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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Solar energy, a vast, inexhaustible, and clean resource, stands at the forefront of the focus on sustainable energy solutions. -
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.
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Team Energy Nexus from India took home the win and $10,000 in the fourth annual Switch Competition hosted by Texas-based nonprofit, Switch Energy Alliance.
