Hugh Daigle
@hdaigle.bsky.social
Professor, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Into decarbonization, gas hydrates, nanotechnology, birds. #energysky
I just deactivated my account on the other place. The news today was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back- let’s keep this place from being a space where rage-baiting is a natural progression to make a buck.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I just deactivated my account on the other place. The news today was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back- let’s keep this place from being a space where rage-baiting is a natural progression to make a buck.
Boss at my industry job said I would fail in academia
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Boss at my industry job said I would fail in academia
Some people got big mad about this for some reason! Electrification with renewables and battery storage is already proving how we’ll achieve large scale decarbonization based on current trajectories. The hydrogen use case is diminishing in these areas.
Hydrogen use cases moving forward are decarbonizing industrial processes - steel, cement, hydrocracking. I’m pessimistic on anything else (transportation, energy storage). Sorry y’all, sad trombone &c. 2/2
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Some people got big mad about this for some reason! Electrification with renewables and battery storage is already proving how we’ll achieve large scale decarbonization based on current trajectories. The hydrogen use case is diminishing in these areas.
That’s literally not true. Blockaroo!
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
That’s literally not true. Blockaroo!
Battery electric vehicles and battery energy storage are taking off in terms of adoption, while the hydrogen versions of those are languishing in TRL 4-6. I just don’t see it at this point.
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Battery electric vehicles and battery energy storage are taking off in terms of adoption, while the hydrogen versions of those are languishing in TRL 4-6. I just don’t see it at this point.
I misread this as AI as in artificial intelligence and gosh what a sorry state we’re in
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I misread this as AI as in artificial intelligence and gosh what a sorry state we’re in
Hydrogen use cases moving forward are decarbonizing industrial processes - steel, cement, hydrocracking. I’m pessimistic on anything else (transportation, energy storage). Sorry y’all, sad trombone &c. 2/2
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hydrogen use cases moving forward are decarbonizing industrial processes - steel, cement, hydrocracking. I’m pessimistic on anything else (transportation, energy storage). Sorry y’all, sad trombone &c. 2/2
I’m having my sustainable energy class present this week on hydrogen use cases and, I’m going to be honest- it’s bleak. For hydrogen at least. Solar + wind + electrification are winning. Which is probably good. 1/2
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’m having my sustainable energy class present this week on hydrogen use cases and, I’m going to be honest- it’s bleak. For hydrogen at least. Solar + wind + electrification are winning. Which is probably good. 1/2
“Where, “ 🤬🤬
Equations are parts of the sentence and should be punctuated as such
What's your most niche and unimportant crusade?
Mine is that I use the symbol "var" (as scientific standards bodies indicate) for reactive power instead of "VAR" (most common) or something weird like "Var" or worse, "VAr".
I'll admit it does feel a bit odd to put "Mvar" next to "MW" and "MVA". 🔌💡
Mine is that I use the symbol "var" (as scientific standards bodies indicate) for reactive power instead of "VAR" (most common) or something weird like "Var" or worse, "VAr".
I'll admit it does feel a bit odd to put "Mvar" next to "MW" and "MVA". 🔌💡
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“Where, “ 🤬🤬
Equations are parts of the sentence and should be punctuated as such
What's your most niche and unimportant crusade?
Mine is that I use the symbol "var" (as scientific standards bodies indicate) for reactive power instead of "VAR" (most common) or something weird like "Var" or worse, "VAr".
I'll admit it does feel a bit odd to put "Mvar" next to "MW" and "MVA". 🔌💡
Mine is that I use the symbol "var" (as scientific standards bodies indicate) for reactive power instead of "VAR" (most common) or something weird like "Var" or worse, "VAr".
I'll admit it does feel a bit odd to put "Mvar" next to "MW" and "MVA". 🔌💡
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Equations are parts of the sentence and should be punctuated as such
I won the 2-factor authentication lottery today
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I won the 2-factor authentication lottery today
Aurora borealis in Hyde Park LOL JK it’s the lights from the UT intramural fields!
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Aurora borealis in Hyde Park LOL JK it’s the lights from the UT intramural fields!
Younger son and I went up there for my aunt’s wedding. (My parents grew up in Concord/Carlisle MA). He was impressed with the old north bridge and early sunsets! Here we are at like 4 pm.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Younger son and I went up there for my aunt’s wedding. (My parents grew up in Concord/Carlisle MA). He was impressed with the old north bridge and early sunsets! Here we are at like 4 pm.
Walden Pond, Sunday morning 11/9
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Walden Pond, Sunday morning 11/9
Austin Energy with huge growth in solar generation. Flew home from Boston today and honestly the amount of solar installed between Dallas and here is astounding. And it can be (& is being) installed close to demand, avoiding wind’s transmission problem. www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Austin Energy with huge growth in solar generation. Flew home from Boston today and honestly the amount of solar installed between Dallas and here is astounding. And it can be (& is being) installed close to demand, avoiding wind’s transmission problem. www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
Ok, apparently I can only follow you and then message you after some waiting period. Anyway, the time will come
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Ok, apparently I can only follow you and then message you after some waiting period. Anyway, the time will come
Impressive wait times for an odd-year election with only a bunch of constitutional amendments and a single proposition on the ballot. I think prop Q is driving turnout, but moreover I think people are just venting. I found it cathartic to vote this morning; my wife called it “hate voting.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Impressive wait times for an odd-year election with only a bunch of constitutional amendments and a single proposition on the ballot. I think prop Q is driving turnout, but moreover I think people are just venting. I found it cathartic to vote this morning; my wife called it “hate voting.”
Try using datums instead
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Try using datums instead
I show a similar graph in class broken down by electricity source and if you’re on 100% coal generation the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle is the same as that of an internal combustion vehicle.
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I show a similar graph in class broken down by electricity source and if you’re on 100% coal generation the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle is the same as that of an internal combustion vehicle.
My 7th grader carved his pumpkin and included “6-7” as an Easter egg. Can you find it?
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
My 7th grader carved his pumpkin and included “6-7” as an Easter egg. Can you find it?
I know, and y’all have MeBo too, but the infrastructure for international projects and “plug and play” capability for shipboard science just won’t be the same. That being said, let’s as a community make sure to use all the resources we have to continue our good science. That’s our only option.
October 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I know, and y’all have MeBo too, but the infrastructure for international projects and “plug and play” capability for shipboard science just won’t be the same. That being said, let’s as a community make sure to use all the resources we have to continue our good science. That’s our only option.
i don’t know how to cross-post this from FB but this is absolutely heartbreaking. The age of scientific ocean discovery we were brought up in is gone & will never come back. I can’t.
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
i don’t know how to cross-post this from FB but this is absolutely heartbreaking. The age of scientific ocean discovery we were brought up in is gone & will never come back. I can’t.
Monarch butterflies coming through Austin
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Monarch butterflies coming through Austin
Sohrry, just going to score some runs here
October 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sohrry, just going to score some runs here