Projects

Natural Gas-Based Transportation www.greenamericanroadtrip.com
Sponsors: Various corporate partners

IGERT: Sustainable Grid Integration of distributed and Renewable Resources
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Project size and scope: $3.07M, five years (9/1/10-8/31/15)

The Nexus of Energy and Water in Texas
Sponsors: National Science Foundation, Texas State Energy Conservation Office, Energy Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund, Texas Water Development Board (TXWDB), private donors
Project size and scope: $2M+ (2007-2012)

A National Roadmap for Natural Gas
Sponsor: Energy Foundation (with the Environmental Defense Fund) 

Modeling Water in Maui As a Tool for Achieving Sustainability
Sponsor: Ulupono Initiative

Renewable Energy Technology Grant: UT Solar Array (Manor Garage)
Sponsor: State Energy Conservation Office
Project size and scope: $195,000 (2010-2011)

The Water Wedge: An Engineering Analysis of the Carbon Mitigation Potential of Direct and Indirect Changes to the U.S. Water System
Sponsor: Energy Foundation

Energy and Water in the Western and Texas Interconnects
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Project size and scope: $300,000 (2010-2013) ($4 million total project size)

Techno-economic Modeling of the Integration of 20% Wind and Large-scale Energy Storage in ERCOT by 2030
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Project size and scope: $507,000 (2010-2012)

Quantifying the Tradeoffs of Energy
Sponsors: Power Across Texas and major industrial partners

Thermoeconomic Analysis of Flexible Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Texas
Sponsor: Luminant Carbon Management Program

DSWISS: Dispatchable Solar, Wind Storage System
Sponsor: Austin Energy

Nexus of Food and Energy
Sponsor: Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy

Integrating Renewable Energy and Storage for Marine Transportation
Sponsor: Private donors

Algae-Based Biofuels
Sponsors: Environmental Protection Agency, The Robert S. Strauss Center, Center for Electromechanics, Energy Foundation, OpenAlgae

Well-to-Wheel Analysis of Innovative Biofuels
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Project size and scope: $1.3M (2007-2010)

Energy Use and Opportunities in the Wastewater Treatment Sector
Sponsor: Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy

Clean Energy in Texas
Sponsor: Texas Committee on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Project size and scope: $75,000 (2007-2008)

Renewable Resource Assessment for Texas
Sponsor: State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)

The Webber Energy Group also engages in select consulting projects.