofitting old CF6-80C2 jet engine cores and matching them with newly manufactured aero-derivative parts made by ProEnergy or its partners. To make jet engines suitable for use as power generators, they are modified with an expanded turbine section to convert engine thrust into shaft power, a series of struts and supports to mount them on a concrete deck or steel frame, and new controls. Following assembly, the engines can supply 48MW of capacity. “We have sold 21 gas turbines for two data center projects amounting to more than 1GW,” said Landon Tessmer, VP of commercial operations at ProEnergy. “Both projects are expected to provide bridging power for five to seven years, which is when they expect to have grid interconnection and no longer need permanent behind-the-meter generation.” Following its use as a prime power option, the turbines are then utilized for backup power, sold to the local utility, or used to supplement the grid. This means the units can continue to be used after the data center secures a grid connection. ProEnergy offers two-turbine power blocks built around a standard setup. Each block includes gas turbines, generators, and a range of supporting systems such as air cooling units that enhance turbine performance on hot days, selective catalytic reduction systems to cut down emissions, and various electrical components.
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
annaniia.bsky.social
Back from #TICCIH industrial heritage congress in #Kiruna, Swedish Lapland. The town's rebuilding due to the mine's expansion gives so much food for thought. Photo: Kiruna church, moved to the new center just 10 days ago.
September 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
annaniia.bsky.social
Finland is on summer break: avarfolomeeva.com/2025/06/19/t...
Time to pause and attend
In just a couple of days, this Saturday, Finland will close down for Juhannus (Midsummer): the towns will be practically empty, and here in Oulu, even bus transportation will stop for a day. After …
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June 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Reception with style @Oulu city hall during the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies' conference #ais2025
June 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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We are hiring a new PhD student in the history group @unistavanger.bsky.social. There are several possible topics, including «Intersections between history education and education for sustainable development/environmental citizenship», which should be interesting for the #envhist #envhum crowd.
May 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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energygeography.bsky.social
📢 PGRs in energy research - this one's for you!🏆 Enter our PGR Paper Prize for a chance to win £75! We will work with the winners to promote their work. Categories - conceptual, impact & methods. 🗓 Deadline: 5PM GMT 30 May
More info 👉 www.energygeographies.org/pgr-paper-co... @rgsibg.bsky.social
PGR Paper Competition | EnGRG
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April 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
annaniia.bsky.social
A very interesting publication on "bulldozer politics" in NO NIIN student magazine!
no-niin.com/issue-29/on-...
NO NIIN Magazine — On Bulldozer Politics: An Interview with Léopold Lambert & Shivangi Mariam Raj
In an interview with Omer Gorashi, Léopold Lambert and Shivangi Mariam Raj of the Funambulist discuss “Bulldozer Politics,” revealing how ruins are strategically weaponized for state power through dem...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
annaniia.bsky.social
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Upcoming Event: Global to Grassroots: Youth Leadership & Climate Justice in the Arctic and Beyond
Be sure to join in on this presentation about youth leadership and climate justice on May 14, taking place via livestream and at Dartmouth College.
www.uarctic.org
May 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
annaniia.bsky.social
Ájtte – the Swedish Mountain and Sámi Museum - in Jokkmokk (Sweden) is recruiting a #postdoc researcher. Spoken Swedish or Norwegian is a requirement.
#AcademicSky #AcademicJobs
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Vi söker en postdoktor! – Ájtte – Svenskt Fjäll- och Samemuseum i Jokkmokk
www.ajtte.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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vlastasikimic.bsky.social
Wybo Houkes and I are hiring a PhD student to work on an exciting project in Philosophy of Science 😊
The application deadline is May 18. Please spread the word and consider applying 👇
#AcademicSky
www.tue.nl/en/working-a...
PhD on Philosophy of Science
www.tue.nl
May 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
annaniia.bsky.social
Truly enjoyed a visit to the museum of the Hungarian artist Tivadar Csontváry in Pécs today (part of my weekend program during the research stay!). Here is Csontvary's painting "Jajce power plant at night".
May 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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timeflieslike.bsky.social
Dear #ENVHUM folks, have a look at this great opportunity to take part in a 90 min Webinar on Environmental Games which will be held online by Laura op de Beke on May 30th, 4 to 5.30pm CEST. Registration is required: www.easlce.eu/easlce-webin... please share!
EASLCE Webinar: Environmental Game Studies: What Is An Ecological Game? With Laura Op De Beke – EASLCE
EASLCE Webinar “Environmental Game Studies: What Is an Ecological Game?” May 30, 4–5:30 pm CEST. Laura op de Beke. Ecocriticism
www.easlce.eu
April 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
annaniia.bsky.social
Eudaimonia lecture 2025 by Krithika Srinivasan (U Edinburgh) "Nature without #Conservation" @unioulu.bsky.social: on #wilderness and #care, (un)wanted companions and lessons for #cohabitation. Krithika suggests moving beyond care in conservation, although I would also keep rethinking care.
April 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
annaniia.bsky.social
I will be at the University of Pécs in Hungary for the next two weeks to visit the Center for Contemporary Challenges and contribute to a Master's course. If you know any #envhum #envhist or #sts colleagues I could meet while in Pécs, please connect us!
#research #academicX #AcademicChatter
April 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
annaniia.bsky.social
An important topic I hope to contribute to someday (though ironically, with two small kids, I never have time to reflect 😅)
aliciaandrz.bsky.social Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · Apr 22
I have a new piece coming out with @chronicle.com on the problem of pregnancy in academia. a sneak peek:

“an academic I spoke with told me a prof looked at his pregnant advisee & sneered, ‘once could be construed as an accident. it now looks like you’re doing this on purpose’”
April 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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carsoncenter.bsky.social
New book on our Environment & Society Portal: Deborah Bird Rose's 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 (ANU Press, 2024), edited by Darrell Lewis and Margaret Jolly. #EnvHum #CCBY
Dreaming Ecology: Nomadics and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Victoria River, Northern Australia
Full volume of Deborah Bird Rose's posthumous book Dreaming Ecology: Nomadics and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Victoria River, Northern Australia.
www.environmentandsociety.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
annaniia.bsky.social
Raspberry quartzite – a unique stone extracted only from a quarry near the village of Shoksha in northwest Russia. It was used in the construction of Napoleon's tomb and Lenin's Mausoleum. This is the stone that started my PhD research ten years ago.
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
annaniia.bsky.social
For #EarthDay, a couple of frosty photos from Northern Finland, where winters are getting warmer, but days like this one may still happen! #talvi2025 #oulu
April 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
annaniia.bsky.social
Happy to get started! I will be posting about wind energy, hydropower, decorative stones, and more-than-human care in the Arctic and Siberia. More info on my work: avarfolomeeva.com

#Arctic #envhum #socsci
Anna (Ania) Varfolomeeva
Resources in more-than-human Arctic landscapes
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April 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM