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12/16/2025

🥈 Congratulations to Team Energy Drinkers — the second-place winners of the Coogs for Energy Hackathon!
Their solution to “Green Corridor Transit Hub Innovation” reimagined a World Cup transit hub as a climate-resilient, sustainable space — integrating renewable energy, cooling strategies, waste diversion, and community engagement. After days of research, planning, and development, Team Energy Drinkers delivered a thoughtful and forward-looking concept that resonated with our judges and industry partners. ⚡️🌿🚆
Team Energy Drinkers demonstrated the power of systems thinking and innovative urban design. 🐾

10/23/2025

⚡ Discover how AI is transforming the energy landscape!

Join the Energy Transition Institute on Nov. 17 for the next Energy in Action Seminar Series — featuring Raiford Smith, Global Market Lead for Power & Energy at Google Cloud.

From powering data centers to advancing 24/7 carbon-free energy, explore how AI is reshaping the future of energy.

📅 Monday, Nov. 17
🕓 4:00 – 6:00 PM
📍 UH Sugar Land, Building BH2 (Rooms 103A & 103B)

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and be part of the conversation driving the next era of innovation in energy.

🔗 Learn more and register at the link in bio!

10/21/2025

⚡ Only a few days left to register — deadline Oct. 27!

Ready to take on the next big energy challenge? The Coogs for Energy Hackathon is your chance to make an impact!

📅 Finals: Nov. 21–22, 2025
📍 UH Student Center South
💡 Team up with peers, work with industry mentors, and tackle real-world energy challenges.
🏆 $6,000 • $3,000 • $1,500 in prizes

Don’t wait — spots are limited, and you won’t want to miss this.
👉 Register now — link in bio!

10/15/2025

The Leap: Houston Innovation Panel brought together UH students, faculty, and Houston’s innovators for an evening of inspiration and insight. 💡

From startup stories to lessons in resilience, our panelists encouraged students to take bold steps toward their own entrepreneurial journeys. 🚀

Thank you to everyone who joined us, over 100 attendees from across UH colleges connected with innovation programs like SURE, RED Labs, Tech Bridge, Innov8 Hub, and more!

10/06/2025

🔥 Ready to hack the future of energy?
 
The Coogs for Energy Hackathon is back!

📅 Finals on November 21–22, 2025
📍 UH Student Center South
💡 Work with peers from across UH, guided by industry mentors, to solve real-world energy challenges.
🏆 Win big: $6,000 • $3,000 • $1,500
 
No matter your major, your ideas can make an impact. This is your chance to innovate, collaborate, and compete.
 
⚡ Register today – limited spots available! https://tinyurl.com/5n6f5x9z
🔗 Link in bio
 

10/02/2025

🌍⚡️ The future of natural gas is at the center of increasing energy demand in Texas.

Join us for The Future of Natural Gas Symposium

📅 October 9, 2025
📍 UH Student Center South – Theater

Hear from leaders discussing innovation in CCUS and sustainability:
✨ Jason Lanclos – Louisiana Economic Development
✨ Pete Sheffield – Enbridge
✨ Gina Dorsey – Kinder Morgan
✨ Bret Estep – Tenaska Development

🎟 Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation on energy’s future!

🔗Link in bio to register.

09/24/2025

What a turnout! 🙌 Today’s Energy Career Fair brought these great companies to campus, and our students showed up in full force to network, explore opportunities, and showcase their talents. A huge thank you to the employers and Coogs for making this event such a success!
 

08/09/2024

UH Energy is thrilled to welcome the STEM program to our campus to share the exciting developments and innovations happening. We are excited to cultivate the next generation of energy leaders!

01/03/2024

ICYMI: In their just-published white paper “Competitive Pricing of Hydrogen as an Economic Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel for the Houston Transportation Sector”, a team of University of Houston academics figure that the city has “more than sufficient” water and commercial filtering systems to support hydrogen generation.

https://www.energyvoice.com/opinion/542215/we-must-look-before-we-leap-with-hydrogen-and-transport/ 🐾💡

Hydrogen can already be a profitable and competitive alternative to petrol and diesel fuels, at least in world energy capital Houston, researchers claim.

12/25/2023

UH Energy wishes everyone a Happy Holidays! May your homes and hearts be filled with warmth, joy and loving memories. May this special time of the year be full of festive cheer and the laughter of loved ones. 🐾💡

12/21/2023

A PIONEER IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING: MOHAMED SOLIMAN’S LEGACY OF INNOVATION! 🐾💡

Mohamed Soliman, the distinguished William C. Miller Endowed Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Houston's UH Cullen College of Engineering, is at the forefront of this multi-disciplinary approach.

For nearly seven decades, hydraulic fracturing technology has been the cornerstone of economic production from low permeability formations, unlocking vast reserves of natural gas and oil. The success of this technology relies on the collaboration of experts from various disciplines, including rock a...