@cmnosullivan.bsky.social
Lead consultant geo exploring underground for safe and durable storage for CO2 ☁️, H2 🔋, and radwaste ☢️! 🇮🇪 🇵🇹 🇪🇺
Yeah nah that's not a flag of friendship at all
25.10.2025 22:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
“The Monday filing outlines where 2,050 positions would be eliminated; the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the main Interior office would be especially hard hit. Regional offices with the National Park Service are also targeted for significant cuts.”
21.10.2025 19:32 — 👍 40 🔁 27 💬 3 📌 7
Screenshot of the announcement. The text says: Thank you for being a part of Tektonika since we began! We are writing to invite you to our first Open Meeting which will be held on Wednesday 5th November. We’ll be presenting an overview of our past activities and will be hearing some perspectives from those who have been involved in all the different aspects of the journal which help to make Tektonika a success. We will also have time for an open discussion regarding the future of the journal and will be sharing news about how you can get involved even more in the future. Date: Wednesday 5th November, 2025 Time: 3-5pm GMT Platform: e.g. Zoom or MSTeams (to be decided) More details about the Open Meeting will be shared soon
We inviting you to TEKTONIKA #DOAJ 1st Open Meeting which will be held on Wednesday 5th November, 3-5 pm GMT. Infos in ALT text and below. ⚒️
More setails will be shared soon, but to sign up to attend please click this link to register your interest:
forms.gle/JZb8mKvgPBAC...
The final version of our paper comparing onshore and offshore #CO2 storage using in-situ mineralisation is now live! Find it open access🔓here: doi.org/10.1144/esss...
or on ResearchGate here:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
🚨 🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 📜 📜
Our recently accepted #OPENACCESS article on the deformation of the Lower Vindhyan Group rocks is now ONLINE.
@universitypress.cambridge.org
doi.org/10.1017/S001...
Ireland has great potential for in-situ CO2 mineralisation. However, policy roadblocks must be overcome to unlock these resources, ensuring the country reaches its #EU-mandated emissions targets. Read the paper, share your thoughts, and lets collaborate!
www.lyellcollection.org/doi/epdf/10....
When it comes to public perception and social license, it's not as simple as 'offshore is easier'. A review of published studies shows that considerate stakeholder engagement, throughout project development, is the best approach.
19.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Offshore reservoirs offer much larger storage volumes, but are often in more challenging operating environments, increasing exploration and development costs, roughly by an order of magnitude. Both offer large storage volumes for both #CCS and #CDR.
19.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Really excited to share our latest publication! We investigate two basalt layers in #Ireland to compare the technical, economic, and social aspects of in-situ #CO2 mineralisation offshore and onshore! Read the accepted post-print at the link below: www.lyellcollection.org/doi/epdf/10....
19.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An example of the map explorer within the UK Geothermal Platform, with layer controls. The graphic shows an illustration of a computer screen, with a map of the UK on it, and to the left are the layer controls. Above it says in blue text 'UK geothermal platform'. The BGS logo is to the top right.
An overview of geothermal energy potential for four geothermal technologies in Great Britain: Closed loop GSHP, open loop GSHP, hot sedimentary aquifer and deep geothermal, EGS granites. Contains OS data © Crown Copyright and database right 2025, data © Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2025, data BGS © UKRI 2025.
BGS has launched the UK Geothermal Platform, which provides national- to local-scale information on geothermal potential.
Geothermal technologies have the potential to decarbonise heating and cooling, supporting the energy transition to net zero in the UK.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-pla...
Nice work!
31.07.2025 23:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
MicroCarb in preparation for its flight on Vega-C
Launch of Vega-C flight VV27
🚀 Europe’s new CO2 monitoring mission, MicroCarb, launched on Vega-C last weekend, ready to map the world’s main sources and sinks of this greenhouse gas 🌏👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
@transport.esa.int @cnes.fr @eumetsat.int @ec.europa.eu @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @ukspaceagency.bsky.social
Dr Marie Cowan discussing the potential for geothermal in Northern Ireland
Why Northern Ireland is a 'Goldilocks' area for renewable home heating
Dr Marie Cowan, Director of the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland is featured on BBC this morning discussing the potential for Sherwood sandstone to help decarbonise our heating requirements:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
I KNOW THAT GUY!!! 👀
Yet @davidho.bsky.social is too kind; I’m the scientific equivalent of a Labrador puppy. All effort and joy, and no real idea…🐶
🎉 Our new #PrePrint, "Fault stability and reactivation risks in the Tulu Moye geothermal field, Main Ethiopian Rift," is now available.
Crucial insights for sustainable #GeothermalEnergy. 👇
#FaultMechanics #RockMechanics #StructuralGeology
@derekkeir.bsky.social; @earth-science.bsky.social
In our July Newsletter we hear from the #Exp395 Science Party (@mcnamadd.bsky.social, Sevi Modestou, Tom Dunkley Jones, Nicky White and Paul Pearson) about their post-cruise research on the Reykjanes Ridge, Iceland plume and paleoclimate of the North Atlantic.
issuu.com/uk-iodp/docs...
The father of all geology loupes has arrived from www.indigoinstruments.com/magnifiers/g...
20.07.2025 08:39 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0That is absolute filth and I'm here for it! Seismic data is incredible when we get it right 🤩
14.07.2025 10:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Some absolutely *incredible* images of paleo- or ancient landscapes from beneath the Northern North Sea by my ex-PhD supervisor, Prof Rob Gawthorpe, and colleagues in this #OA paper! #geology #geoscience ⚒️
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An old photo of Giants Causeway
Formed from over 40,000 interlocking columns of basalt, the Giant’s Causeway has fascinated visitors for centuries. This black-and-white photograph dates back to the 1930s.
Explore this image and thousands more historic and newer photos of geological landmarks in our archive: bgs.assetbank.app
This core from well 53/04a-9 is from the southern margin of the SPB, where the Zechstein evaporite succession has a limited thickness.
The wellsite geologists have attempted to interpret the classic Zechstein formation breakdown, but isn't it a challenge to recognise the Grauer Salzton in here?
Check out my second Geostorage Insights article over on Substack! We explore the trapping mechanisms keeping #CO2 underground, consider how long we need to keep it safe, and explore #MRV and look at case studies of successful #CCS and #CDR projects!
cmnosullivan.substack.com
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13.06.2025 13:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Garni Gorge is absolutely spectacular 🤩
13.06.2025 13:27 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Screenshot of https://arxiv.org/html/2501.06623v1#S2
“This paper presents a bold proposal to employ a buried nuclear explosion in a remote basaltic seabed for pulverizing basalt, thereby accelerating carbon sequestration through Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW).”
Or, we could just stop burning fossil fuels🤷🏻♂️
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🆕 🔔 New paper published in #Tektonika 👇
"Impact of Material Strength on Releasing Bend Evolution", by Alana Gabriel et al ⚒️
tektonika.online/index.php/ho...
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🆕 🔔 New paper published in #Tektonika 👇
"Bayesian Estimation of Surface Strain Rates in the Peri-Adriatic, Balkans and Aegean region from GNSS Velocities", by Marianne Métois @dblmm.bsky.social et al. ⚒️
tektonika.online/index.php/ho...
Exploring the mud volcanoes of Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
19.05.2025 09:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Interested in the science of geological storage of #CO2? Check out my first full article on #Substack! This is the first of a seven-part series exploring the technical, economic, and societal aspects of geological carbon storage for #CCS and #CDR projects: cmnosullivan.substack.com/p/why-rocks-...
15.05.2025 15:43 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
