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.

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Annual Symposium and Honoree Dinner

Annual Symposium and Honoree Dinner

Upcoming Events

What’s Happening at the KBH Energy Center

Impact Chat: From Semiconductors to Sustainability with Alyson Freeman

Impact Chat: From Semiconductors to Sustainability with Alyson Freeman

October 27, 2026
Open to All

Join the GSLI for an Impact Chat featuring Dell's Director of Data Center Sustainability, Alyson Freeman!

Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab’s 2026 Annual Event

Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab’s 2026 Annual Event

October 13-15, 2026

Government, Industry Event

The EEMDL brings together hundreds of professionals from academia, industry, government and civil society who are working to reduce fugitive methane and other emissions from…

The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives

The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives

October 13, 2026

Open to All

Join us for dinner and a conversation around critical minerals with author Ernest Scheyder and GSLI Associate Director John Schwartz!

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

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, Executive Vice President & CFO, Coterra Energy

The KBH Energy Studies Minor covers everything you need to know about energy, from different forms, applications in the real-world, and its overall importance. The Student Advisory Council connects you with like-minded students who are passionate about energy and hosts learning and networking events, so you can continue to expand your knowledge and reasoning.

William Citizen, Energy Studies Minor and Student Advisory Council

Get to Know the KBH Energy Center

Fueling the Future – Student Impact of the KBH Energy Center

Recent Media

Latest from the KBH Energy Center

Tex Machina: AI, Energy and Water in Texas, PBS

Video

Tex Machina: AI, Energy and Water in Texas, PBS

Dr. Michael Webber explores how AI is reshaping Texas.

KBH Graduate Fellow Presents Wind Energy Research at International Conferences

Article

KBH Graduate Fellow Presents Wind Energy Research at International Conferences

Written by Benjamin Zastrow, PhD Candidate in Aerospace Engineering and Kay Bailey Hutchison Computational Energy Fellow

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