The Collins College of Business continues to lead the way in energy education thanks to a dynamic year of hands-on learning, cutting-edge research, and strategic industry partnerships led by the Center for Energy Studies.
This spring, senior energy management and energy business students took center stage at the 2025 Capstone in Energy Showcase, presenting real-world solutions to urgent energy challenges. Guided by Anne Grau and supported by professional mentors, students tackled everything from wind subsidies and solar adoption to carbon markets, hydrogen extraction and critical mineral recovery.
Graduate students engaged in industry-focused programming as well. Master of Energy Business (MEB) students pitched ideas at the new Energy Pitch Competition, receiving direct feedback from UTulsa’s Energy Advisory Board, while the inaugural MEB Residency Seminar brought students together for leadership development and professional reflection, anchored by a keynote from a former U.S. Secretary of Energy. Outreach efforts also included a visit from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate (NUPOC) program, providing insight into national defense energy careers.
Energy students also took their learning global through a faculty-led study abroad experience in Denmark, a country widely recognized as a world leader in sustainability and clean energy innovation. Over 10 days, students explored infrastructure, culture, and policy through the lens of energy systems and community impact.
Trip highlights included:
- CopenHill / Amager Bakke: A waste-to-energy plant that doubles as a ski slope and recreation center—modeling “hedonistic sustainability” in action.
- Middelgrunden Offshore Wind Farm: A citizen-owned wind project producing up to 99,000 MWh annually, powering over 30,000 homes.
- Kalundborg Symbiosis: The world’s first industrial symbiosis system, where companies share resources like heat and water in a closed-loop circular economy.
- Solrødgård Climate Park & Hillerød Wastewater Plant: A public-facing facility integrating ecological restoration, utility infrastructure, and environmental education.
- DTU Technical University of Denmark: Lectures on CCS, geothermal energy, methane sensing, and marine carbon storage expanded students’ technical understanding of global energy transitions.
- Sustainable Urbanism: A guided bike tour of Copenhagen’s green infrastructure, visits to Nordhavn and Roskilde, and immersive cultural experiences at Kronborg Castle and Tivoli Gardens connected energy innovation with design and daily life.
From the classroom to Copenhagen, CCB’s energy programs continue to empower students with the tools, knowledge, and global perspective to lead the energy transition, proving once again that the future of energy is being built right here.