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Planning for the Future: FERC’s Opportunity to Spur More Cost-Effective Transmission Infrastructure

Feb. 2, 2021
Report by the Americans for a Clean Energy Grid uses insights from the Full Cost of Electricity Study.

Students awarded cash prizes for winning energy research posters during UT Energy Week

March 29, 2019
UT Austin graduate students focused on energy were awarded cash prizes for award-winning posters...

UT Energy Week Shed Light on Vital Energy Issues

Feb. 25, 2019
About 600 people joined energy experts representing a variety of perspectives gathered on the UT Austin campus Feb. 4 – 8, 2019 to explore a wide range of pressing energy issues facing society.

Big Ideas: the Full Cost of Electricity

March 29, 2018
Big Ideas, a new online magazine produced by UT’s McCombs School of Business, revisited a recent Energy Institute study, the Full Cost of Electricity...

Fourth annual UT Energy Week explored new technologies, emerging trends, latest research findings

Feb. 23, 2018
About 500 people attended UT Energy Week 2018, an annual exploration of topical energy issues facing society sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin...

UT Energy Week scheduled for January 29 – February 2, 2018

Dec. 18, 2017
Energy experts will explore a range of vital energy issues facing society during the fourth annual UT Energy Week, January 29 – Friday, February 2, 2018...

West Texas Talk: Dr Todd Davidson & Dr Joshua Rhodes Of UT Austin’s Energy Institute

Sept. 8, 2017
On this segment of NPR's West Texas Talk, Lorne Matalon speaks with Dr Todd Davidson and Dr Joshua Rhodes, energy scientists based at the University of Texas at Austin's Energy Institute...

Energy Institute cited in DOE grid reliability study

Aug. 30, 2017
Energy Institute Deputy Director Dr. Michael Webber and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Joshua Rhodes were both cited in a new study on electric grid reliability prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy...

Third annual UT Energy Week explored new technologies, emerging trends, research findings

Feb. 28, 2017
More than 1,000 people attended UT Energy Week 2017, an annual gathering of experts from academia, industry, government, regulatory agencies and nonprofit organizations, to discuss and debate...

Longhorn Energy Club awards prizes for student research during UT Energy Week

Feb. 28, 2017
Winning entrants in an energy research poster competition organized by the Longhorn Energy Club during this year’s UT Energy Week picked up $1,000 in four categories...