Posts Tagged ‘fossil fuels’

Grad Students Place 1st, 2nd in 2017 UT Energy Week Research Contest

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Grad Students Place 1st, 2nd in 2017 UT Energy Week Research Contest

Four Texas ChE graduate students placed among the top two in their respective categories at the 2017 UT Energy Week Student Research Contest, held Feb. 8 in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center at the UT Austin campus.

The research contest, hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club, was divided into four competition categories: environmental and … Read the rest »

Grad Students Place 1st, 2nd in UT Energy Week Research Contest

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Grad Students Place 1st, 2nd in UT Energy Week Research Contest

Four Texas ChE graduate students placed among the top two in their respective categories at the 2016 UT Energy Week Student Research Contest, held Feb. 18 in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center at the UT Austin campus.

The research contest, hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club, was divided into four competition categories: environmental and … Read the rest »

Simulating the Future of Fuel

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Simulating the Future of Fuel Gyeong Hwang’s research team is designing more efficient and less expensive fuel cell systems at the Texas Advanced Computing Center

Allen Leads Study to Measure Methane Emissions

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Allen Leads Study to Measure Methane Emissions

Professor David Allen, the Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering, continues to lead a research team conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production. Little empirical data exists and findings from the study could help guide how companies, states and the federal government measure, monitor and manage … Read the rest »

Solar Energy Gaining Ground on Fossil Fuels

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Solar Energy Gaining Ground on Fossil Fuels

What if we could harness sunlight by converting it into usable electric power for a price that’s competitive with fossil fuels? Unlike the traditionally bulky and expensive solar panels available now, solar cells would be flexible, mass-produced and printed like newspapers. Such a scenario would lead to an energy source that’s not only green – … Read the rest »