The Future of Energy Starts Here

The KBH Energy Center connects academia and industry, fueling collaboration and advancing energy solutions.

At the intersection of business, law, engineering, and geoscience, the KBH Energy Center delivers a unique, interdisciplinary perspective on the evolving energy landscape.

This collaboration among UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business, School of Law, Cockrell School of Engineering, and Jackson School of Geosciences, allows the Center to offer students a comprehensive view of energy and enrich the energy dialogue on campus and beyond.

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We connect industry leaders, energy experts, students, and faculty to create opportunities for engagement, conversation, and education.

For Students

For Students

For Industry Professionals

For Industry Professionals

Annual Symposium and Honoree Dinner

Annual Symposium and Honoree Dinner

Upcoming Events

What’s Happening at the KBH Energy Center

2026 Energy Symposium

2026 Energy Symposium

  • September 11, 2026

  • Industry Event

Headlined by Michael K. Wirth and Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, this year’s Energy Symposium will convene industry leaders, faculty, and students for a series of insightful panel discussions. It will explore the industry’s most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities shaping the future of energy.   To read a summary…

Dallas Council & Friends Lunch
Dallas Council & Friends Lunch
January 28, 2026
Invitation Only, KBH Council Event
For KBH Council members only. Location: The Crescent Club, Dallas Time: 11:30AM-1PM
Law and Business Program Lunch
Law and Business Program Lunch
January 29, 2026
Student Event
Law and Business Program Lunch, an event by TJOGEL   Please join us for a conversation with Michael Levy, Texas Law alum and founder of…
Roger Bonnecaze, Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin

Together with our colleagues across the Forty Acres, we will break down boundaries between law, policy, business and engineering to shape the future of energy — from oil and gas, to wind and solar, to energy storage and nuclear power.

Roger Bonnecaze, Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin

Shane Young

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center continues to be the pre-eminent energy center, providing a forum to discuss and explore the critical issues facing energy markets today and in the future.

Shane Young

Brandon Joe, Energy Studies Minor Student

My favorite class I took as a member of the program was Energy, Technology & Policy, which taught me the history of energy, as well as global supply and demand drivers that impact our everyday life.

Brandon Joe, Energy Studies Minor Student

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Fueling the Future – Student Impact of the KBH Energy Center

Recent Media

Latest from the KBH Energy Center

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2025 KBH Energy Symposium – Conversation with Darren Woods

2025 KBH Energy Symposium – Conversation with Darren Woods, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil and Jack Balagia, The KBH Energy Center’s Executive Director.

2025 KBH Energy Symposium – Conversation with Darren Woods
New fellowship launches, trains students to test energy systems virtually

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New fellowship launches, trains students to test energy systems virtually

Applications for the new Kay Bailey Hutchison Computational Energy Fellowship opened Jan. 5. Selected students will train to improve the safety and efficiency of energy systems in Texas and nationwide.

Former U.S. ambassador to NATO breaks down Trump’s foreign policy approach to Greenland

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Former U.S. ambassador to NATO breaks down Trump’s foreign policy approach to Greenland

President Trump insists the U.S. needs Greenland to bolster its national security, which has belonged to Denmark for more than two centuries. His efforts are facing strong opposition from European allies in NATO. Former GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who was U.S. ambassador to NATO during Mr. Trump's first term, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his foreign policy approach and its impact with U.S. allies.

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