Texas

Geothermal Drilling

Funding Approved for Geothermal Feasibility Study in Presidio County, Texas

The Presidio County Courthouse in Texas (source: Nan Palmero / flickr, Creative Commons)The Presidio Municipal Development District (PMDD) in Presidio County, T…

Offshore Wind Power

Energy Curtailments Likely to Rise as Texas Wind and Solar Capacity Increases -EIA

Wind turbines generate power on a farm near Throckmorton, Texas U.S. August 24, 2018. Picture taken August 24, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File PhotoThe U.S. Ener…

Power Construction

Texas Power Use Breaks Record for Second Day in Heat Wave

A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare…

Power Construction

Texas Power Demand Hits Record, More Highs Seen in Heat Wave

Utility poles lead to downtown Dallas during a heat advisory due to scorching weather in Dallas, Texas, U.S. July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File PhotoJuly…

Geothermal Power Project

New Texas Legislation Defines Ownership of Geothermal Energy

Senate Bill 785 in Texas has become law, amending the Natural Resources Code to identify ownership of geothermal resources and associated byproducts.

Oil & Gas Trade

BP Energy Partners Announces Sale of Mesa Natural Gas Solutions

BP Energy Partners, LLC ("BPEP"), a Dallas, Texas based, investment manager has closed on the sale of Mesa Natural Gas Solutions, LLC ("Mesa" or "the Company"),…

Hydrogen Production

American Airlines' Pioneering Investments in Hydrogen and Sustainable Aviation Fuel

American Airlines and its cargo division have set their sights on achieving zero-emission operations by 2050 through the development of hydrogen and Sustainable…

Power Construction

Clean Energy Keeps Texas Grid Resilient During Heatwave

The clean energy industry made record contributions to the electric grid in Texas, powering – and cooling – Americans’ homes while keeping cos…

Oil & Gas Trade

Chevron Offers to Sell Oil and Gas Properties in New Mexico, Texas

Chevron is offering to sell several oil and gas properties in New Mexico and Texas, according to marketing documents seen by Reuters, as the U.S. oil major look…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Pure Oil & Gas Advances Texas Drilling Operations at First Well

(WO) – Southern ITS International, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Pure Oil & Gas, Inc., is providing a Progress Report on its first well drilled in E…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Announces It Produced 10 Million 4680 Battery Cells at Giga Texas

Tesla announced it produced 10 million 4680 battery cells at Gigafactory Texas. It is a good sign for the automaker’s production ramp-up, which relies hea…

LNG

Totalenergies Buys $219M Stake in US LNG Developer

TotalEnergies will buy a 17.5% stake in US liquefied natural gas developer NextDecade for $219 million, the French group said on Wednesday, part of a broader de…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Confirms Powerwall-Backed Virtual Power Plants in Texas and Puerto Rico Soon

Tesla has confirmed that it will soon launch virtual power plants using Powerwalls in Texas and Puerto Rico.The company even confirmed it already has some signi…

United States

Despite ‘Religious War’ Over Fossil Fuels, Texas Lawmakers Approve $1.8 Billion for Microgrids

During the Texas Legislature's recent session, renewables were blamed for causing the outages related to Winter Storm Uri. But a resilience bill providing $1.8 …

Oil Price

US to Add More Than Six Million Barrels of Oil to Reserves to Address Supply Disruptions

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility at Freeport, Texas. The US Department of Energy says the reserve system has a 'long history of protecti…