The Greater Houston Partnership hosts first annual Future of Global Energy conference, announcing the launch of the Houston Energy Transition Initiative
The Greater Houston Partnership is the region’s principal business and economic development organization. The economic vitality of our region’s economy is inextricably tied to the energy industry—an industry that is changing rapidly to meet a Dual Challenge of producing more energy that the world needs with less emissions.
The Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI) builds on the best of traditional energy skills and systems to leverage Houston’s industry leadership to accelerate global solutions for an energy-abundant, low-carbon future.
HETI works alongside and on behalf of its members to strengthen Houston’s position as the Energy Capital of the World through the energy transition.
The Greater Houston Partnership hosts first annual Future of Global Energy conference, announcing the launch of the Houston Energy Transition Initiative
A consortium of companies and energy ecosystem stakeholders found the Houston Energy Transition Initiative with a strategy developed with the support of McKinsey & Company
HETI officially includes 19 member companies
HETI hosts the first annual Energy Ventures Pitch Competition at CERAWeek
HETI and the Center for Houston's Future publish a report on Houston as the epicenter of a global clean hydrogen hub
HETI publishes a report on Houston's leadership in energy transition finance
HETI teams up with the Mission Possible Partnership, with support from the Bezos Earth Fund, to accelerate industrial decarbonization in the Houston region
HETI submits the National Science Foundation Engines Type II Proposal for energy transition innovation on behalf of the Greater Houston area
HETI partners with the University of Houston Center for Carbon Management to publish a report on the infrastructure needed to bring carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to scale in greater Houston with an analysis of anticipated demand for power, water, pipeline and storage.
HETI partners with the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Sallie Greenberg Consulting to interview companies and communities about energy project development in greater Houston. HETI published a report of findings from the interviews and best practices for community engagement and investment.
In partnership with Mission Possible Partnership and Rocky Mountain Institute, HETI releases a report evaluating future industrial electricity demand in greater Houston as part of HETI's efforts to accelerate a future of abundant and low-carbon electricity.
HETI partners with Halliburton Labs, Greentown Labs and Rice Alliance to host the first annual Energy and Climate Startup Week, showcasing innovators and entrepreneurs in clean and climatetech in front of a global investors.
In partnership with HETI, Mission Possible Partnership and Rocky Mountain Institute publish a report on facility-level strategies to reduce Scope 1 emissions from heavy industry in greater Houston.
HETI hosts a workshop with Gulf Coast industry leaders, academic institutions and four national labs to foster collaboration for a more resilient, efficient and lower-carbon base chemicals industry.
HETI partners with the Houston CCS Alliance to commission a study by Texas A&M University's Energy Institute and Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center on the operational history and academic literature of carbon capture and storage safety in the United States
HETI hosts a workshop with 100+ attendees on resilient power for Houston's economic growth and publishes a fact sheet on Houston's resilient power access, affordability, and reliability.
HETI publishes a report on HETI members' low carbon efforts and commitments, including $95 billion in low carbon investments since 2017.
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