Electrification of the joint force: Challenges and opportunities for competition in the Pacific and Arctic theaters 1/17/2025

Electrification of the joint force: Challenges and opportunities for competition in the Pacific and Arctic theaters Joshua D. Simulcik, Fabian E. Villalobos, and Payne Institute Director Morgan D. Bazilian write about how the US Department of Defense will have to find...

A new frontier in the voluntary carbon market: Old, leaky oil wells 1/16/2025

A new frontier in the voluntary carbon market: Old, leaky oil wells Payne Institute Energy Finance Lab Director Brad Handler contributed to this article about how over the last two years, developers have generated roughly 5 million carbon credits from cleaning up...

Mines professor working to slow methane leaks in natural gas production

Mines professor working to slow methane leaks in natural gas production Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dorit Hammerling co-founded Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) to directly implement processes to detect and stop natural gas leaks, and to provide...

BP’s largest terminal in Azerbaijan hit gas-flaring record in 2024

BP’s largest terminal in Azerbaijan hit gas-flaring record in 2024 Payne Institute Earth Observation Group provided the flaring data for BP’s largest terminal in Azerbaijan, Sangachal, which flared record-breaking amounts of gas in 2024 with their VIIRS Nightfire...

The American industry that wants more government intervention

The American industry that wants more government intervention Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Elizabeth Holley contributed to this article about how President-elect Donald Trump is promising to slash government regulations and even eliminate whole agencies. But one...