OpenAir’s response to OCED’s RFI concerning federal funding…

In January 2023, the U.S. Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) released a request for information on the "Department of Energy's Use of Demand-Side Support for Clean Energy Technologies" (OCED...
By Christopher Neidl March 7, 2023

September Collector of the Month: Christopher Donnelly

You first jumped into OpenAir during our Ireland policy advocacy campaign earlier this year, but quickly discovered our R&D work and began contributing to CYAN. As a UX designer, what drew you to ...
By Christopher Neidl September 6, 2022

August Collector of the Month: Janine Kong

So Janine, you jumped right into OpenAir just a few months ago but immediately hit the ground running.  You've taken on the role as curator and host of Know This! OpenAir's newest member-generated vi...
By Christopher Neidl August 2, 2022

July Collector of the Month: David Wilson

For over a year you have been a very active participant in OpenAir’s Cyan and Carbon Forming missions, focusing on the critical element of carbon removal measurement. Can you share a basic overview ...
By Christopher Neidl July 3, 2022

June Collector of the Month: Zacariah Heim

You joined the collective not all that long ago, but wasted no time making big contributions to OpenAir’s R&D work. Can you summarize what you’ve been working on since you arrived? I have bee...
By Christopher Neidl June 6, 2022

May Collectors of the Month: Charles Yang and…

So what got you into carbon removal, and how did you find your way into the OpenAir community? Charles: I first found OpenAir through the seminar series This is CDR. I was honestly pretty skeptical o...
By Christopher Neidl May 7, 2022

April Collector of the Month: Tina Baumgartner

So you are kicking off a really exciting and important new mission with CDReality. What's the main idea and how did it come to you? CDReality has two main goals, one is to spread factual information ...
By Christopher Neidl April 6, 2022

Cyan continues to evolve, and 2022 is set…

Cyan is well known both within and outside of the OpenAir community as a breakthrough DIY carbon removal mission that has helped define what R&D missions are and can be within our network. Conceiv...
By Christopher Neidl March 14, 2022

February Collector of the Month: Ange Tran

As a professional graphic designer your career seems to have had a heavy activist orientation. Can you give us a summary of your journey? As a designer it’s been personally transformative and, I li...
By Christopher Neidl January 7, 2022

December Collector of the Month: Mario Rivera

How did you wind up linking up with OpenAir and working on the CRLA logo? Over the last few years I have tried to offer a good part of my time, energy and art in ways that benefit the community where...
By Christopher Neidl December 6, 2021