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2023
2022
November
October
September
August
- New IE Hire Xiang Pursuing Optimized Remanufacturing At Cullen
- Energy Advisory Board Spotlight: Haibin Xu, Shell
- UH Energy Gearing Up For Energy Day
- Evolve Houston Officially Relaunches, Announces eMobility Microgrant Initiative and #50by30 plan
- SEG Wavelets Student Chapter Recognized as “Ridge-Level Chapter”
- Predicting oil demand amid climate change? Good luck
July
- Energy Career Fair
- Evolve Houston Launch
- Global Energy Prize Laureate
- Adding supply or reducing demand? Best options for Texas power grid on the table
- Summer heatwave will test Texas power grid's capacity, experts say
- Texas sees largest gasoline price drop so far in 2022, AAA says
- VERIFY: There is enough oil in Texas and New Mexico to fuel the US for 200 years, but it's not easily accessible
- Tracing Pollution’s Impact on Thunderstorms in Houston
- Yes, on average oil production is higher under the Biden administration, but context is needed
June
May
April
March
- UH Graduate Programs Among the Best in the Nation
- University of Houston Creates Energy Transition Institute with $10 Million Commitment from Shell
- Tracking Disruptions: Bauer Researcher Uses Big Data to Track Oil Refinery Disruptions
- Americans rationed gas during WWII and the 1970s oil shocks. Will that happen in ‘Putin’s war’?
- Fact-check: With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil
- No, the U.S. hasn’t stopped producing oil
- Houstonians get creative to save money on gas
- Working to Revolutionize the Way We Live
- As Biden Bans Putin's Oil, What Are The Alternatives?
- Commodities market volatility sparks spillover concerns
- Biden bans oil imports from Russia over Ukraine invasion
- Expert that predicted Texas power grid failure expects six months of high oil prices
- Gas prices have reached an all time high at $4 a gallon, according to new report
- CERAWeek returns to Houston to celebrate it's 40th anniversary: March 7th - March 11th
- Texas rig count drops despite soaring prices
- Gas prices have risen a quarter in a week: Here's how high they could go, and for how long
- The Essential Role of CCUS in the Energy Transition
- Europe remains top destination for U.S. LNG for 3rd consecutive month
- Oil closes above $100 a barrel first time since 2014 as Russia’s war worsens supply concerns
February
- CenterPoint says it isn't making profit in spike in gas prices, but customers don't believe that
- Putin’s Ukraine Invasion May Finally Give U.S. Producers The Incentive Needed To Start Drilling Again
- Russia sanctions could cause 'sudden and significant' spike in gas prices, experts say
- Gas, food prices could rise in Houston if Ukraine-Russia crisis worsens, experts warn
- Fed-up Texans are creating their own tiny power grids. Here's how.
- Natural Gas Is The Exception To Mexico’s Push For Energy Self-Sufficiency
- Deliberate inaction: Root causes of Texas power failure yet to be addressed
- EV Investors May Have A Better Understanding Of The Market Than Forecasts Indicate
- Mexico’s Proposed Electricity Law Would Leave Foreign Investment Out In The Cold
- ABC13 town hall: Is Texas' power grid ready for what's next after historic freeze?
- Offshore Mindfulness Health and Safety Conference
- Understanding the Greenhouse Gas Impact of Deforestation Fires in Indonesia and Brazil in 2019 and 2020
- The Race To Clean Hydrogen Is On. Can Houston Lead The Way?
- ABC13 town hall: Is Texas' power grid ready for what's next after historic freeze?
