Clean energy calls for new kinds of recycling. Texas is leading the way.
Last year, Texas surpassed California in utility-scale solar energy and has long produced more wind energy than any other state. Soon, Texas will lead in battery storage deployment as well. Because of this, Texas innovators are poised to blaze a cost-effective path for recycling or reuse of these technologies when it is time to retire or replace equipment. When […]
Thousands of Texans kept the lights on through Beryl via Sunnova solar + storage systems
While hundreds of thousands of Texans waited for their power to come back on post-Hurricane Beryl, a bevy of Sunnova customers were generating energy. Sunnova Energy International announced today that it powered the homes of nearly 3,000 customers in the Houston area during and after Hurricane Beryl. From July 8-15, while the local utility grids […]
Geothermal Energy Boost for Military Installations Could Mean ‘Big Boom’ for Drillers
In a major move to enhance energy resilience and meet federal renewable energy targets, the Department of Defense (DOD) is turning to geothermal energy for military installations across the United States. The Army’s initiative in Alaska is part of a broader strategy to harness geothermal power to support federal energy mandates, requiring DOD installations to […]
Wall Street Wants In on America’s Battery Storage Boom
Sheldon Kimber sees a lucrative opportunity in bottling sunshine. The 46-year-old entrepreneur is installing hundreds of giant batteries the size of shipping containers around sun-soaked Texas and California. The batteries charge up during the day when solar power is abundant. When electricity demand rises in the evening, straining the power grid, Kimber sells that stored energy at higher […]
Texas’ energy demand is growing – more rooftop solar could help
Texas’ energy demand is anticipated to keep growing, and if generation and transmission buildout doesn’t keep up, the state could face a capacity shortfall that threatens system reliability. A new study released by the Texans for Local Energy Freedom Coalition, The Value of Residential Solar in Texas, argues the state is not fully taking advantage […]
Gravity storage becomes reality
Texas is set to host the first gravitational storage facility in a Western country: it will be built by Energy Vault, a Swiss company that’s a pioneer in the case of this innovative technology. Through an agreement, EGP and Energy Vault will share information about the technology at all stages of the project and evaluate […]
Opinion: Clean Energy Investment Can Be a Solution to Conservation in America
We’ll often hear lawmakers and experts talk about the need for America to embrace an “all-of-the-above” energy policy and nowhere is this more visible than right here in the Lone Star State. Traditionally known as America’s oil and gas capital, Texas has become a national leader in the deployment of wind and solar power – […]
Hydrogen Powered Refinery taking Oil and Gas Industry to new heights in Texas
HOUSTON (KIAH) As the oil and gas capital of the world, Houston and the state of texas are no strangers to new innovations in the industry. In fact, they are known for creating the latest trends that change the industry. And that is happening once again, this time in South Texas. Element Fuels, based out […]
White Cap Announces 10-Year Solar Power Pact
The distributor will account for a majority of the energy generated by a North Texas solar farm. ATLANTA — White Cap, a leading distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors, has agreed to offtake the majority of the annual clean energy generated by a 114 MW solar facility under construction in […]
Biden’s crusade against US energy harms America and our allies
The Biden administration’s energy policies are negatively impacting American energy independence and the energy security of our allies – especially those in Europe who, given a choice, would choose America but instead are being pushed into a Russian bearhug. The reason? President Joe Biden’s politicization of energy policy and putting an indefinite pause on future […]
