The Center for Houston’s Future has conducted significant research on energy, the energy industry and the energy transition, producing reports on the development of a clean hydrogen hub in Houston and economic analysis of the energy industry’s impact on Texas and the Greater Houston region, among other topics central to the energy ecosystem.
The Center has conducted significant research around developing a clean hydrogen hub in Houston. Our findings lay out how a strong base of regional and state assets can be leveraged to create a global hub.
Navigating the Regulatory Landscape for Hydrogen Transportation in Texas, 2024
A Framework for Hydrogen in Texas, 2024
Houston as the Epicenter of a Global Clean Hydrogen Hub, 2022
RFI Response to the Department of Energy’s “Energy Earthshot Initiative,” 2021
Transforming Texas into a Global Hydrogen Hub, 2021
Houston Region: Becoming a Global Hydrogen Hub, 2020
Slide Presentation: Becoming a Global Hydrogen Hub, 2020
Since launching our Strategic Initiative around energy, the Center has released reports presenting economic analysis on the impacts of the energy industry, including collaborative studies with Texas 2036 and KPMG.
In 2021, the Center for Houston’s Future released the Houston Low-Carbon Market Assessment: Four Ways Forward, a collaborative research project with the University of Houston that maps four pathways to a lower-carbon energy economy for the Houston region. The project presents perspectives on using CCUS to decarbonize existing energy value chains in the oil and gas, petrochemical and electric power industries.