- New UH Survey Finds Last Year’s Winter Storm Still Lingers in Minds of Voters
- Becker Awarded Prestigious Humboldt Fellowship
- The Future of Fossil Fuels
January
- Texas power grid should hold on during upcoming cold snap, experts say
- Big Oil In Decline May Fund Energy Transition Better Than High-Flying Renewables
- Net-zero emissions pledges matter
- White Paper: A Decade of Deliberate Inaction: Root Causes and Fallout from the Deadly Texas Power Failure of 2021
- Taking the heat: how innovation could slash emissions from oil and gas refining
- Proposed Houston CCS hub gains supermajor support
- Shell, others join coalition supporting Houston carbon capture hub
- Industry Support for Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Continues to Gain Momentum in Houston
- Listening To The Well, Listening To The Workers: A New Approach To Safety Communications Offshore
- Cold weather reignites debate about stability of Texas' gas-powered grid
- Lawsuit reveals shocking timeline of rising power prices during February freeze
- Examining environmental waiver abuse: UH Law Center Prof. Flatt honored for article outlining issues, solutions
- Opinion: Carbon ships? Path to net-zero may take an overlooked approach by sea.
- Is ‘Net Zero’ Our Best Hope For Curbing Emissions Or A ‘Dangerous Trap’ Of Self-Delusion?
- Prioritizing Natural Gas Proving Problematic For Europe
2021
December
- RCOT: Power generators 'ready' if another freeze sweeps Texas
- Amplify Energy charged in California oil spill
- Texas oil company charged in massive spill off southern California coast
- Energy Transition Requires Team Effort From Government And Industry
- App helps shoppers find stores with lowest COVID-19 risk
- The benefits of not joining the Great Resignation
- Texas electricity regulators say winter blackouts are possible
- World Petroleum Council survey: Young Americans leery of oil careers
- Two University of Houston Inventors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
- Houston becomes center of the energy world with World Petroleum Congress underway
- UH Researcher Pushes Limit of When Water Will Freeze
- One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon rainforest
- World Petroleum Congress returns to Houston this weekend
- Texas slaps down $9,000 power prices after blackout chaos
- New Program Addresses Demand for Data Science Workforce in Energy Industry
- The 'Super Cool Conductor' Developed at UH Advances in Prestigious DOE Competition
November
- Gov. Abbott promises ‘the lights will stay on’ if another winter storm hits Texas
- Texas Plans to Become the Bitcoin Capital, Vulnerable Power Grid and Al
- Consumers should expect gas bills to increase as providers recoup $3.4B loss due to freeze
- Energy expert questions Texas power grid after new winter freeze report
- Energy Crisis and Supply Chain
- Cash-Infused Carbon Capture Office Expands DOE’s Climate Mission
- Loopholes in Clean Air Act Are Letting a Texas Refinery Get Away With Pollution
- Petroleum Engineering Recognized As No. 6 Program
- Turbine graveyard as Texas grapples with renewable energy
- Once on the brink of bankruptcy, Oxy appears to have turned a corner
- Winter is coming: As Texans fear future blackouts, energy regulators work to ease concerns
- I looked at the latest electricity prices in Texas and got a shock
- HOUSTON UNIVERSITY’S FALCON IN PIPELINE LEAK SOLUTION
- The Brains Behind Solar Power Can Give Customers A Fighting Chance Against Climate Events
- Small plant, big polluter
October
- Big Oil Responds To Congressional Scapegoating With Stellar Earning Results
- Oil, gas companies accused of underplaying impacts of climate change during Congressional hearing
- NAE-GRP Colloquium: Opportunities and Challenges in Offshore Wind
- Your gasoline, natural gas and electric bills are all going up this winter
- NSF Grant Funds Research By Pan, Fu Into Wireless For AI
- Kulkarni, Neffati, Purdue Researchers Describe New Methods For Intermetallic Strength
- How the Texas gas industry, in cahoots with regulators, created a loophole to avoid weatherization
- New study looks at how to make electric vehicles more accessible in Houston
- ChE in Context: Impact of Winter Storm Uri on Texas’ Petrochemical Industry
- Oil hits $80 a barrel for first time since 2014, another recovery milestone for Houston
- Aging pipelines pose problem in Gulf: 'It's what you don't see,' energy officer says
- Energy-Saving Lightbulbs Can Interfere With Sleep
- As winter nears, tensions rise over how to prevent Texas blackouts from happening again
- California oil spill closes beaches and renews call for drilling ban
- Phase 3 Of UH-Oil India Project Completed
September
- Is Texas prepared for another winter storm? Some experts don't think so
- Texas lawmakers grill power grid officials over winter readiness
- Co-ops Shine
- Texans will see high electricity bills in March, thanks to winter storm
- Federal Regulators Blame Texas Energy Policies For Severity Of February Blackouts
- Power outage solutions: What can be done to fix Texas' fragile power grid?
