Houston’s status as the Energy Capital of the World is well-established, and solidly founded on the extensive oil and gas industry that has long been a driving force in the city and the region. However, as the drive to decarbonize takes shape, the extensive infrastructure within the Greater Houston Area and beyond provides a unique opportunity for creative transformations. Analysis by a team from the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business – Gutierrez Energy Management Institute, the Center for Houston’s Future (CHF), and UH Energy outlines four areas in which the Houston region can lead the global energy transition: carbon capture, utilization and storage; hydrogen; decarbonizing the electricity grid; and the circular economy/plastics recycling. This talk provides an overview of the opportunity that stands before us to thrive through the energy transition.

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Decarbonization is an important challenge facing industry. Producing the products that society needs while emitting less carbon dioxide to atmosphere will take effort, commitment, and doing things in new or different ways. This session explores this topic from several different perspectives, including design, operations, carbon free power production, and low carbon hydrogen production.

Watch more sessions from this event:

• An Overview of Pathways to Decarbonization
• Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for Process Applications
• There Is No C in Hydrogen: Low Carbon Footprint Hydrogen Production