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Fred Beach op-ed: ending ban on crude oil exports makes sense, but might not make much difference

Oct. 30, 2015
Despite the ongoing tussle among refiners and producers about who stands to gain or lose from a lifting of the U.S.’s decades-old restrictions on exporting crude oil, consumers won’t be affected much..

Prof. John Goodenough, father of the lithium-ion battery, nets yet another award honoring his research

Oct. 30, 2015
Engineering Prof. John Goodenough, known as the principal inventor of the lithium-ion battery, can add another honor to his illustrious career...

Researchers creating foundation for Seismic Monitoring Program

Oct. 22, 2015
Researchers in UT Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology are laying the ground work for the TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program, a $4.47 million initiative...

Refiners Take On Big Oil In Fight Over Crude Oil Export Ban

Oct. 1, 2015

  Energy Institute Assistant Director Carey King featured in Inside Energy.

City hoping to buy a Tesla battery the size of two 18-wheeler containers

Sept. 30, 2015

Energy Institute Research Fellow Dave Tuttle was featured on FOX News / Austin.

Why a rock-solid Republican town embraced renewable power

Sept. 30, 2015
When people think of rock-solid conservative Republicans with zero patience for tree-hugging liberals, they think of places like Georgetown in Williamson County, home to the well-heeled, politically conservative...

Five myths about coal: Michael Webber in Washington Post

Sept. 29, 2015
Between President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, the pope’s moral pronouncements on climate change, and the abundance of cheap natural gas, there’s not a lot of love for coal...

UT Austin researchers share lessons from shale gas revolution with Argentine delegation

Sept. 29, 2015
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business and the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Latin America and Caribbean Energy Program recently hosted a series of meetings and tours...

Gulf Coast Carbon Center receives DOE grant to study carbon storage in Gulf of Mexico

Sept. 29, 2015
UT Austin’s Gulf Coast Carbon Center (GCCC) has received a grant of $3.3 million...

Prospects improve for greater adoption of plug-in electric vehicles, but challenges remain

Sept. 29, 2015
Recently published research explores the prospects and roadblocks facing further market penetration of plug-in electric vehicles...