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• 2026
• 02/02/26 CEE’s Kalliontzis Tapped for 2026 UMERC Board of Directors
• 2025
• 09/16/25 University of Houston Named Finalist in Gulf Futures Challenge for Two Innovative Projects
• 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
• 04/29/25 Turning Waste into Opportunity: The Journey Toward Plastics Circularity from LyondellBasell’s Torkel Rhenman
• 04/14/25 Keystone Oil Pipeline Shutdown Raises Concerns Over Fuel Supply and Prices
• 03/13/25 TIEEP Water Forum Explores Sustainable Solutions for Texas Industries
• 02/21/25 Evolve Houston and The Energy University ® Lead The Charge In EV Test Drives
• 2024
• 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
• 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
• 07/31/23 University of Houston Unveils UH-DGH Center for Hydrocarbon Exploration
• 05/22/23 Fuel Cell Expert Leads Discussion on Hydrogen's Clean Energy Potential
• 2022
• 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
• 07/07/22 Texas sees largest gasoline price drop so far in 2022, AAA says
• 07/07/22 VERIFY: There is enough oil in Texas and New Mexico to fuel the US for 200 years, but it's not easily accessible
• 07/04/22 Yes, on average oil production is higher under the Biden administration, but context is needed
• 03/12/22 Americans rationed gas during WWII and the 1970s oil shocks. Will that happen in ‘Putin's war'?
• 03/10/22 Fact-check: With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil
• 03/09/22 Houstonians get creative to save money on gas
• 03/09/22 No, the U.S. hasn't stopped producing oil
• 03/08/22 As Biden Bans Putin's Oil, What Are The Alternatives?
• 03/08/22 Biden bans oil imports from Russia over Ukraine invasion
• 03/08/22 Commodities market volatility sparks spillover concerns
• 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 Gas prices have risen a quarter in a week: Here's how high they could go, and for how long
• 03/04/22 Texas rig count drops despite soaring prices
• 03/01/22 Oil closes above $100 a barrel first time since 2014 as Russia's war worsens supply concerns
• 03/01/22 Europe remains top destination for U.S. LNG for 3rd consecutive month
• 02/26/22 CenterPoint says it isn't making profit in spike in gas prices, but customers don't believe that
• 02/25/22 Putin's Ukraine Invasion May Finally Give U.S. Producers The Incentive Needed To Start Drilling Again
• 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.
• 02/15/22 Natural Gas Is The Exception To Mexico's Push For Energy Self-Sufficiency
• 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?
• 02/10/22 Mexico's Proposed Electricity Law Would Leave Foreign Investment Out In The Cold
• 02/07/22 The Race To Clean Hydrogen Is On. Can Houston Lead The Way?
• 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
• 01/15/22 Listening To The Well, Listening To The Workers: A New Approach To Safety Communications Offshore
• 01/12/22 Lawsuit reveals shocking timeline of rising power prices during February freeze
• 01/10/22 Examining environmental waiver abuse: UH Law Center Prof. Flatt honored for article outlining issues, solutions
• 01/09/22 Opinion: Carbon ships? Path to net-zero may take an overlooked approach by sea.
• 01/03/22 Prioritizing Natural Gas Proving Problematic For Europe
• 2021
• 12/30/21 RCOT: Power generators 'ready' if another freeze sweeps Texas
• 12/16/21 Amplify Energy charged in California oil spill
• 12/16/21 Texas oil company charged in massive spill off southern California coast
• 12/06/21 One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon rainforest
• 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 Consumers should expect gas bills to increase as providers recoup $3.4B loss due to freeze
• 11/19/21 Texas Plans to Become the Bitcoin Capital, Vulnerable Power Grid and Al
• 11/18/21 Energy expert questions Texas power grid after new winter freeze report
• 11/17/21 Energy Crisis and Supply Chain
• 11/12/21 Once on the brink of bankruptcy, Oxy appears to have turned a corner
• 11/11/21 I looked at the latest electricity prices in Texas and got a shock
• 11/11/21 Winter is coming: As Texans fear future blackouts, energy regulators work to ease concerns
• 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
• 10/14/21 New study looks at how to make electric vehicles more accessible in Houston
• 10/14/21 How the Texas gas industry, in cahoots with regulators, created a loophole to avoid weatherization
• 10/13/21 ChE in Context: Impact of Winter Storm Uri on Texas' Petrochemical Industry
• 10/11/21 Oil hits $80 a barrel for first time since 2014, another recovery milestone for Houston
• 10/04/21 As winter nears, tensions rise over how to prevent Texas blackouts from happening again
• 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
• 08/26/21 Chobani is moving away from plastic with new paper yogurt cup
• 08/25/21 Microgrids For Facility Power
• 08/18/21 Oil Price Predictions Bank On How Quickly Shale Production Resumes
• 08/16/21 Offshore Technology Conference returns to Houston
• 08/12/21 Could Solar Power Keep Texas Lights on in Extreme Heat?
• 08/09/21 Communities and Governments Want Fair Playing Field In EV Charging
• 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
• 08/02/21 As Attitudes Toward EVs Change, Automakers Learn To Think Beyond The Chassis
• 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
• 07/12/21 Time To Clean The Skies, Electric Planes Have Arrived
• 07/09/21 Mexican Mid-Term Election Fends Off Nationalization Fears For Energy Sector
• 07/06/21 How To Fix The Troubled Texas Grid
• 06/30/21 Greening Air Travel Through Sustainable Fuels Will Be A Tough Climb
• 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?
• 06/01/21 At Stake In Mexican Mid-Term Elections Is Foreign Energy Investment
• 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
• 05/08/21 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 Energy prices spike Tuesday during unexpected high temperatures across the state
• 04/14/21 ERCOT Had Concerns About Power Supplies Before Tuesday's Conservation Alert
• 04/14/21 'Disgrace.' Texas grid struggles 2 months after blackouts
• 04/14/21 Experts warn of major problems with Texas power grid during upcoming summer
• 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 Houston Area Fared Worse Than The Rest Of Texas During The Winter Storm, Report Says
• 04/08/21 Harris County Took Brunt of February Freeze
• 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.
• 03/30/21 Almost 70% of ERCOT customers lost power during winter storm, study finds
• 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 Were regulators right to push power prices to the maximum in Texas?
• 02/26/21 Texas Blackout: What went wrong in the Lone Star State?
• 02/25/21 Texans band together amid fallout from energy crisis
• 02/23/21 Why Texas' Electrical Grid Is Vulnerable And How One Expert Predicted Its Failure
• 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 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 Epic power fail: Why millions of Texans are still without heat and electricity
• 02/17/21 Texas seceded from the nation's power grid. Now it's paying the price.
• 02/16/21 'Soviet-style' system led to Texas grid fiasco, expert says
• 02/16/21 Texas is a Huge Energy Producer. So Why Are Millions Without Power?
• 02/16/21 'A Complete Bungle': Texas' Power Grid Fails in Record Cold
• 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 blackouts show the power grid isn't ready for climate change
• 02/15/21 For Frozen Houstonians, Hurricane Reflexes Kick In
• 02/15/21 Expert says power outages in Texas result of poor planning on multiple levels
• 02/12/21 Massive winter storm prompts disaster declaration and could stress Texas' electric grid