Tom Ptak
@tomptak.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Energy Geographies at TXST. Studies energy transitions, climate change, grid outages and social vulnerability. PhD from UOregon Geography. Holds over 100 KOM’s on Strava.
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Written in response to this insightful and timely paper by @tomptak.bsky.social @ryanjstock.bsky.social @ankitkumar.bsky.social @sidsareen.bsky.social in @dialogueshg.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2043...
Repositioning energy geographies in a time of crisis: Arguments from a subdiscipline on the margins of geography - Thomas Ptak, Ryan Stock, Siddharth Sareen, Ankit Kumar, 2025
While a range of rapidly proliferating crises shaped by anthropogenic climate change is profound and generating a raft of spatially-centred energy research, ene...
doi.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Written in response to this insightful and timely paper by @tomptak.bsky.social @ryanjstock.bsky.social @ankitkumar.bsky.social @sidsareen.bsky.social in @dialogueshg.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2043...
Reposted by Tom Ptak
Important paper that offers an evaluation and critique regarding the current state of energy geographies before outlining a few pathways that the authors think can help "move the needle" and advance the subdiscipline. How do you think we can move the subdiscipline forward?
doi.org/10.1177/2043...
doi.org/10.1177/2043...
Repositioning energy geographies in a time of crisis: Arguments from a subdiscipline on the margins of geography - Thomas Ptak, Ryan Stock, Siddharth Sareen, Ankit Kumar, 2025
While a range of rapidly proliferating crises shaped by anthropogenic climate change is profound and generating a raft of spatially-centred energy research, ene...
doi.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Important paper that offers an evaluation and critique regarding the current state of energy geographies before outlining a few pathways that the authors think can help "move the needle" and advance the subdiscipline. How do you think we can move the subdiscipline forward?
doi.org/10.1177/2043...
doi.org/10.1177/2043...
A real pleasure collaborating with three titans of Energy Geographies. Contact me if you’re interested in the article but without institutional access.
What better joy than working with good friends (@tomptak.bsky.social Ryan Stock @ankitkumar.bsky.social) to centre disciplinary issues we care deeply about on this hallowed platform? @dialogueshg.bsky.social:
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February 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A real pleasure collaborating with three titans of Energy Geographies. Contact me if you’re interested in the article but without institutional access.
Many of CA’s most destructive fire (along with those in Texas and Hawaii) were ignited by power lines. While under grounding lines is expensive, so are fires. How will utilities navigate this and other challenges moving forward?
What Causes California Fires? Power Lines Can Be a Contributor.
Officials are probing whether electrical equipment sparked the Los Angeles fires. Such infrastructure has ignited vast destruction in recent years.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Many of CA’s most destructive fire (along with those in Texas and Hawaii) were ignited by power lines. While under grounding lines is expensive, so are fires. How will utilities navigate this and other challenges moving forward?
Woo hooooo a massive milestone achieved today on Bluesky. After four posts someone finally liked one. @nickhedley.bsky.social Thank you for your service!
December 28, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Woo hooooo a massive milestone achieved today on Bluesky. After four posts someone finally liked one. @nickhedley.bsky.social Thank you for your service!
In turbulent, challenging and sometimes downright bleak times it’s never been more important to focus on positive developments.
December 27, 2024 at 5:36 PM
In turbulent, challenging and sometimes downright bleak times it’s never been more important to focus on positive developments.
Ok supercomputer, solve climate change please…
Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip
It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Ok supercomputer, solve climate change please…