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Texas is working hard to secure a footing beyond fossil fuels and its status as a petroleum powerhouse. While it already generates more wind energy than any other U.S. state, the mighty air that lashes its high plains will soon power a novel process: the production of vehicle fuel from water.
Media Outlet: San Antonio Express-News
Featured Facuty: Hugh Daigle
Use of various mitigation techniques for natural gas fired electricity may hold key.
Media Outlet: McGill Newsroom
Featured Faculty: Arvind Ravikumar
The price of oil has gone from $120 a barrel in the summer down to just about $75 now. The reason? Turns out, there are lots of them.
Media Outlet: NPR’s Marketplace
Featured Faculty: Hugh Daigle
The tremor started in an area that regulators watch closely.
Media Outlet: Texas Standard
Featured Faculty: Hugh Daigle
No, the U.S. can’t claim the “cleanest energy” title just yet. But the tools to achieve it are within reach.
Media Outlet: Houston Chronicle
Featured Faculty: Arvind Ravikumar
Batteries and renewable energy alone can’t decarbonize industries, and recent proposals for a “hydrogen economy” could bridge those gaps.
Media Outlet: Wired
Featured Faculty: Arvind Ravikumar
The national average price for a gallon of gas today is $4.94, according to AAA. Though it’s a little lower than its recent high of more than $5 a gallon, it’s still painful for everyone filling up their tank.
Media Outlet: NPR's Marketplace
Featured Faculty: Hugh Daigle
The European Union’s plan to phase out Russian natural gas imports by 2027 rests partly on increasing near-term imports of US liquefied natural gas. This will require a coordinated policy response that includes securing supplies from major exporters, global diplomacy, expanding import capacity, and alignment with Europe’s climate goals.
Media Outlet: Nature Energy
Featured Faculty: Arvind Ravikumar
As a heat wave grips large parts of the country and sets heat records coinciding with the start of summer, the U.S. electricity grid has held up.
Media Outlet: EnergyWire
Featured Faculty: Hugh Daigle
As they campaign to win election in November, Republicans are blaming Democrats for record-high gas prices, and Democrats are shifting the blame to oil companies.
Media Outlet: Austin American-Statesman
Featured Faculty: Hugh Daigle and Arvind Ravikumar