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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will allocate $7 billion to establish seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) across the country, each aimed at producing millions of metric tons of clean hydrogen, reducing emissions, and creating jobs. These H2Hubs will leverage various energy sources and support hydrogen production, distribution, and use, addressing decarbonization and boosting market certainty for private sector investments.

Funding awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will lay the groundwork for a new regional innovation engine in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico, helping to bridge the gaps between research, entrepreneurship, and job creation in that region.

A recent study released by UT Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology found that underground salt deposits could play a key role in the energy transition. Knowledge from exploration and mining and decades of data and research on hydrocarbons could enable energy transition technologies such as hydrogen storage and CO2 sequestration.

The UT Energy Institute is partnering with ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron to fund research plans that focus on sustainable energy and clean hydrogen.

New research from UT Austin suggests capturing the potential profits and jobs offered by a growing hydrogen industry may need as much innovation in regulatory agencies as it does in the research laboratories.

Hugh Daigle, an associate professor of petroleum and geosystems engineering, and Michael Lewis, a researcher with the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics, spoke with the Houston Chronicle on hydrogen car facilities and development.

The HyVelocity Hub is applying for federal funding and a designation as a regional hydrogen energy hub. GTI Energy, The Center for Houston’s Future, UT Austin, Air Liquide, and Chevron are among the founding members of the HyVelocity Hub.

The HyVelocity Hub, a coalition of private and public groups, are hoping a federal designation and funding will help expand the industry. GTI Energy, The Center for Houston’s Future, UT Austin, Air Liquide, and Chevron are among the founding members of the HyVelocity Hub.

The Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded seed grants to 17 interdisciplinary research teams to help kickstart projects that will attract federal funding and accelerate the innovations needed to reduce the impact of fossil fuels on the environment...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wyoming issued a call for proposals on CCUS economics and policy.