Resilience
Archives
- 2026
- 04/23/26 University of Houston Plays Pivotal Role in $20M Gulf Futures Challenge–Awarded Project
- 03/02/26 UH IER’s Jaime González Spotlights Nature-Based Solutions during National Heat Safety Workshop at AMS Annual Meeting
- 02/10/26 New White Paper Examines Opportunities in Advanced Geothermal Energy
- 2025
- 12/08/25 Team Net Positive Takes First Prize at the Fall 2025 Coogs for Energy Hackathon
- 11/18/25 UH Institute for Ecological Resilience Hosts Inaugural Public Event
- 09/29/25 New Power Players: How Big Tech Firms Are Disrupting Energy Markets
- 09/16/25 University of Houston Named Finalist in Gulf Futures Challenge for Two Innovative Projects
- 08/17/25 High Stakes For the Future of Energy at The Coogs For Energy Hackathon
- 06/25/25 Oil Prices Drop as Markets Signal Calm in Iran, Insight from UH Energy Economist Ed Hirs
- 06/11/25 Texas Finalizes $1.8 Billion for Microgrid Program to Boost Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- 06/03/25 Energy Transition Winds of Change 2025 Highlights Technology, Policy, and the Future of the Energy Ecosystem
- 06/02/25 UH Energy Symposium Series – Congressman Robert Latta Calls for Urgency, Innovation, and Energy Security
- 05/09/25 Powering Texas’ Digital Economy: Data Centers and the Future of the Grid
- 05/08/25 Students Showcase Cutting-Edge Research at UH's 38th Annual Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Student Research Conference
- 05/02/25 Houston Economy Feels Strain Amid Energy Market Uncertainty
- 04/14/25 Keystone Oil Pipeline Shutdown Raises Concerns Over Fuel Supply and Prices
- 2024
- 12/09/24 Celebrating Chevron and the University of Houston: A Year of Research and Innovation
- 08/28/24 Bridging the Gap: UH Welcomes Lone Star College STEM Students for Energy Showcase
- 07/05/24 UH Energy Drives Critical Conversation About Hydrogen’s Potential
- 07/05/24 UH Energy explores Mobility Opportunities and Challenges in Latest Symposium
- 02/22/24 BREAKING THE MOLD: UH’s Future Black STEM Leaders Strive toward Representation in Energy while Inspiring Their Peers
- 2023
- 12/20/23 UH Symposium Examines Roadmap, Pipeline Challenges for CCUS Commercialization and Deployment
- 11/16/23 UH Energy Fellow, Experts Examines Pros and Cons of EV Adoption
- 2022
- 10/20/22 The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice
- 08/12/22 Predicting oil demand amid climate change? Good luck
- 07/26/22 Evolve Houston Launch
- 07/12/22 Adding supply or reducing demand? Best options for Texas power grid on the table
- 07/08/22 Summer heatwave will test Texas power grid's capacity, experts say
- 07/05/22 Tracing Pollution's Impact on Thunderstorms in Houston
- 06/03/22 UH Researchers Studying Whether Soot and Smoke Cause Stronger Storms
- 05/27/22 EC - Energy Coalition Hosts 7th Annual Energy Banquet
- 04/07/22 Mindfulness on the Rig
- 03/21/22 University of Houston Creates Energy Transition Institute with $10 Million Commitment from Shell
- 03/12/22 Americans rationed gas during WWII and the 1970s oil shocks. Will that happen in ‘Putin's war'?
- 03/09/22 No, the U.S. hasn't stopped producing oil
- 03/09/22 Working to Revolutionize the Way We Live
- 03/09/22 Houstonians get creative to save money on gas
- 03/08/22 Commodities market volatility sparks spillover concerns
- 03/08/22 Biden bans oil imports from Russia over Ukraine invasion
- 03/08/22 Expert that predicted Texas power grid failure expects six months of high oil prices
- 03/07/22 Gas prices have reached an all time high at $4 a gallon, according to new report
- 03/04/22 Texas rig count drops despite soaring prices
- 03/04/22 Gas prices have risen a quarter in a week: Here's how high they could go, and for how long
- 03/01/22 Oil closes above $100 a barrel first time since 2014 as Russia's war worsens supply concerns
- 02/26/22 CenterPoint says it isn't making profit in spike in gas prices, but customers don't believe that
- 02/23/22 Russia sanctions could cause 'sudden and significant' spike in gas prices, experts say
- 02/22/22 Gas, food prices could rise in Houston if Ukraine-Russia crisis worsens, experts warn
- 02/18/22 Fed-up Texans are creating their own tiny power grids. Here's how.
- 02/14/22 Deliberate inaction: Root causes of Texas power failure yet to be addressed
- 02/10/22 ABC13 town hall: Is Texas' power grid ready for what's next after historic freeze?
- 02/08/22 Understanding the Greenhouse Gas Impact of Deforestation Fires in Indonesia and Brazil in 2019 and 2020
- 02/07/22 ABC13 town hall: Is Texas' power grid ready for what's next after historic freeze?
