Energy Institute Researchers Develop Energy Price Index to Calculate the Average Price of Energy
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at the Texas A&M Energy Institute have devised a metric that reflects the average price of energy in the United States. Much like how the Dow index indicates trends in stock market prices, the researchers’ metric reflects the changes in energy prices resulting from the type of energy sources available and their supply chains.
Energy Institute Experts Offer Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Historic Winter Storm on Texas’ Power Grid
In an opinion article published today in the Houston Chronicle and titled, “Opinion: What went wrong with Texas’s power failure and how to fix it,” Energy Institute Faculty Affiliates Le Xie, Mark Barteau, Chanan Singh, and Efstratios Pistikopoulos share “several key factors may have contributed to this historic power outage.”
Cai Participates in RAPID Intern Program
Xiaoqing Cai, a junior chemical engineering major at Texas A&M University, is participating in the Spring 2021 RAPID Intern Program.
Texas A&M Energy Institute, AIChE’s RAPID Institute Partner to Deliver Two eLearning Courses on Process Intensification
The Texas A&M Energy Institute and the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute, a Manufacturing USA Institute under the U.S. Department of Energy and operated by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, have joined forces to develop two online, eLearning courses that will provide learners with a basic understanding of computer-aided process intensification (PI).
Rivera Participates in RAPID Intern Program
Mary Carmen Rivera, a senior chemical engineering major at Texas A&M University, is participating in the RAPID Intern Program this summer.