Texas

SMR

US University Builds Facility for First-Of-A-Kind Research Reactor

The Gayle and Max Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center (SERC) at Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas will host the Nuclear Energy eXperimenta…

Solar Power Plant

Scout signs PPA with Colgate-Palmolive for 209MW Markum solar farm in Texas

Scout will build and manage the Markum solar farm project, which will generate adequate clean energy to power around 32,200 homes, with plans to commence the pr…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Removes Cheapest and Texas-Built Model Y Trim – Raising Eyebrows

Tesla has removed its cheapest Model Y trim from its online configurator for orders in the US. It also happens to be its cheapest Model Y.Could it be related to…

Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture Project Back at Texas Coal Plant After 3-Year Shutdown

Petra Nova CCS Facility at NRG Power Plant in Richmond, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2018. Picture taken May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Trish Badger/File Photo Acquire Licensing…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Samsung C&T Inks Deal to Sell Solar Farms, ESSs in Texas

Samsung C&T Corp., South Korea's top builder, said Thursday it has signed a deal with a U.S. renewable energy firm to sell 15 photovoltaic power stations an…

Electrolyzer

EH2 to Supply 100MW Electrolyzer to Texas Green Hydrogen Project

Electric Hydrogen (EH2) is set to play a crucial role in the development of green hydrogen in Texas, with plans to supply a massive 100MW electrolyzer system to…

Solar Panel

Trina Solar to Build 5-Gw Solar Panel Factory in Texas

Chinese solar panel powerhouse Trina Solar announced it will build a 1 million-sq-ft solar panel factory in Wilmer, Texas, that will have an annual manufacturin…

Solar Power Plant

Florida Tops in US for Solar Installations So Far in 2023, New Report Says

The Sunshine State is finally realizing its solar-energy generation potential.Florida topped all other U.S. states for solar energy installations during the fir…

Microgrid

Texas Grid Flirts With Blackouts Amid Heatwave

FILE - A jogger passes power lines during a sunset run, Aug. 20, 2023, in San Antonio, as high temperatures continue to stress the power grid. On Thursday, Sept…

LNG

Tellurian Drops Equity-Ownership Condition for Driftwood LNG Project

Charif Souki, CEO of Tellurian, attends a news conference at the CERAWeek Conference by S&P Global, in Houston, Texas, U.S. March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandi…

Wind Farm

RWE's 200-MW Montgomery Ranch Wind Farm Under Construction in Texas

Montgomery Ranch adds to RWE’s 4.1 (RWE pro rata 3.1) gigawatts of installed onshore wind capacity in the state and a total portfolio of 8 GW across the U…

Nuclear Fuel

Court Annuls Licence for Texas Used Fuel Store

The licence issued for the construction and operation of a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for used nuclear fuel in Texas has been cancelled by a U…

Offshore Wind Power

First-Ever Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale Underway

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has kicked off the offshore wind energy lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico. As of 9:00 EST (15:00 CET), BOEM will…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Secures Wind Area Lease Offshore Louisiana, Texas Sites Attract Zero Bids

RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC has won the rights to develop offshore wind capacity at the Lake Charles Lease Area in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, USA.The area …

Energy Storage Project

Texas Battery Boom: Securing Grid, Reducing Emissions,

The growth in battery storage has demonstrated its importance in assisting Texas to withstand the increasingly common heatwaves without depending on extra fossi…