Scott Nyquist
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Member of Senior Director's Council, Baker Institute's Center for Energy Studies; Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company; and Vice Chairman, Houston Energy Transition Initiative of the Greater Houston Partnership
Houston, Texas, United States
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About
Scott Nyquist is a member of the Senior Director's Council at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy. He is a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and Vice Chairman for the Houston Energy Transition Initiative at the Greater Houston Partnership.
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Is the Texas Grid Ready for the Future? Data Centers, EVs, and Storms Test ERCOT’s Resilience
Is the Texas Grid Ready for the Future? Data Centers, EVs, and Storms Test ERCOT’s Resilience
Texas has spent the past five years racing to strengthen its electric grid after Winter Storm Uri exposed just how…
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Oil Markets on Edge: Geopolitics, Supply Risks, and What Comes Next
Oil Markets on Edge: Geopolitics, Supply Risks, and What Comes Next
Oil prices are once again riding the waves of geopolitics. After a brief surge last week, spurred by escalating…
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From EVs to F-35s: The Materials That Power Our Future Are in Short Supply
From EVs to F-35s: The Materials That Power Our Future Are in Short Supply
If you’re reading this on a phone, driving an EV, flying in a plane, or relying on the power grid to keep your lights…
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The Role of U.S. LNG in Global Energy Markets
The Role of U.S. LNG in Global Energy Markets
The debate over U.S.
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Is China Leading the Global Energy Transition?
Is China Leading the Global Energy Transition?
China plays a big role in the global push to shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy. It's the world's largest carbon…
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Decarbonizing Transportation: Why the Future of Fuels is More Than Electric Vehicles
Decarbonizing Transportation: Why the Future of Fuels is More Than Electric Vehicles
Gasoline, diesel, bunker fuel, and jet fuel. Four liquid hydrocarbons that have been powering transportation for the…
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Reshaping the Grid: The Impact of EVs, AI, Renewables, and Extreme Weather
Reshaping the Grid: The Impact of EVs, AI, Renewables, and Extreme Weather
Did you catch those images of idle generators that CenterPoint had on standby during Hurricane Beryl? With over 2…
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What’s needed to bend the curve on nuclear power? For a start, two mindsets.
What’s needed to bend the curve on nuclear power? For a start, two mindsets.
I argued last year that nuclear power can help the world deal with two related challenges: energy security and climate…
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Is the world likely to reach the 1.5°C climate goal? Hitting this target looks improbable. Only radical innovation can get us close.
Is the world likely to reach the 1.5°C climate goal? Hitting this target looks improbable. Only radical innovation can get us close.
Almost 3 years ago, McKinsey published a report arguing that limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius…
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Will 2023 be hydrogen’s year?
Will 2023 be hydrogen’s year?
Yes and no. Yes, because there is real money, and action, behind it.
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Congratulations to the BayCare team on their recent enrollment!
Congratulations to the BayCare team on their recent enrollment!
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Last week in Lausanne, we welcomed Guy Gecht as the new Chair of Logitech. He will be excellent at a critical moment for technology as a leader of…
Last week in Lausanne, we welcomed Guy Gecht as the new Chair of Logitech. He will be excellent at a critical moment for technology as a leader of…
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🌍 Congratulations to RMI CEO Jon Creyts, recognized today as a global leader in sustainability! Forbes’ 2025 Sustainability Leaders List…
🌍 Congratulations to RMI CEO Jon Creyts, recognized today as a global leader in sustainability! Forbes’ 2025 Sustainability Leaders List…
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Experience
Education
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Harvard University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration and Management, General
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How the natural resources business is turning into a technology business
Harvard Business Review
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Resource revolution: Tracking global commodity markets
McKinsey Global Institute
Richard Dobbs, Jeremy Oppenheim, Fraser Thompson, Sigurd Mareels, Scott Nyquist, and Sunil Sanghvi
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Co2 Abatement: Exploring Options for Oil and Natural Gas Companies
McKinsey Quarterly
Oil and natural gas companies play a central role in CO2 emissions. How can the industry meet the challenge from climate change regulations?
