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Cyrus Mody @ccmmody.bsky.social · Aug 12

the intro & most articles for the J Energy History special issue that @moneschleper.bsky.social @odinnmelsted.bsky.social & I edited have been out for ages, but I've delaying skeeting a summary of the whole issue until all the articles were up. which they now are! 1/x

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Journal of Energy History 2024/1 (No 12)

Black and Green? Environmental Histories of the Oil Industry

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jun 16

The research was conducted within the Managing Scarcity Project (NWO VI.C.191.067) at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social managingscarcity.com

Managing Scarcity

A blog about the history of the oil industry, alternative energy, and environmentalism associated with the Dutch Research Council-funded project of the same name.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jun 16

This article is part of a special issue organized as a result from the Early Career Conference for Historians of Science by the @aip.bsky.social

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jun 16

This article locates the origins of this interconnectedness in the emergence of applied geophysics and argues that the depleted oil sources at Pechelbronn and Celle formed the basis of both industrial and academic developments in the knowledge of radioactivity, geophysics, and petroleum.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jun 16

Understanding this history proved to be the key for two businesses that would shape the later twentieth century: the oil and nuclear industries. Oil companies are among the very first to integrate new quantum mechanics and knowledge about radioactive decay into their search for oil.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jun 16

The formation of uranium and oil deposits, and their eventual extraction, is a story circling through early planetary history, continuing in depleted oil wells in Germany, Canada, and France, and lingering well into the second half of the past century.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jun 16

The oil and uranium industries always have been intertwined.

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte published my new article on the shared history of uranium and oil geophysics in German, French and Canadian seemingly depleted boreholes. You can read the article (Open Access) here:

Transition in Residues: On Depleted Oil Wells, Radioactive Geophysics, and the Origins of the Twentieth Century's Energy Mix

The oil and uranium industries always have been intertwined. Both industries are inherently global and span an extensive geological history. The formation of uranium and oil deposits, and their event...

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · May 14

This is a product of the Managing Scarcity Project (NWO VI.C.191.067) at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social see the link for more information on the project: managingscarcity.com

Managing Scarcity

A blog about the history of the oil industry, alternative energy, and environmentalism associated with the Dutch Research Council-funded project of the same name.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · May 14

The article is based on case studies to oil actors shaping the development of the Dutch nuclear industry during the 1950s to 1970s and the role of engineers developing an early solar industry in the US funded by oil money.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · May 14

In this paper, we argue using cohort theory helps us better understand the agency the multi-facetted careers of (oil) actors, often leading them through the revolving door between the political landscape, the existing oil regime, and the new technological niches of solar and nuclear energy.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · May 14

How does the collective agency of multiple individual actors shape energy transitions? Jelena Stankovic and I explore the use of Cohort Theory within the framework of an energy transition. The article is out now (Open Access) in the journal Energy Research & Social Science

The cohort effect in solar energy and nuclear power: unveiling collective agency in energy transitions

How does the collective agency of multiple individual actors shape energy transitions? This paper engages with the many, varying careers of petroleum …

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · Apr 7

Why is the #fossil fuel industry focusing on the development of #alternative energy? As the impact of #climate change becomes more visible, @michielbron.bsky.social reflects on lessons from the past and how we can guide the industry toward a more #sustainable future🌱

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Cyrus Mody @ccmmody.bsky.social · Mar 13

many thanks to @patrickmccray.bsky.social & Michael Gordin for editing, & @mxmcadam.bsky.social @ JHUP for publishing Greedy Science, an edited volume on science in the go-go '80s 1/x

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Feb 17

Attached an example about my research at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Feb 17

The researchers at @maastrichtu.bsky.social conduct important research on themes such as sustainability, quality of life, education and innovation, and Europe and globalization. In a new video series, some of our researchers talk about their diverse work www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/onderzoek...

Onderzoek | Maastricht UniversityMaastricht UniversityMaastricht UniversityMaastricht University

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Feb 12

Jij zag dit al aankomen?

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Cyrus Mody @ccmmody.bsky.social · Feb 12

if you know of any promising undergraduates interested in getting a master's degree in an STS-related field, please point them toward the ESST (1-year) and CAST (2-year) programs. outstanding instructors, curriculum, fellow students & training for a PhD or many other careers.

Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · Feb 12

We’re excited to announce the Rachel and Alan Wyatt #STS #Scholarship! Established by @sallywyatt.bsky.social in memory of her parents, it supports EU/EER students facing financial barriers in pursuing a master’s in ESST or CAST at FASoS.

Learn more & apply👉 tinyurl.com/38ncyay4

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Feb 12

Collega's gezocht! @dewindvogel.bsky.social groeit hard en is opzoek naar vier nieuwe teamleden. De functies variëren van voorzitter tot directeur of projectmedewerker. Wil jij een bijdrage leveren aan een coöperatieve en duurzame energietransitie, solliciteer dan snel: windvogel.nl/vacatures/

Vacatures - De Windvogel

Bekijk onze vacatures! Nu staan er vacatures voor bouwer energiegemeenschappen (betaald) en voor de rol van voorzitter van onze vereniging.

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dewindvogel.bsky.social @dewindvogel.bsky.social · Feb 10

Afgelopen week hielden we een extra ALV, om onze bestuursstructuur aan te passen. Zo kunnen we beter toezicht houden op al onze projecten en kunnen we beter contact houden met al onze leden. Lees het hele verslag terug op onze site!
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ALV stemt in met voorstel voor nieuwe bestuursstructuur - De Windvogel

Een extra ALV heeft ingestemd met een nieuwe bestuursstructuur van coöperatie De Windvogel.

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Cyrus Mody @ccmmody.bsky.social · Feb 10

We're putting on a conference! "We" being me, @odinnmelsted.bsky.social & @michielbron.bsky.social as part of the Managing Scarcity project.

Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories
Dates: October 20-21, 2025
Location: Maastricht University
Abstracts due: April 4, 2025

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WAEH

Call for Papers Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories (WAEH): Scenarios and Transitions Organizers: Michiel Bron, Odinn Melsted, Cyrus Mody (Maastricht University) Venue: Maastricht University D…

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Simone Schleper 🟥 @moneschleper.bsky.social · Feb 3

Very happy to see this #specialissue on #oilhist and #envhist out in the world: stm.cairn.info/journal-of-e....
With great articles by @renaudbecot.bsky.social, Reynaldo de los Reyes Patiño, @mattinbiglari.bsky.social, Randal L. Hall, Jelena Stanković, @michielbron.bsky.social, and Robert Lifset.

Journal of Energy History 2024/1 (No 12)

Black and Green? Environmental Histories of the Oil Industry

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jan 30

It was a great pleasure having you and Jelena as my paranimphs!

Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jan 27

The research for this dissertation, which was supervised by @ccmmody.bsky.social and @vincentlagendijk.bsky.social was part of the project “Managing Scarcity and Sustainability” together with Jelena Stankovic and @odinnmelsted.bsky.social. The project is funded by NWO: managingscarcity.com

Managing Scarcity

A blog about the history of the oil industry, alternative energy, and environmentalism associated with the Dutch Research Council-funded project of the same name.

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Michiel Bron @michielbron.bsky.social · Jan 27

The digital publication of the thesis can be found here: cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publicati...

The Petro-atom: A century of ubiquitous oil involvement in nuclear energy, 1895-1993

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