HSE & Sustainability
Researchers at KAIST developed an integrated chemobiological platform that converts renewable feedstocks like glucose and glycerol into essential aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) using engineered E. coli strains and a solvent-integrated catalytic process, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based production.
The two projects under the university’s Targeted Proposal Teams program will focus on underground hydrogen and geologic storage solutions.
Researchers at Colorado School of Mines explore an internally deployed fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) method for continuous gas-pipeline monitoring, demonstrating its potential to improve leak detection, enable early intervention, and enhance overall pipeline-integrity management compared to conventional inspection techniques.
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The initiative, launched by UT-Austin and five other regional universities, will use $2.5 million in funding from the US Department of Energy to teach K-12 students in Texas schools about carbon capture and storage. -
Solar energy, a vast, inexhaustible, and clean resource, stands at the forefront of the focus on sustainable energy solutions.
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The university's project was one of 66 to receive funding from the US Department of Energy for "transformational technologies."
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OU Professor Kasun Gunasooriya and his team's research shows that iridium oxide, a key green hydrogen catalyst, forms short-range order patterns over time rather than becoming fully amorphous.
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Gabrijel Grubac explores his journey from discovering his passion for energy in the Libyan desert to becoming a leader in geothermal innovation.
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Driven by the belief that a clean and eco-friendly environment is essential for sustainability, SPE's University of Lagos Student Chapter held a cleanup initiative at two major markets in Yaba, Lagos.
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Dorit Hammerling, Colorado School of Mines, co-founded the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab, an interdisciplinary initiative involving Mines, The University of Texas at Austin, and Colorado State University.
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The grant provides funding for students to research greenhouse gas emissions from idle and abandoned oil and gas wells in California.
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On long-term trends, most things in the world are getting better, but gradual improvements don't make the news.
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The first of a 12-part series focused on addressing financial barriers to geothermal energy expansion.