August
- Griddy Energy settles with Texas, releasing customers from $9,000 power bills during freeze
- Chobani is moving away from plastic with new paper yogurt cup
- Microgrids For Facility Power
- Begging OPEC is so 2008. We Need Energy Policy That Reflects Past Decade
- Oil Price Predictions Bank On How Quickly Shale Production Resumes
- Offshore Technology Conference returns to Houston
- Could Solar Power Keep Texas Lights on in Extreme Heat?
- Communities and Governments Want Fair Playing Field In EV Charging
- Fixing The Texas Power Grid Requires New Oversight — Don’t Hold Your Breath
- Green Ovations | Flying Cars and e-VTOL Vehicles
- Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills
- As Attitudes Toward EVs Change, Automakers Learn To Think Beyond The Chassis
- Editorial: We froze and Abbott got paid - $1 million from the billionaire profiteer of Texas' deadly storm
- The Texas blackouts were caused by an epic government failure
July
- ERCOT and PUC Say Texas Electricity Grid is Ready to Handle Forecasted Heat
- Lawsuits Filed In Texas Allege Price Gouging During Recent Blackouts
- ERCOT's 60-point roadmap to grid improvement draws skepticism, support
- Time To Clean The Skies, Electric Planes Have Arrived
- Mexican Mid-Term Election Fends Off Nationalization Fears For Energy Sector
- Democrats and Republicans will agree on climate change
- How To Fix The Troubled Texas Grid
June
- Greening Air Travel Through Sustainable Fuels Will Be A Tough Climb
- John Hofmeister: A Visionary Who Called For A More Inclusive, Less Insular Energy Industry
- Ford’s New Electric Pickup Could Spark Changing Attitude In Oil Industry
- The Lone Star State could become 'The Blackout State'
- Monday saw an all-time record for power usage in Texas in the month of June, ERCOT officials say
- EV Battery Research Powers Ahead Toward Next Big Breakthrough
- Is Biden Trying To Sell Nord Stream 2 Approval As A Green Energy Initiative?
- Have Texas lawmakers done enough to protect the state's power grid?
- At Stake In Mexican Mid-Term Elections Is Foreign Energy Investment
May
- Lawmakers give final approval to bills addressing power grid failures
- Consumers Attribute Failure Of The Texas Power Grid To Flaw In Texas Laws
- Delta Air makes $350 million gamble as it lobbies Biden on fuel credits
- University Of Houston: Building A Better Bulb
- Houston 'uniquely positioned' to become a CCUS power - report
- Texas House passes bill to address grid failures, create alert system
- Contaminated Sites Shorten Life Expectancies, Increasing Need For Superfund Clean-Ups
- Next Steps In Texas Surface Vs Mineral Rights? The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind
- Colonial Pipeline shutdown highlights need for more cybersecurity professionals
- Electric Cooperatives, The Lone Shining Utility Star Of The Texas 2021 Winter Storm
- ERCOT forced dozens of natural gas facilities offline during winter storm
- ERCOT Prepares for Record Electric Demand This Summer
- Houston still a tough sell for renewable energy funding
- ERCOT details 3 scenarios that could leave Texans without power this summer
- Texas Senate looks to move forward with House power grid reform bills
April
- Improved Catalyst May Translate to Petrochemical Production Gains
- Would Biden's plan ever really take away our burgers?
