The energy landscape has entered a period of transformation, driven by increased demand, rapid technology development and the global push to achieve net-zero emissions. Texas is one of the most energy resource-rich states in the country and is uniquely positioned to lead the innovation underpinning next-generation energy solutions. With nearly a century of leadership in the field — from roots in oil and gas to breakthroughs in batteries and new sources of power — the breadth of expertise in the Cockrell School of Engineering is unmatched in this area. The future of energy starts here.
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With a foundation that dates back to Nobel Prize-winning battery pioneer John Goodenough''s arrival at UT Austin in the 1980s, Cockrell is addressing every aspect of battery innovation, aiming to enhance life cycle and safety, develop new materials, create storage solutions and reduce cost and charging time. From computational modeling of battery mechanics and chemistry at the atomistic level to manufacturing EV-sized batteries and everything in between, Cockrell has the know-how and capabilities to continue a tradition of pioneering research.
Cockrell has a history of leadership in advancing the hydrogen economy, from deploying Texas'' first hydrogen-powered bus on the road, to developing new materials to produce hydrogen from sunlight and water, to constructing hydrogen research facilities that represent the end-to-end value chain for hydrogen. Investigators are researching ways to make, store, transport and use hydrogen as a safe, efficient, cost effective and zero-carbon energy source.
Power grids must continue to evolve to meet increased resiliency, electricity demand, reliability and security challenges, among other key drivers of change. UT Austin is at the forefront of this effort, partnering with national labs and using the campus microgrid and test microgrid at the Center for Electromechanics to prove out new solutions. UT Austin is addressing power source integration, delivery, stability and vulnerability through modeling and demonstration programs. Research groups in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are investigating future grid solutions, including power electronics and grid architecture for improved resilience.
Supported by a National Science Foundation solar power research center, Texas Engineers are developing new energy technologies and alternative resources that improve our energy system worldwide. Faculty are investigating several topics related to wind energy, including thunderstorm impacts on wind turbines and development of offshore windfarms in the Gulf of Mexico. Leveraging our roots and expertise in oil and gas drilling and completions, we are exploring new frontiers in geothermal energy and finding the best ways to harvest and utilize it.
The Cockrell School is home to leading experts in emissions modeling, measurement and mitigation in various, including methane emissions and abatement of unwanted combustion by-products.
Building energy use accounts for a significant portion of overall energy consumption. Researchers are studying how to best integrate building and infrastructure systems to make them more energy efficient and bidirectional in the ability to demand and supply power to the grid. Next-generation technologies like artificial intelligence have the potential to serve as a backbone for improved energy usage in our built environment.
Cockrell is working on solutions to the technical and economic challenges facing carbon capture, storage and utilization by developing new technologies and methods, while partnering with industry to address important needs. Researchers are helping identify subsurface locations and formations that make the most sense to store carbon-dioxide from the Gulf of Mexico to the Permian basin and beyond, and also performing pioneering research such as the storage of carbon dioxide in hydrate state.
Looking at the entire energy spectrum means addressing the processes and methodology through which we are producing, storing, delivering and recycling energy producing materials, as well as rethinking the materials we are using throughout the energy mix and their lifecycles.
Nuclear reactor designs have changed in recent years to focus on smaller, safer, modular solutions that aim to better address spent fuel disposal. Nuclear energy will continue to play a significant role in meeting the world''s increased demand for climate-friendly energy. UT Austin has a strong history in nuclear engineering and remains at the technological forefront. UT Austin''s Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab is home to a TRIGA Mark II reactor, one of the newest in the fleet of U.S. university teaching reactors. And it is home to a number of collaborative research endeavors including, the development of a molten salt reactor.
As the future of energy evolves, properly integrating renewables, clean fossil fuel sources and nuclear with the grid while leveraging leading-edge technologies such as AI and machine learning presents challenges and decision points. The Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering''s Operations Research and Industrial Engineering group focuses on advanced methods, technologies, and techniques to help integrate energy system components and analyze the tradeoffs and technology of the future of energy.
