UT Energy Symposium
A weekly guest lecture series that is both free and open to the public and available for course credit.
In an effort to provide a multi-disciplinary platform for UT faculty and students to interact on the most pressing energy issues facing our world, the Energy Institute sponsors the UT Energy Symposium (UTES), which will enter its 27th semester in fall 2024.
The UTES serves as a “convener” for the campus community, uniting students interested in energy issues with faculty and others working on sustainable energy security. Students who register for the symposium receive one credit hour for the 15-week seminar course, which is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Ongoing themes for UTES include climate change policy, innovation and diffusion of energy technologies, low-carbon technology options and status, and behavioral aspects of energy consumption.
Each UTES talk will be recorded and posted on this page and on the Energy Institute YouTube channel following the event.
Instructor: Carey King
Unique Number (Spring 2024): 60345 (graduate students) / 60030 (undergraduates)
Day & Time: Tuesday, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Christa Hopkins, who can be reached at 512-475-8447 or christa@energy.utexas.edu, no later than five (5) business days prior to the event.
UT Energy Symposium Talks
November 28, 2023
A Conversation with J. Clay Sell, CEO of X-energy: Redefining Nuclear Energy
J. Clay Sell, Chief Executive Officer of X-energy
November 14, 2023
A.I. in Short-term Power Trading: A Look at Potential Impacts on Industry, Economy, and Regulation
Dan Erhardt, CEO of Arcus Power Corp
November 7, 2023
The Energy Blindness of Economics From Adam Smith to William Nordhaus
Steve Keen, Distinguished Research Fellow, University College London
November 3, 2023
Creating Global Markets for Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Natural Gas
Dr. David Allen and Dr. Arvind Ravikumar, Co-Directors of Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) and Professors at The University of Texas at Austin
October 31, 2023
Fossil Phaseout and the Just Energy Transition
Emily Grubert, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame
October 23, 2023
Exploring the Role of Hydrogen & Low-Carbon Fuels in the Energy Sector
Neil Kern, Program Manager of the Low-Carbon Research Initiative at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
October 17, 2023
Steelman Discussion: Should ERCOT Interconnect (Synchronize) with the Eastern or Western Interconnect?
Carey King and Michael Webber
October 10, 2023
Carbon Trade War and the Energy Transition
Kevin Book, Managing Director of Research, ClearView Energy Partners, LLC
October 3, 2023
Climate Investing x Diversity
Vida Asiegbu, Principal, Investor, Energy Impact Partners
September 26, 2023
When Situational Awareness, Mental Models, and Adaptive Capacity Meet Control Room Surprises
Mike Legatt, CEO and Founder, ResilientGrid, Inc.
September 19, 2023
Living Well Within Limits: Is It Possible? And What Will It Take?
Julia Steinberger, Professor, Institute of Geography & Sustainability, University of Lausanne
September 12, 2023
Substituting Renewable Energy for Fossil Fuels is a Doomsday Stratagem
Arthur E. Berman, Director, Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc.
September 5, 2023
Is Decarbonization the Next Industrial Revolution?
Shaun Boardman, Chief Sustainable Technologies Officer, GreenStarBCS