- Energy Producers And Consumers Face More Climate Disclosures
- Natural gas trade group blames power outages for production decline during winter storm
- 'This solution is part of what we have to face' | Environmentalists, others weigh in on massive ExxonMobil carbon capture plan
- How Market Disincentives Are Again Squeezing The Texas Power Grid
- ERCOT facing fresh woes as strains on grid continue
- Can Robots Transform Offshore Energy? Standardization, Regulations And Workforce Are The Keys
- ERCOT Had Concerns About Power Supplies Before Tuesday's Conservation Alert
- Experts warn of major problems with Texas power grid during upcoming summer
- Energy prices spike Tuesday during unexpected high temperatures across the state
- 'Disgrace.' Texas grid struggles 2 months after blackouts
- Picture a Scientist - Film Screening and Discussion
- An open Texas power grid would boost reliability and renewables, experts say
- ERCOT to argue it is immune from winter storm lawsuits
- Houston Area Fared Worse Than The Rest Of Texas During The Winter Storm, Report Says
- Harris County Took Brunt of February Freeze
- ‘Caught flat-footed’: Energy experts, lawsuits claim CPS has itself to blame for $700 million in natural gas bills
- Banning natural gas in homes will increase the consumption of natural gas
March
- Opinion: Texans want winterization of utilities, study finds. Elected officials must act to prevent another disaster.
- Biden's energy priority is carbon reduction: Experts
- Almost 70% of ERCOT customers lost power during winter storm, study finds
- Texans really hate ERCOT after winter storm, UH survey confirms
- 75% Of Texans Had Trouble Getting Food After Winter Storm, Poll Finds
- Texas Tried to Prepare for Crisis, Ended Up Sowing Confusion
- The First Shale IPO Since 2017 Fails to Impress Wall Street
- The Texas grid loses — to Arizona, New York, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
- Opinion: Texas' grid vulnerability endangers the entire nation
- Will Texas lawmakers finally heed the power grid warnings from 10 years ago?
- Why every state is vulnerable to a Texas-style power crisis
- Editorial: ERCOT, PUC can't just shrug off $16 billion in overcharges during the Texas blackout
- Texas launches gas probe after historic blackouts
- More than half of Houston-area power plants failed before
- Texas Grid Failure: Why More Heads Need To Roll
- Texas AG Sues Power Company Over Sky-High Bills During Winter Storm
February
- A bailout for the Texas energy market? A domino effect after the winter storm and crazy high bills
- Were regulators right to push power prices to the maximum in Texas?
- Texas Blackout: What went wrong in the Lone Star State?
- Texans band together amid fallout from energy crisis
- Texas’s big freeze may not bring the reforms it showed are needed
- Why Texas' Electrical Grid Is Vulnerable And How One Expert Predicted Its Failure
- How Texas’ Drive for Energy Independence Set It Up for Disaster
- What could the disaster in Texas mean for the future of energy in the US?
- Texas has a history of killing energy reliability bills
- Biden expected to sign federal disaster aid for Texas: WSJ
- Can Texas' power system handle the 'weirding' weather of climate change?
- Texas seceded from the nation’s power grid. Now it’s paying the price.
- Epic power fail: Why millions of Texans are still without heat and electricity
- Why Texas Is Experiencing Such Widespread Power Outages
- US conservatives falsely blame renewables for Texas storm outages
- Texas didn't learn its lesson | Experts say little has changed with winterization of generators since blackouts of 2011
- Bitter cold overwhelms grid, leaves millions in dark
- 'Soviet-style' system led to Texas grid fiasco, expert says
- Texas is a Huge Energy Producer. So Why Are Millions Without Power?
- 'A Complete Bungle': Texas' Power Grid Fails in Record Cold
- Texas blackouts show the power grid isn’t ready for climate change
- Expert says power outages in Texas result of poor planning on multiple levels
- For Frozen Houstonians, Hurricane Reflexes Kick In
- Massive winter storm prompts disaster declaration and could stress Texas' electric grid
January