- 02/03/22 New UH Survey Finds Last Year's Winter Storm Still Lingers in Minds of Voters
- 01/31/22 Texas power grid should hold on during upcoming cold snap, experts say
- 01/21/22 White Paper: A Decade of Deliberate Inaction: Root Causes and Fallout from the Deadly Texas Power Failure of 2021
- 01/20/22 Proposed Houston CCS hub gains supermajor support
- 01/12/22 Lawsuit reveals shocking timeline of rising power prices during February freeze
- 01/12/22 Cold weather reignites debate about stability of Texas' gas-powered grid
- 2021
- 12/30/21 RCOT: Power generators 'ready' if another freeze sweeps Texas
- 12/16/21 Texas oil company charged in massive spill off southern California coast
- 12/16/21 Amplify Energy charged in California oil spill
- 12/11/21 Texas electricity regulators say winter blackouts are possible
- 12/06/21 UH Researcher Pushes Limit of When Water Will Freeze
- 12/03/21 Texas slaps down $9,000 power prices after blackout chaos
- 12/01/21 The 'Super Cool Conductor' Developed at UH Advances in Prestigious DOE Competition
- 11/30/21 Gov. Abbott promises ‘the lights will stay on' if another winter storm hits Texas
- 11/19/21 Texas Plans to Become the Bitcoin Capital, Vulnerable Power Grid and Al
- 11/19/21 Consumers should expect gas bills to increase as providers recoup $3.4B loss due to freeze
- 11/18/21 Energy expert questions Texas power grid after new winter freeze report
- 11/17/21 Energy Crisis and Supply Chain
- 11/17/21 Cash-Infused Carbon Capture Office Expands DOE's Climate Mission
- 11/13/21 Loopholes in Clean Air Act Are Letting a Texas Refinery Get Away With Pollution
- 11/12/21 Turbine graveyard as Texas grapples with renewable energy
- 11/11/21 Winter is coming: As Texans fear future blackouts, energy regulators work to ease concerns
- 11/09/21 HOUSTON UNIVERSITY'S FALCON IN PIPELINE LEAK SOLUTION
- 11/08/21 The Brains Behind Solar Power Can Give Customers A Fighting Chance Against Climate Events
- 11/02/21 Small plant, big polluter
- 10/28/21 Oil, gas companies accused of underplaying impacts of climate change during Congressional hearing
- 10/28/21 NAE-GRP Colloquium: Opportunities and Challenges in Offshore Wind
- 10/27/21 Impact of Winter Storm Uri on Texas' Petrochemical Industry
- 10/24/21 Your gasoline, natural gas and electric bills are all going up this winter
- 10/19/21 Kulkarni, Neffati, Purdue Researchers Describe New Methods For Intermetallic Strength
- 10/14/21 New study looks at how to make electric vehicles more accessible in Houston
- 10/13/21 ChE in Context: Impact of Winter Storm Uri on Texas' Petrochemical Industry
- 10/05/21 Aging pipelines pose problem in Gulf: 'It's what you don't see,' energy officer says
- 10/04/21 As winter nears, tensions rise over how to prevent Texas blackouts from happening again
- 10/04/21 California oil spill closes beaches and renews call for drilling ban
- 10/01/21 Phase 3 Of UH-Oil India Project Completed
- 09/29/21 Is Texas prepared for another winter storm? Some experts don't think so
- 09/28/21 Texas lawmakers grill power grid officials over winter readiness
- 09/27/21 Co-ops Shine
- 09/26/21 Texans will see high electricity bills in March, thanks to winter storm
- 09/23/21 Federal Regulators Blame Texas Energy Policies For Severity Of February Blackouts
- 09/17/21 Power outage solutions: What can be done to fix Texas' fragile power grid?
- 08/31/21 Griddy Energy settles with Texas, releasing customers from $9,000 power bills during freeze
- 08/25/21 Microgrids For Facility Power
- 08/12/21 Could Solar Power Keep Texas Lights on in Extreme Heat?
- 08/05/21 Green Ovations | Flying Cars and e-VTOL Vehicles
- 08/05/21 Fixing The Texas Power Grid Requires New Oversight ‚— Don't Hold Your Breath
- 08/04/21 Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills
- 08/01/21 The Texas blackouts were caused by an epic government failure
- 08/01/21 Editorial: We froze and Abbott got paid - $1 million from the billionaire profiteer of Texas' deadly storm
- 07/22/21 ERCOT and PUC Say Texas Electricity Grid is Ready to Handle Forecasted Heat
- 07/14/21 Lawsuits Filed In Texas Allege Price Gouging During Recent Blackouts
- 07/13/21 ERCOT's 60-point roadmap to grid improvement draws skepticism, support
- 07/06/21 How To Fix The Troubled Texas Grid
- 06/17/21 The Lone Star State could become 'The Blackout State'
- 06/14/21 Monday saw an all-time record for power usage in Texas in the month of June, ERCOT officials say
- 06/03/21 Have Texas lawmakers done enough to protect the state's power grid?
