Energy Institute Experts Participate in Texas Energy Summit
On November 15-17, 2023, the Texas Energy Summit, hosted by the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL), was held at the State of Texas Capitol Building. At this year’s event, five experts from the Texas A&M Energy Institute participated in panels. The summit, now in its 20th year, continues to focus on the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, and in […]
Texas A&M Water-Energy-Food Nexus helps tackle water scarcity
Rabi Mohtar, Ph.D., a professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as well as a Senior Advisor for Resource Nexus in the Texas A&M Energy Institute, is joining forces with several universities as part of a new collaborative effort funded by the National Institutes of Health, titled, “The Global Center on Climate Change, Water, Energy, Food and Health Systems, WEFH,” which will address the impacts of climate change in vulnerable communities in the Azraq Basin in Jordan.
Regional Hydrogen Hub will advance the clean hydrogen ecosystem in Texas, Southwest Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast
The Department of Energy recently announced seven regional clean hydrogen hubs that have been selected to receive $7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to accelerate the domestic market for low-cost, clean hydrogen.
Elbashir Elected AIChE Fellow
Nimir O. Elbashir, the director of the TEES Gas and Fuels Research Center, a professor of petroleum engineering and chemical engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar, and the chair of the ORYX Gas-to-Liquid Excellence Program, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Pistikopoulos Receives Distinguished Service Award
Professor Stratos Pistikopoulos, a University Distinguished Professor, the Dow Chemical Chair, a Professor of Chemical Engineering, and the Director of the Texas A&M Energy Institute, has been named the recipient of the 2023 AIChE CAST Division Distinguished Service Award.