Can we escape our car-centric world?

March 29, 2019
The American dream of suburban home ownership and the freedom to roam...

Location, location: how an increase in EVs might affect electricity demand and consumption depends on where you drive

Dec. 19, 2018
In a new op-ed published by The Conversation, UT Austin researchers Todd Davidson, Josh Rhodes, Dave Tuttle and Kazunori Nagasawa explore...

5th annual UT Energy Week scheduled for February 4 – 8

Dec. 19, 2018
Scott W. Tinker, Director of UT’s Bureau of Economic Geology, will deliver the keynote address during UT Energy Week 2019...

Climate change is no longer a technological challenge – it is an economic one

Dec. 19, 2018
The recent release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report contains some grim warnings, but it is also a reminder...

Despite the blue wave, the U.S. failed to pass its first carbon tax

Dec. 19, 2018
While the U.S. has enacted policies aimed at lowering carbon dioxide emissions, such as Renewable Portfolio Standards and federal tax credits...

Combating climate is no longer a technological challenge, it’s an economic one

Oct. 31, 2018
The recent release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report offered some grim warnings, writes UT Energy Institute Research Associate Todd Davidson...

What does ‘100% renewable’ really mean?

Sept. 27, 2018
Georgetown, Texas, a town just north of Austin, has been in the news lately for its decision to ‘go 100% renewable’...

Energy Institute experts offer perspective on record-breaking demand for electricity

Aug. 29, 2018
Sizzling summer temperatures and record-breaking demand for electricity have provided a great opportunity...

Why Trump digs coal and what it means

Aug. 29, 2018
The Trump administration is again trying to intervene in United States electricity markets...

Are high oil prices starting to hurt wind power?

Aug. 29, 2018
A recent decision by Texas regulators to turn down a large wind farm project highlights how changes in one energy sector can affect others...