HSE & Sustainability
Researchers are studying how excessive groundwater extraction is causing global and regional aquifer depletion and land subsidence.
Cleopatra Folakemi St. Michael, SPE, shares how her internship experience gave her the confidence to connect theory with practice, to think critically, and to understand that innovation often begins with simple observations.
The 1-month project, led by UT Austin's Estibalitz Ukar, will pump CO2-rich water into a 400-m-deep well to test if magnesium-rich rocks at the test site can capture CO2 by turning it into stable minerals.
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The grant from the US Department of Energy will fund the project through 2027 as two researchers focus on developing a two-step approach to treating produced water. -
The program, set to launch in spring 2025, will offer courses in energy production and storage, AI and data science for energy transition, and energy process design.
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The research, aimed at safely extracting metals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel, was awarded a $1-million grant from the US Department of Energy.
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Two hubs were launched in September 2024 at Pembrokeshire College and Fife College with a third planned to launch in 2025 at North East Scotland College (Aberdeen).
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In part three of the Decoding Sustainability series, Mercedes Maroto-Valer, director of the UK Industrial Decarbonization Research and Innovation Center, shares her insights on diversity and inclusion, drawing from her personal experiences and position as a leader in the field.
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The three projects will focus on carbon capture, utilization, and storage and carbon dioxide removal.
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Explore hydrogen's role in industrial decarbonization through three real-world examples.
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Researchers say the environmentally friendly method to extract lignin from pine will allow it to replace 20% of the fossil fuel-based chemicals in polyurethane foams.
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Four technologies included in the Global CCS Institute's latest CCS Technologies 2024 report are explored in this article.
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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.
