6 must-attend Houston energy events in December 2025
Dec. 4 — Resiliency & Adaptation Sector Pitch Day Climate-tech and energy-tech pitch event at Greentown Labs featuring speakers from Rice University and 10 startup pitches focused on resiliency and adaptation. 📍 The Ion | 1–3:30 p.m., followed by the Ion Holiday Block Party. Dec. 8 — Pumps & Pipes Annual Event 2025 Cross-industry innovation event bringing together aerospace, energy, and medical leaders. Keynote by Connor Grennan on productivity and AI, plus sessions with NASA, ExxonMobil, Southwest Airlines, and others. 📍 TMC Helix Park | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Dec. 9 — Energy in Action Seminar UH’s Energy Transition Institute hosts a talk on AI’s impact on the fuels and petrochemicals sector, led by Leo Chiang of Lubrizol, followed by networking. 📍 University of Houston | 4–6 p.m. Dec. 9–10 — Energy LIVE 2025 Reuters’ flagship energy conference featuring 3,000+ executives, 75 exhibitors, and multi-stage programming on energy operations, transition, and strategy. 📍 NRG Park. Dec. 11–12 — Fundamentals of the Texas ERCOT Market Two-day seminar covering ERCOT’s electric market structure, operations, auctions, and new opportunities in renewables, DERs, and demand response. 📍 Courtyard Marriott (Galleria). Dec. 9–11 — AST Conference & Trade Show Three-day national conference for aboveground storage tank professionals offering regulatory updates, technical sessions, hands-on learning, and networking. 📍 Houston.