our use of existing resources
new energy sources to power our lives
business practices and public policy
our impact on the environment
Located in the energy capital of the world, the University of Houston is a natural hub for innovation and bold approaches to address the world's energy challenges today and in the future.
UH Energy is a constellation of the brightest minds in UH engineering, law, business, geosciences, technology and research, all focused on one goal — energy innovation to power our lives and preserve precious resources.
UH Energy team members shape energy policy and forge new business approaches to the way energy is created, delivered, used and shared.
And they educate the innovators of tomorrow — providing a dynamic environment for students and faculty to exchange ideas and work in partnership with industry, researchers, organizations and the community.
UH students foster economic prosperity, ensure global security and work to protect the planet and its inhabitants before they even enter the work force. Together, UH faculty and students influence, invent and innovate, and they are leading the Houston energy industry to a better, brighter and greener future.
At the University of Houston, a bachelor's degree plan in petroleum engineering will be offered in fall 2009 to help replenish the industry's aging work force. The Society of Petroleum Engineers projects 40 percent of the industry's work force will reach retirement age next year. That, coupled with growth in the industry and a national decline in the number of students pursuing degrees in technical fields, has businesses scrambling for talent.
Students at the University of Houston's C.T. Bauer College of Business are getting a firsthand look at the trading, legal, market design and policy aspects of carbon trading in an innovative course that began in spring 2009. The class, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, comes at a time when U.S. energy firms are gearing up for a need for traders, lawyers and business people who will work in evolving fields connected with projected emission reduction regulations.
