Thomas Manuel Ortiz

Thomas Manuel Ortiz is an engineer with 30 years of diverse

experience in energy, from hydrogen/solar cogeneration research and

the use of recycled carbon dioxide as a net-zero refrigerant to oil and

gas exploration, production and refining to offshore wind siting and

carbon sequestration. Tom, author of the popular Substack newsletter

Resource Realism, holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from

Purdue University and an M.B.A. in finance from Texas A&M Univer

sity. He is also a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas.

He lives in Austin with his wife.