Clean Energy

Why this matter?

Europe’s path to climate neutrality runs through hydrogen, electrification, and digitalized, reliable networks. Phase IV leverages the UT Austin–Portugal complementarity to accelerate adoption.

Priority Research Topics (PRTs)

• Climate‑neutral cities
  
• Greening the industry
• Future energy networks & systems

Joint Strengths: Portugal × UT Austin

Portugal’s leadership in renewables and grid modernization meets UT Austin’s energy innovation ecosystem (including hydrogen R&D and systems modeling).

Use Cases & Early Directions

• H2 production, storage, and safety for ports and industry 
• Industrial process electrification and emissions reduction 
• Digital twins for resilient, cyber‑secure energy networks 
• City‑scale pilots: mobility, buildings, and distributed storage