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Energy Future

The focus of our pilot season was our Energy Future: What’s our energy future?
The season was highlighted by a PBS special that aired in April of 2009, but the conversation is still going!

Join in by giving your answer to the question. New ideas might be featured on the Nightly Business Report on PBS!

Sample Recent Ideas

The Solar Power Tower in Three Minutes Flat – by Kyle Chavez

A 3-minute description of the technology and policy associated with one of the four main types of concentrated solar ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Energy Technology & Policy at UT Austin, Green Cities, Green Communities, Policy, Smart Cities, Solar
Why Do Icelanders Consume So Much Energy? – Brynjólfur V. Ólafsson

An illustrated exploration of Iceland’s energy consumption, and the underlying reasons for the country’s ... more ...

Education, Efficiency, Energy Technology & Policy at UT Austin, Engineering, Geothermal, Green Cities, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy, Renewable Energy, Science, Smart Cities
Graphene Energy Storage: Powering Change – Andrew King

Brief history and possible application of graphene as an energy storage material. Energy Technology & Policy Spring ... more ...

Adaptation, Clean Tech, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Energy Storage, Energy Technology & Policy at UT Austin, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Policy, Renewable Energy, Science, Waste Reduction
The Evolution of Hydropower Turbines: From Fish-Killing to Fish-Friendly – Lily Xu

Hydropower turbines have become increasingly more fish-friendly as wildlife impacts have grown. This brief history ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Energy Technology & Policy at UT Austin, Engineering, Green Building, Green Cities, Health, Hydroelectric, Oceans, Policy, Politics, Science, Smart Cities, Water