Energy News

May 1, 2026

ET’s Fan Receives CAREER Award to Study Flexible Data Center Integration in Power Systems

Associate Professor of Engineering Technology Lei Fan has received an NSF CAREER Award in the amount of $500,018 for his proposal, Optimal Integration of Flexible Data Centers in Power Systems via Quantum Dynamics.

• Workforce & Education
• Energy Transition Institute

April 24, 2026

New University of Houston, Rice University Alliance Hosts First Joint Event Aimed at Ending Plastics Pollution

The University of Houston’s Energy Transition Institute partnered with the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to jointly host the Annual Sustainability Summit, highlighting global challenges in plastics and e-waste.

• Processing & Efficiency
• People & Partnerships
• Events
• Energy Transition Institute

April 23, 2026

University of Houston Plays Pivotal Role in $20M Gulf Futures Challenge–Awarded Project

The Gulf Offshore Research Institute and its partners, including the University of Houston, have been awarded $20 million through the Gulf Futures Challenge to advance an initiative that will transform inactive offshore platforms into productive hubs for advanced energy technologies, mineral recovery and aquaculture.

• Energy Production
• Distribution & Infrastructure
• Resilience
• Workforce & Education

April 21, 2026

UH Energy Hosts a Successful Spring 2026 Coogs for Energy Hackathon

• Workforce & Education
• People & Partnerships
• Events
• Energy Transition Institute

April 15, 2026

University of Houston Professor Named Guggenheim Fellow

A University of Houston engineering professor has been named to the newest class of Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, one of the world’s most prestigious honors for scholars in the arts, sciences and humanities.

April 14, 2026

UH Engineers Offer Roadmap to Close the ‘Human Error’ Gap in Offshore Crane Safety