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The EAO group at "ESE in 2050"
At our department's research showcase and strategic retreat, Professor Brandt joined the faculty panel and the group contributed multiple posters to the student poster competition.
May 30, 2025
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Fran Reuland presents on EAO's satellite-based methane detection case study at META
Fran shared initial results of her recent work at the Methane Emissions Technology Alliance (META) online seminar series.
May 22, 2025
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End-use appliance electrification is essential for the energy transition but may lead to a 45% - 232% increase in distribution-level peak demand
Mo Sodwatana uses BRIDGES to co-optimize the decarbonization of end-use appliances and California's energy system.
May 15, 2025
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Josh Romo presents work on midstream emissions at Columbia University
Josh was invited to speak at Columbia University’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Workshop in Sustainable Development (IPWSD) 2025.
April 15, 2025
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Jonas Padberg joining the EAO group
The EAO Group is excited to welcome Jonas Padberg who is a Visiting Student Researcher in the Energy Science and Engineering Department this Spring 2025.
April 01, 2025
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75 GW of total electrical energy storage are required in a net-zero California
Using the energy system model BRIDGES, Dimitri Saad analyzes California's need for electric and gas storage in his latest publication.
February 18, 2025
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Spencer Zhang representing the EAO group at AGU24
Spencer will share her most recent work on the natural gas system's carbon intensity on Friday.
December 12, 2024
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ES&T Air Journal features Richard Chen's article on cover page
Chen's contribution evaluates continuous methane measurement technologies for high-volume emissions.
November 16, 2024
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EAO group and UN’s IMEO host blinded methane release experiment in France
For more than a year, members of the EAO group have been planning the blinded methane controlled release experiment in Pau, France.
November 13, 2024
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Lama El Halabi named a Stanford Data Science Scholar
Congratulations to Lama El Halabi who has been admitted to the 2024/2025 cohort of the Stanford Data Science Scholars Program.
November 13, 2024
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Josh Romo and Mathis Heyer joining the EAO group
The EAO Group is excited to welcome Josh Romo and Mathis Heyer, both of whom are starting their Ph.D. programs in the Energy Science and Engineering Department this fall.
November 11, 2024
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Katrin Sievert joining the EAO group from ETH Zurich
The EAO group welcomes Katrin Sievert as a visiting research scholar working with Adam Brandt and the BRIDGES team.
November 06, 2024
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Methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas operations cost the nation $10 billion per year
Stanford-led research shows methane emissions from a large share of U.S. oil and gas facilities are 3x higher on average than the level predicted by official government estimates.
March 13, 2024
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A US oil-drilling hotspot is kicking out far more methane than we thought
A new study of the Permian Basin in New Mexico shows it leaked the greenhouse gas at double the expected rate from 2018 through 2020.
March 28, 2022
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Study: Methane leaks from U.S. oil-and-gas region worse than estimates
Methane leaks from a major U.S. oil-and-gas producing region are far higher than prior estimates, new research shows.
March 25, 2022
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Methane leaks in New Mexico far exceed current estimates, study suggests
An analysis found lead of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas drilling in the permian basin were many times higher than government estimates.
March 24, 2022
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Methane leaks are far worse than estimates, at least in New Mexico, but there’s hope
Using airborne sensors that see methane in the air, Stanford researchers say leaks are more worrisome than thought, but hope lies in the sensing technology itself.
March 22, 2022
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Tachyus Adds Green House Gas Expert Adam Brandt From Stanford University to its List of Notable Advisors
Professor Brandt is one of the pioneers in measurement of carbon intensity for the oil and gas industry.
May 06, 2021
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Adam Brandt to lead Stanford’s Natural Gas Initiative research program
NGI, founded by Stanford’s School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences and its Precourt Institute for Energy, is an industrial affiliate program supported by its members and i
March 30, 2021
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New ways to find natural gas leaks quickly
Finding natural gas leaks more quickly and at lower cost could reduce methane emissions. Ten promising technologies mounted on drones, trucks and airplanes were tested last year. T
September 10, 2019
