Sources and Sinks

A Newsletter from Carbon Solutions

April 2024

-Harnessing Hydrogen for a Just Transition Forum-

Description: Andrew Harrison recently participated in the Harnessing Hydrogen for a Just Transition forum, co-presented by the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Museum of Science’s Center for the Environment. Participants explored the cost, emissions reduction potential, and environmental justice implications of clean hydrogen supply chains, in addition to developing community benefit plans for a hypothetical project. Andrew left the event feeling energized by DOE’s Clean Hydrogen Strategy and is excited to help realize its goal through his work at Carbon Solutions.

-2nd Annual Wyoming Funding Summit-

Description: Last week, Erin Middleton attended the 2nd Annual Wyoming Funding Summit, presented by U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Governor Mark Gordon. This summit brought together non-profits, representatives from city, county, state, tribal, and federal governments, utilities, and private businesses to learn more about the multitude of federal and state grants available to Wyoming communities. Working with Hagerty Consulting, the State of Wyoming is developing a custom application to make it easier to find grants, as well as an innovative initiative to help those applying to grants get support to complete their applications.

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– Mark Your Calendar-

New Webinar on April 24th!

Description: In this webinar, Bjorn “BJ” Brooks and Jonathan Ogland-Hand will present NECTAR, the Negative CO2 Emission Transition Roadmap, a decision-support tool for siting direct air capture (DAC) facilities. BJ and Jonathan will provide an overview of the tool and our recent scientific findings, before presenting several case studies of how NECTAR can be used. Please join us to learn how data can help find the best locations for DAC!

-Summer Internship Diversity Program-

Description: We are seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds and expertise in two or more areas, including but not limited to life cycle assessment (LCA), GIScience, environmental justice, software development & coding, database design, infrastructure design & optimization, energy system modeling, and related areas that align with our company’s mission. To learn more about our company and projects, please visit our website linked below.

-Join Carbon Solutions-

We are hiring a Research Scientist or Statistician!

Description: The Research Scientist or Statistician will join a multidisciplinary team in creating and implementing interactive software tools that provide decision support for clean energy infrastructure development. The Research Scientist or Statistician will help manage multi-year U.S. DOE-funded projects, conduct original research, and interact directly with clients. The selected applicant must have excellent communication skills and feel comfortable working in an environment with evolving job responsibilities.

Good Reads…

• Article: Climeworks Receives Funding for Large-Scale Direct Air Capture in Norway

• Article: Statement from the SBTi Board of Trustees on use of environmental attribute certificates, including but not limited to voluntary carbon markets, for abatement purposes limited to scope 3

• Article: Anatomy of a community benefits plan