- 05/31/21 Lawmakers give final approval to bills addressing power grid failures
- 05/28/21 Consumers Attribute Failure Of The Texas Power Grid To Flaw In Texas Laws
- 05/24/21 Texas House passes bill to address grid failures, create alert system
- 05/24/21 Houston 'uniquely positioned' to become a CCUS power - report
- 05/20/21 Contaminated Sites Shorten Life Expectancies, Increasing Need For Superfund Clean-Ups
- 05/13/21 Colonial Pipeline shutdown highlights need for more cybersecurity professionals
- 05/13/21 Next Steps In Texas Surface Vs Mineral Rights? The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind
- 05/11/21 Electric Cooperatives, The Lone Shining Utility Star Of The Texas 2021 Winter Storm
- 05/08/21 ERCOT forced dozens of natural gas facilities offline during winter storm
- 05/06/21 ERCOT Prepares for Record Electric Demand This Summer
- 05/05/21 ERCOT details 3 scenarios that could leave Texans without power this summer
- 05/03/21 Texas Senate looks to move forward with House power grid reform bills
- 04/22/21 Natural gas trade group blames power outages for production decline during winter storm
- 04/19/21 How Market Disincentives Are Again Squeezing The Texas Power Grid
- 04/16/21 ERCOT facing fresh woes as strains on grid continue
- 04/14/21 'Disgrace.' Texas grid struggles 2 months after blackouts
- 04/14/21 ERCOT Had Concerns About Power Supplies Before Tuesday's Conservation Alert
- 04/14/21 Experts warn of major problems with Texas power grid during upcoming summer
- 04/14/21 Energy prices spike Tuesday during unexpected high temperatures across the state
- 04/12/21 An open Texas power grid would boost reliability and renewables, experts say
- 04/09/21 ERCOT to argue it is immune from winter storm lawsuits
- 04/08/21 Harris County Took Brunt of February Freeze
- 04/08/21 Houston Area Fared Worse Than The Rest Of Texas During The Winter Storm, Report Says
- 04/07/21 ‘Caught flat-footed': Energy experts, lawsuits claim CPS has itself to blame for $700 million in natural gas bills
- 03/31/21 Opinion: Texans want winterization of utilities, study finds. Elected officials must act to prevent another disaster.
- 03/29/21 Texans really hate ERCOT after winter storm, UH survey confirms
- 03/29/21 75% Of Texans Had Trouble Getting Food After Winter Storm, Poll Finds
- 03/17/21 Texas Tried to Prepare for Crisis, Ended Up Sowing Confusion
- 03/16/21 The Texas grid loses ‚— to Arizona, New York, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
- 03/12/21 Opinion: Texas' grid vulnerability endangers the entire nation
- 03/11/21 Will Texas lawmakers finally heed the power grid warnings from 10 years ago?
- 03/11/21 Why every state is vulnerable to a Texas-style power crisis
- 03/10/21 Editorial: ERCOT, PUC can't just shrug off $16 billion in overcharges during the Texas blackout
- 03/09/21 Texas launches gas probe after historic blackouts
- 03/05/21 More than half of Houston-area power plants failed before
- 03/02/21 Texas Grid Failure: Why More Heads Need To Roll
- 03/01/21 Texas AG Sues Power Company Over Sky-High Bills During Winter Storm
- 02/28/21 A bailout for the Texas energy market? A domino effect after the winter storm and crazy high bills
- 02/26/21 Texas Blackout: What went wrong in the Lone Star State?
- 02/25/21 Texans band together amid fallout from energy crisis
- 02/24/21 Energy Advisory Board Spotlight: Clay Neff
- 02/23/21 Why Texas' Electrical Grid Is Vulnerable And How One Expert Predicted Its Failure
- 02/23/21 Texas's big freeze may not bring the reforms it showed are needed
- 02/21/21 How Texas' Drive for Energy Independence Set It Up for Disaster
- 02/21/21 What could the disaster in Texas mean for the future of energy in the US?
- 02/19/21 Biden expected to sign federal disaster aid for Texas: WSJ
- 02/19/21 Texas has a history of killing energy reliability bills
- 02/18/21 Can Texas' power system handle the 'weirding' weather of climate change?
- 02/17/21 Why Texas Is Experiencing Such Widespread Power Outages
- 02/17/21 Texas seceded from the nation's power grid. Now it's paying the price.
- 02/17/21 Epic power fail: Why millions of Texans are still without heat and electricity
- 02/16/21 'A Complete Bungle': Texas' Power Grid Fails in Record Cold
- 02/16/21 'Soviet-style' system led to Texas grid fiasco, expert says
- 02/16/21 Texas blackouts show the power grid isn't ready for climate change
- 02/16/21 Texas didn't learn its lesson | Experts say little has changed with winterization of generators since blackouts of 2011
- 02/16/21 Texas is a Huge Energy Producer. So Why Are Millions Without Power?
- 02/15/21 Expert says power outages in Texas result of poor planning on multiple levels
- 02/15/21 For Frozen Houstonians, Hurricane Reflexes Kick In
- 02/12/21 Massive winter storm prompts disaster declaration and could stress Texas' electric grid
- 1969
- 12/31/69 UH Energy Networking Event Highlights Natural Gas and Carbon Capture Innovations
- 12/31/69 Heim-Ballew Joins UH Institute of Ecological Resilience