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About the White Paper Series

UH Energy has partnered with faculty and thought leaders across the University of Houston to bring you the White Paper Series. This series is a collaboration of research reports examining pertinent topics throughout the energy sector and aims to provide leaders from industry, nonprofits and regulatory agencies with information they need to navigate the changing energy landscape.

While UH Energy already offers a popular symposium series focusing on key issues in the field and a blog hosted by Forbes.com intended to reach a wide audience, the White Paper Series, in contrast, is focused on distilling information on a variety of energy-related topics in a way that can help industry leaders prepare for the future.

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    Carbon Dioxide Pipelines: Role in Responding to Carbon Emissions

    Authored by: Paul Doucette and Mohan Vedala

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    CCUS Infrastructure: Preparing for the Future of Houston

    Authored by: Charles McConnell

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    Competitive Pricing of Hydrogen as an Economic Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel for the Houston Transportation Sector

    Authored by: Paulo Liu, Alexander M. Economides and Christine Ehlig-Economides

  • Net Zero in Texas: The Role of the Electric Grid

    Authored by UH Energy

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    Climate Change and Energy Vulnerability of the American Poor

    Authored by Aparajita Datta

  • Net Zero in Texas: The Role of Transportation

  • Climate Resilience in Houston: Implications of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report for Houston’s Climate Action Plan - Click here to read this White Paper

    Climate Resilience in Houston: Implications of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report for Houston’s Climate Action Plan

    Authored by UH Energy

  • Insights Into The Oil and Gas Workforce of the Future 2022 - Click here to read this White Paper

    Environmental Stewardship and Employment Choices in Energy

    Authored by the Hobby School of Public Affairs in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions: A Transparent, Dynamic Model - Click here to read this White Paper

    Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions: A Transparent, Dynamic Model

    Authored by Jim Crump in Collaboration with UH Energy

  • Oil Pipelines - Due Diligence Considerations - Click here to read this White Paper

    Oil Pipelines - Due Diligence Considerations

    Authored by Jim Crump in Collaboration with UH Energy

  • Overview of Reporting of ESG Metrics by the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry - Click here to read this White Paper

    Overview of Reporting of ESG Metrics by the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

    Authored by Suryanarayanan Radhakrishnan, Aparajita Datta, Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Advancing Sustainable Low-Carbon Energy Through Convergence - Click here to read this White Paper

    Advancing Sustainable Low-Carbon Energy Through Convergence

    Authored by UH Energy and SVG Energy

  • Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage - Lynchpin for the Energy Transition - Click here to read this White Paper

    Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage - Lynchpin for the Energy Transition

    Authored by UH Energy in collaboration with the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute and the Center for Houston's Future

  • The Energy Workforce: Returning To Work During COVID-19 - Click here to read this White Paper

    The Energy Workforce: Returning To Work During COVID-19

    Authored by UH Energy in collaboration with the Center for Applied Psychological Research

  • The Energy Workforce and COVID-19: Survey Supplement - Click here to read this White Paper

    The Energy Workforce and COVID-19: Survey Supplement

    Authored by Christiane Spitzmueller, Ph.D.
    Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Ph.D.
    Rhona Flin, Ph.D.
    Aparajita Datta

  • The Energy Workforce and COVID-19: Data-driven Policy Recommendations - Click here to read this White Paper

    The Energy Workforce and COVID-19: Data-Driven Policy Recommendations

    Authored by Christiane Spitzmueller, Ph.D.
    Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Ph.D.
    Rhona Flin, Ph.D.
    Aparajita Datta

  • Digitization of the Energy Industry - Click here to read this White Paper

    Digitization of the Energy Industry

    Authored by the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Insights Into The Oil and Gas Workforce of the Future - Click here to read this White Paper

    Insights Into The Oil and Gas Workforce of the Future 2019

    Authored by the Hobby School of Public Affairs in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Opportunities and Challenges in the Permian - Click here to read this White Paper

    Opportunities and Challenges in the Permian

    Authored by UH Energy

  • The Role of Hydrogen in the De-carbonization of the Energy Industry - Click here to read this White Paper

    The Role of Hydrogen in the De-carbonization of the Energy Industry

    Authored by the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Investing Under Uncertainty: The Challenge of Building the US Energy Infrastructure of the Future - Click here to read this White Paper

    Investing Under Uncertainty: The Challenge of Building the US Energy Infrastructure of the Future

    Authored by the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Corporate Social Responsibility in the Energy Industry: Challenges and Opportunities - Click here to read this White Paper

    Corporate Social Responsibility in the Energy Industry: Challenges and Opportunities

    Authored by the UH Consortium for Energy Corporate Social Responsibility in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Managing the Carbon Challenge for the Energy Sector: An Outline of Potential Uses for Negative Emissions Technologies in Energy - Click here to read this White Paper

    Managing the Carbon Challenge for the Energy Sector

    Authored by the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Federal Pricing of Carbon: A Snapshot from February 2018 - Click here to read this White Paper

    Federal Pricing of Carbon: A Snapshot from February 2018

    Authored by the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Center in collaboration with UH Energy

  • Driving the Future: A Scenario for the Rapid Growth of Electric Vehicles - Click here to read this White Paper

    Driving the Future: A Scenario for the Rapid Growth of Electric Vehicles

    Authored by the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute in collaboration with UH Energy

Meet the Editorial Board

Each paper is subjected to an editorial board comprised of professors from across the University of Houston's many colleges and fields of study. The members of the Editorial Board are:

  • Image of Editorial Board Member Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti

    DR. RAMANAN KRISHNAMOORTI

    Chief Energy Officer, University of Houston

  • Image of Editorial Board Member Ed Hirs

    ED HIRS

    Lecturer, Department of Economics
    BDO Fellow for Natural Resources

  • Image of Editorial Board Member Greg Bean

    GREG BEAN

    Executive Director, Gutierrez Energy Management Institute

  • Image of Editorial Board Member Dr. Christine Economides

    DR. CHRISTINE ECONOMIDES

    Professor and Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair; Ph.D., Stanford University

  • Image of Editorial Board Member Victor Flatt

    VICTOR B. FLATT

    Professor, Dwight Olds Chair in Law
    Faculty Director of the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Center

  • Image of Editorial Board Member Pablo Pinto

    PABLO M. PINTO

    Professor and Director of the Center for Public Policy, Hobby School of Public Affairs