The Cockrell School works on energy projects with others across the Forty Acres. Our investigators collaborate across the following colleges, schools and units:
The Energy InstituteJackson School of GeosciencesCollege of Natural SciencesMcCombs School of BusinessKay Bailey Hutchison Energy CenterLBJ School of Public AffairsSchool of ArchitectureTexas Advanced Computing CenterEnvironmental Science Institute
The Texas grid is expected to see an exponential increase in the amount of power it taps from battery systems as 32 gigawatts of storage projects now in the pipeline come online, a new report from consulting firm Deloitte found.
The study, which urged the power sector to go "all in" on storage technologies, comes as a battery boom has taken hold in Texas in recent years, with developers flocking to jump into the state''s volatile electricity market and provide a small but critical boost in timely supply to the grid amid fast-rising electricity demand.
California remains the nation''s leader in all sectors of battery storage, including grid-scale; residential, commercial, community and industrial installations, according to another report on U.S. energy storage trends released this week by Wood Mackenzie, an energy research and consulting firm.
A rule issued by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2013 mandated its three major utilities to install 1,325 megawatts of storage, the Deloitte report noted. Even though Texas hasn't mandated battery storage be a part of its electricity market, the region overseen by the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas has seen one of the highest energy storage growth rates: a 22-fold increase between 2018 and 2022, according to Deloitte.
"The (Texas) grid faces possible reliability issues due to high congestion costs, primarily attributed to increasing load, supply and outages in the region, making storage even more attractive," according to the report.
As the state''s dominant grid operator, ERCOT manages the flow of electricity and the wholesale electricity market for 90% of Texas.
The rapid growth of battery use in Texas fits with a national trend. The U.S. energy storage market set a new quarterly record for installations in the second quarter, adding 5,597 megawatt-hours of storage resources across all sectors, according to Wood Mackenzie.
"The market is on pace to nearly double annual installations despite supply chain challenges and interconnection delays and will continue to grow quickly in coming years," its report said.
But several factors, some unique to the state's deregulated market, are driving a particular surge of battery developers to Texas. There are more than 3,500 megawatts of installed storage capacity on the ERCOT grid, compared to less than 300 megawatts in 2020, according to a report this week from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. One megawatt can power about 200 Texas homes during peak demand, according to ERCOT.
The state is attractive to grid-scale battery developers because of the ERCOT market''s volatile electricity prices, Deloitte noted. Developers can buy electricity for around $20 per megawatt-hour earlier in the day when it is plentiful, then sell that power back to the grid when supply is more limited for as much as $5,000 per megawatt-hour in the late afternoon.
Plus, more frequent extreme weather events such as this summer''s prolonged heat wave are showcasing the value of batteries, which can maintain the power grid''s frequency with smaller tune-ups as well as provide backup power in near-emergency scenarios.
Batteries from just one company provided nearly a quarter of resources that can immediately increase generation to increase grid frequency, known as regulation-up services, on the ERCOT grid in 2022, compared to 5% in 2021, demonstrating the penetration of energy storage in Texas, according to a report cited by Deloitte. Regulation-up services assist in maintaining grid frequency, which must be maintained at around 60 hertz to prevent widespread damage and outages to equipment.
Battery developers have also cited their technology as significant in providing an injection of power when it''s most needed, such as in the important hours after sunset, when solar power wanes but electricity demand still remains high. In Texas, the use of renewables and electricity demand are both surging.
The Deloitte study found there was opportunity for grid-scale batteries in Texas to help unlock the full potential of renewable resources on the ERCOT grid.
Solar and wind resources generate plenty of electricity when the sun is shining and when the wind is blowing. But if there''s not enough demand for that electricity in those moments, solar and wind generation is scaled back, a phenomenon known as "curtailment" in the industry.
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