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The Economics of Electricity Generation – March 24th at UT
March 8, 2011

The McCombs’ Energy Management and Innovation Center invites you to attend its Spring Energy Forum on March 24! “The Economics of Electricity Generation” A comparison of the costs of electricity generation, including solar, nuclear, coal, gas and wind Morning Presentation Jonathan Siegler, EVP and CFO, Bluescape Resources Lunchtime Keynote: Congressman Pete Olson, “Energy Issues in [...]

University of Texas Smart Grid Primer Now Available
February 15, 2011

We’re pleased to publicly release the first of three primers from our Texas Energy Primer Challenge! Our third place team researched and wrote the primer: ”The Smart Grid in Texas”. Click here to view or download. The team was led by University of Texas – Austin graduate students Melissa Lott, Tylor Seaman, Charles Upshaw, and University [...]

UT professors’ teams to explore crucial questions about energy
June 16, 2009

Mark Lisheron Austin American Statesman Two teams of scientists from the University of Texas have been asked by the U.S. Department of Energy to set out on the energy frontier — one team in search of a new way to collect solar energy, the other to contend with the byproducts of America’s energy use. Professors [...]

Power Across Texas is asking scholars and industry leaders what they think about controversial and important topics affecting Texas' energy future.
What does it take to build a sustainable, green energy community? 8th Graders are showing us how using WhyPower, an interactive learning game within the largest interactive learning world, WhyVille.
The Texas Energy Primer Challenge features teams of students developing primers in key areas of energy policy: Smart Grids, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, and Energy Storage.
Discover what you think should be the optimal energy mix for Texas! The Texas Interactive Power Simulator is an interactive model to compare environmental and economic effects of changing the way we generate electricity in Texas.