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Scott Williams

@spwilliams.bsky.social
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Energy nerd at UW-Madison.

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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope they pronounce BAAJA like someone from Boston pronouncing “Badger.”
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Welcome to the age of diarrhea and wildfire smoke.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My colleagues @uwenergy.bsky.social are leading a citizen science Bioblitz to document species around a solar farm with native plantings in WI on Aug. 1 energy.wisc.edu/events/biobl...
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Bioblitz at Lemonweir Solar Farm
What's blooming, flying, hopping, or maybe just growing under and around the solar panels at Mauston’s Lemonweir solar farm? Lace up your boots and join the Wisconsin Energy Institute, the Wisconsin C...
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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My department @uwpolisci.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor of Political Science - RISE EARTH - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Finally captured on video Gary chattering at birds.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
For any #energysky folks needing a pick-me-up, we just hosted more than 500 kids and their families from around the world @uwmadison.bsky.social for the World KidWind Challenge. Tons of kids enthusiastic about renewable energy with a “never-give-up” spirit. www.wmtv15news.com/2026/05/18/w...
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World KidWind Competition brings 500+ students to Madison for clean energy challenges
The World KidWind Competition brought more than 500 students from around the globe to UW Madison today to take on clean-energy challenges.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Dane County / Milwaukee County / Waukesha County
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Sideshow Bob in jail on the phone, with altered quote “Huh! ‘Attempted insider trading.’ Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for Attempted Chemistry? Do they?”
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Disappointed that NYT spelling bee won’t accept a perfectly cromulent word.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This is like doing a cost-benefit analysis of ice cream and leaving out the fact that it’s yummy.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
After listening to this podcast, I think we should convince the creators of Bluey to make an episode where the Tradies install solar on the Heelers’ house and everything goes smoothly with the install (the story’s conflict comes elsewhere). That could have a big influence on everyday Americans.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Snoopy must have gotten his pumpkin pie from Costco.
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snoopy and woodstock are sitting at a table with a pie on it .
Alt: Snoopy and Woodstock are sitting at a table with a large pie on it . Snoopy gives Woodstock a slice.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Is there an alternative World Series audio feed where I can turn off the commentary and turn up the organ music?
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I just had a guest lecture on the history of fusion, and it occurred to me that it’s kind of wild that we’ve only known for 100 years what the stars are made of and the process that powers them thanks to trailblazers like Claudia Payne-Gaposchkin.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I am in the process of getting a heat pump through the IRA HEAR program and can attest it would be a huge time (and probably money) saver if you can virtually estimate a home’s heating/cooling load instead of sending folks out for a calculation. Could be equivalent to Google Sunroof for solar.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Being in both the climate and academic spheres, I can’t start my emails to colleagues with the standard “Hope you are doing well” when clearly that is not the case right now 😭
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I would open a museum that would be physical representations of Mitch Hedberg jokes. Like it would have a vending machine that dispenses vending machines, a forklift lifting a crate of forks, an escalator that is temporarily stairs, a Chair Lunch Dinner next to the Bed & Breakfast, etc.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
If you want to inspire the next generation of renewable energy leaders, please consider donating or asking your organization to sponsor the 2025 World KidWind Challenge. They face a $25K shortfall for this year. #energysky www.linkedin.com/pulse/now-ti...
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Now is the time...
Until about a week ago, I wasn’t even sure that the 2025 World KidWind Challenge would happen. While we are still $25,000 short of covering our costs, we’ve made the decision that it’s critical to com...
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Happy “Find Out” day, everybody! Or maybe it’s more like the start of “Find Out” season?
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Wow this skeet made it into this article from The Conversation: theconversation.com/how-to-find-...
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How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see
Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
So, EJScreen was scrubbed today from the EPA website. And I found out right in the middle of a class I was teaching today about free online tools for energy and environmental policy. 🧵 #energysky
Screenshot of ejscreen.epa.gov with the words “Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found.”
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent free. theonion.com/man-not-hims...
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Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die
VINELAND, NJ—Saying that he doesn’t function properly unless he’s completely jittery and suffering from nausea, local claims adjuster Spencer Howell told reporters Monday that he’s not his normal self...
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
I wonder how much energy academia has collectively wasted by always including a decaf option (that maybe 1-2 drink max) in a catering order with coffee. That’d be a good LCA homework assignment.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 21/05/2024
My daughter’s class made custom notepads for each parent, and mine drew a bunch of computers because I’m on my computer a lot for work. The only thing that would make it more perfect would be if it was made into a T-shirt and the computer screen said “Learn Respect.” #itysl
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 17/02/2024
Never thought this would happen, but two of my favorite subjects (climate change and ITYSL) are together at last. grist.org/culture/tim-...
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Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson.
Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists?
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
“Want me to zinc your sniffer?” Every time I apply sunscreen to myself or my kids.
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
I didn’t appreciate until this talk that using high temp. solid oxide electrolysis instead of PEM is more efficient, needs less electricity, and doesn’t need rare materials for catalysts like Pt. Just need a cheap source of heat (CSP, industrial waste heat, etc.) energy.wisc.edu/events/high-...
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High temperature electrochemical devices for manufacturing and industrial decarbonization
Join us on October 23 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Dr. Luca Mastropasqua, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and principal investigator of the Hydrogen ...
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Well, I don’t have any posts on here yet, and I don’t have a ton of original ideas to share (that are interesting, anyway), so I thought I’d use this platform to share quick insights gained from the events and guest speakers that I host on a regular basis.
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