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New cathode material may hold key to sodium-ion batteries

Sept. 29, 2015
A team of researchers led by Engineering Prof. John Goodenough, widely recognized as the principal inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has identified a new cathode material...

NexusHaus participants sprinting toward finish line in stretch run for 2015 Solar Decathlon

Sept. 16, 2015
UT Austin students and their counterparts at Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) in Germany are putting the finishing touches on construction of an ultra-energy efficient, solar-powered home...

Avoiding Bias in Debate of Energy Policy: Prof. David Spence on the Roots of Public Disharmony

Sept. 15, 2015
The veracity of sound scientific research eventually drives greater public understanding of energy issues, but first has to overcome deep-seated and pervasive biases that dominate public debate...

Engineering Prof. Ross Baldick named Power and Energy Society’s Outstanding Power Engineering Educator

Aug. 25, 2015
UT Austin Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Ross Baldick has been named Power and Energy Society’s (PES) Outstanding Power Engineering Educator for 2015...

UT Austin partners with Japan on energy efficient data center

Aug. 25, 2015
UT Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), renowned for operating some of the world’s most powerful computing resources, can now lay claim as a leader in the use of renewable energy...

Energy Institute directors on NPR: lignite one of Texas’ well-kept secrets

Aug. 25, 2015
Energy Institute Director Dr. Tom Edgar and Assistant Director Dr. Fred Beach are prominently featured in a story on Texas’ lignite that aired recently on National Public Radio...

Community solar projects could smooth relations between utilities and their customers

Aug. 25, 2015
New research from UT Austin suggests that community solar projects could help stabilize relations between electric utilities and customers...

Briscoe Center for American History home to largest publicly available collection on ExxonMobil Corporation

Aug. 25, 2015
UT Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History is widely regarded for its distinguished assemblage of collections on pivotal themes in Texas and U.S. history...

Energy Institute signs agreement with JISEA in Colorado

Aug. 25, 2015
The Energy Institute has signed an agreement to collaborate with the Colorado-based Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA) on energy policy research and analysis...

UT Austin engineers enhance performance of smart windows

Aug. 25, 2015
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering have achieved advancements in electrochromic materials that could one day deliver smart windows capable of revealing light without transferring heat...