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The Future of Capitalism: Building a Sustainable Energy Future
McKinsey Quarterly
See publicationIn a collaboration between Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and McKinsey, a panel of experts and CEOs from leading energy companies debate the critical scientific, resource, and policy issues challenging energy sustainability today.
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Reducing US greenhouse gas emissions: How much at what cost?
US Greenhouse Gas Abatement Mapping Initiative: Executive Report, McKinsey
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Curbing Global Energy-Demand Growth: The Energy Productivity Opportunity
McKinsey Global Institute
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What an energizing week at #Gastech2025 in Milan! It was a privilege last week to join global leaders, innovators, and customers to discuss the…
What an energizing week at #Gastech2025 in Milan! It was a privilege last week to join global leaders, innovators, and customers to discuss the…
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It was great to join the panel with our local area partners for the Shell Power Up Summit! Engaging discussions with Andrey Shuvalov Ken Medlock Kera…
It was great to join the panel with our local area partners for the Shell Power Up Summit! Engaging discussions with Andrey Shuvalov Ken Medlock Kera…
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As many of you know, I cut my teeth at MIT by creating and teaching the Energy Ventures course at MIT 17+ years ago. I still have a very soft (and…
As many of you know, I cut my teeth at MIT by creating and teaching the Energy Ventures course at MIT 17+ years ago. I still have a very soft (and…
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Personal news to share - I’ve been named one of two recipients of the 30th Annual The Heinz Awards in the Economy category for my leadership of…
Personal news to share - I’ve been named one of two recipients of the 30th Annual The Heinz Awards in the Economy category for my leadership of…
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It was great to be in the big apple last week addressing our firm’s Global Strategy Summit for clients. We talked about the perhaps “against the…
It was great to be in the big apple last week addressing our firm’s Global Strategy Summit for clients. We talked about the perhaps “against the…
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🌟Exciting News!🌟 We are delighted to announce that we were awarded an SBIR grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI). This grant supports our…
🌟Exciting News!🌟 We are delighted to announce that we were awarded an SBIR grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI). This grant supports our…
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A peek at my bookshelf and the 35‑year journey of Valuation. From the original internal McKinsey manual to the freshly released 8th Edition, each…
A peek at my bookshelf and the 35‑year journey of Valuation. From the original internal McKinsey manual to the freshly released 8th Edition, each…
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Proud of my daughter, Jessica, who has decided to run for Congress. She has worked hard to prepare for this opportunity and will do a great job…
Proud of my daughter, Jessica, who has decided to run for Congress. She has worked hard to prepare for this opportunity and will do a great job…
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Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the submission of the Nobel-winning paper that marked the discovery of the buckyball and ushered in the era of…
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the submission of the Nobel-winning paper that marked the discovery of the buckyball and ushered in the era of…
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Quoted in this Marketplace report by Elizabeth Trovall on energy & inflation. Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies (CES)
Quoted in this Marketplace report by Elizabeth Trovall on energy & inflation. Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies (CES)
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Since I left home at 13 years old (boarding high school), I’ve only periodically come back to see my parents. In recent years as I become older…
Since I left home at 13 years old (boarding high school), I’ve only periodically come back to see my parents. In recent years as I become older…
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Our learners and our subject matter experts from the marketplace are the best! We are delighted with the experiences and look forward to our next…
Our learners and our subject matter experts from the marketplace are the best! We are delighted with the experiences and look forward to our next…
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Another boost for the UH MAE department’s world-class superconductor manufacturing research led by Prof. Venkat (Selva) Selvamanickam: DOE Fusion…
Another boost for the UH MAE department’s world-class superconductor manufacturing research led by Prof. Venkat (Selva) Selvamanickam: DOE Fusion…
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As the world navigates rising demand, new technologies, and energy transition, Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2025 served as a critical forum for…
As the world navigates rising demand, new technologies, and energy transition, Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2025 served as a critical forum for…
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