The Energy Institute conducted a three-year research initiative from August 2019 until July 2022, with a call for proposals from multidisciplinary teams across the University of Texas at Austin to "Fuel a sustainable energy transition." Twelve teams were funded, leading to research publications, conference presentations and significant funding in follow-on grants from industry and government agencies.
Assuring Long-term Storage of Captured CO2: Technical-Legal-Policy-Business Models
Dr. Susan Hovorka & Professor Lee Ann Kahlor
Defending the Electricity Infrastructure Against Extreme Weather Events, Now and in the Future
Professors Erhan Kutanoglu & Surya Santoso
Decarbonizing the City – Financing and Policy Solutions for Transportation
Professors Andrew Waxman & Gian-Claudia Sciara
Design of Next-Generation Battery Packs for a Sustainable Future
Professors Arumugam Manthiram & Venkat Subramanian
Driving Natural Gas Systems to Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Professor David Allen & Dr. Paul Navratil
Linking Plant Strategies to Subsurface Hydrology to Predict Ecosystem CO2 Storage Across Texas
Professors Caroline Farrior & Daniella Rempe
Enabling Solar-Powered Water Purification Technology
Professors Guihua Yu & Lynn Katz
Sectoral Feasibility of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Clean Energy Transitions
Professors Joshua Busby & Benjamin Leibowicz
Enabling the Sustainable Energy Transition: Economic Recovery of Rare Earth Elements
Professors Wen Song & Thomas Underwood
Multi-Scale Design and Optimization of Next-Generation Carbon Capture Systems
Professors Joan Brennecke & Michael Baldea
Smart Decarbonization of Built Environment in Nexus of Climate Change, Growth & Technology Adoption
Professors Juliana Felkner & Zoltan Nagy
Overcoming Public Uncertainty About Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies
Professors Lucy Atkinson & Hilary Olson