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"I feel comfortable about where we are, but I don’t feel relaxed,” Michael E. Webber tells The New York Times about the power grid. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gtTY5tjk

Great to see my former PhD student Nick Laws, PhD get so much attention from his research!

Many thanks to Barbara Burger and The American Energy Society for including my book Powering Humanity in your summer reads! #energybooks #futureofenergy Webber Energy Group https://lnkd.in/gu3GkxmE

Hot off the presses! A new paper with Nick Laws and Maggie Chen -- "Valuing Distributed Energy Resources for Non-Wires Alternatives" Main takeaway: Distributed energy resources (DER) such as batteries -- regardless of whether it's the utility or homeowner who owns the system -- can reduce system operating costs and delay system upgrades for distribution systems. For example, using DER might help reduce how often local transformers might need to be upgraded. "We show that when valuing DER the operating costs over 20 years can be reduced by over 40%." Let's deploy some batteries, y'all! #batteries #futureofenergy #distributedenergyresources #DER Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Webber Energy Group

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Michael Webber about new research that shows that longer and stronger heat waves by mid-century are predicted to compromise the power grid in large parts of the western U.S. Listen to the episode now. https://lnkd.in/gS2iYYb7

"It becomes a humanitarian crisis pretty quickly if the power goes out because then it becomes dangerously hot," Michael E. Webber tells The Washington Post. Find out where heat waves might cause blackouts in your area. https://lnkd.in/gyEf4Uqq

A study by The University of Texas at Austin shows how Texas' opportunity to lead in creating a hydrogen economy that feels like a breeze 🌬️ With so much wind and solar energy in Texas and a strong hydrogen infrastructure, engineers can use it to produce clean hydrogen for a cheaper price. Click the link below to read the report and see how Texas Engineers are leading the charge for a hydrogen economy with multiple projects, including the HyVelocity Hub, which aims to boost the clean hydrogen industry in Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast region. ———————————————— Center for Houston's Future | IdeaSmiths LLC | Frontier Energy, Inc. | GTI Energy | Webber Energy Group

Interested in pivoting your career into the energy sector? Freshening up your energy knowledge? Earning your continuing education units for professional certification? Then join us for this short course May 6-7, 2024 at UT Austin! Taught with Joshua Rhodes, PhD Emily Beagle and Yael Glazer over 2 days on campus in person. Texas Engineering Executive Education Webber Energy Group #FutureOfEnergy https://lnkd.in/g3Mh4deC

Always great to have a conversation with Professor Melissa C. Lott, PhD and Ed Crooks about the future of energy! We discussed aggregated electricity demand by data centers among other topics. You can see the Texas wildflowers in my background, too. Webber Energy Group #FutureOfEnergy #EnergyConversations

Energy Week is almost here! Join Michael E. Webber for a panel discussion on 50 years of the oil embargo. UT Energy Week connects students, researchers, faculty, energy professionals, and industry leaders across disciplines and sectors to build community, support energy literacy and education, facilitate strategic partnerships, and advance research. Hosted by the UT Energy Institute and the The Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center. RSVP for this panel here: https://bit.ly/4cqn1p8