Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city and one that built its fortune in oil, natural gas and petrochemicals, is now a mecca for entrepreneurs out to make the next great no-carbon technology. 

The city remains the place to forge oil and gas deals, as thousands of energy companies, large and small, have their headquarters in the region. With oil and gas operators working to cut emissions and improve efficiencies, Houston also has become the epicenter for the new energy world, according to Artemis Energy Partners CEO Bobby Tudor.

“We continue to have great momentum,” he told NGI in an interview at CERAWeek by S&P Global. Tudor chairs the Greater Houston Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative, (HETI), which he helped to launch in 2021. The consortium is...