Tag: energy
August 9, 2023
Fred Beach Appointed Director of the Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program
The Jackson School of Geosciences has named Dr. Fred Beach Director of the Energy and Earth Resources (EER) Graduate Program. For over 40 years, the…
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Progress from Delay
Over the past four days at sea, the science team has faced the following issues: The “T2P” – a temperature and pressure probe refined for the methane hydrate mission – was shelved after free-falling 6,500 feet to the bottom of the seafloor during a test run. The probe was supposed to…
Read MoreAugust 4, 2023
Methane Hydrate: The Mission Continues
The University of Texas at Austin has returned to the Gulf of Mexico to lead a Department of Energy-funded mission to sample and study methane…
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
New Mining Technology Uses CO2 as Tool to Access Critical Minerals
A mining technology pioneered by researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin could reduce the amount of energy…
Read MoreJune 1, 2022
Research Shows How Gulf of Mexico Escaped Ancient Mass Extinction
An ancient bout of global warming 56 million years ago that acidified oceans and wiped-out marine life had a milder effect in the Gulf of…
Read MoreAugust 23, 2021
UT Researchers Pushing Innovative Solution at DOE’s Hydrogen Earth Shot Kickoff
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin are pushing an innovative combination of in-situ combustion and carbon dioxide storage to turn untapped oil into…
Read MoreJune 22, 2021
Study Offers Plan to Overcome Hurdles for Hydrogen Energy
The U.S. is counting on hydrogen to play a significant role in the low-carbon economy of the future, but fundamental questions about transportation, storage and…
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2021
Researchers Trace Geologic Origins of Gulf of Mexico ‘Super Basin’ Success
The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. The energy super basin’s longevity, whose giant…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2020
Water Reuse Could Be Key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need…
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019
Research shows ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, a newly released study makes the case…
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