Texas

Electric Car

Tesla to Build New Gigafactory in Texas

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla plans to build a new gigafactory in Austin, Texas, to produce its new Cybertruck and Model Y vehicles.

Oil & Gas Trade

Texas Oil Regulator Accuses Saudi Arabia and Russia of Dumping Crude on U.S. Markets

Urge the federal government to investigate and take appropriate action against Saudi Arabia and Russia for excessive crude dumping.

LNG

Pilot LNG Proposes New Texas LNG Bunkering Terminal

Natural gas infrastructure specialist Pilot LNG announced on Friday a new project to construct a dedicated liquefied natural gas bunkering terminal in Texas, U.…

Energy Storage Battery

U Texas Team Develops Cobalt-Free High-Energy Lithium-ion Battery

Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery.

Energy Saving Products

New Lithium Battery Charges Faster, Reduces Risk of Device Explosions

Researchers at Texas A&M University have invented a technology that can prevent lithium batteries from heating and failing.

Oil Price

Oil Rally Held Back By High Inventories, Coronavirus Fears

U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate is over $40 a barrel, a price level it has struggled to surpass in the past.

Wind Farm

Scout Clean Energy Completes 180MW Wind Farm in Texas, US

US-based renewable energy developer Scout Clean Energy has completed the construction of the 180MW Heart of Texas Wind Farm.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

GenOn Will Close Three Coal-Fired Units

The Texas-based company that owns a coal-fired power plant in Maryland announced it will retire the facility's three generating units, which have been in operat…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Closed Texas Power Plant May be Refired in 2021

A now-closed coal-fired power plant in Texas may be reopened in 2021 to help meet what is projected to be record high demand for electricity.

Market Analysis

US Renewable Leader Reports Strong First Quarter Despite Covid-19

​The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released new data today, showing the good performance of Dallas-based Tri Global Energy (TGE), a wind power compan…

Solar Power Plant

J-Power USA joins 350MW solar power development project in Texas

J-Power USA Development has signed an agreement to become a partner in the development of a 350MW solar PV project in Texas’s Wharton County.

Solar Power Plant

Belltown to Begin Construction of 330MWdc Solar Portfolio in Texas

US-based solar photovoltaic project developer Belltown Power Texas is set to begin construction of three solar photovoltaic power projects in Texas.

Oil Price

US Oil "Technically Worthless," and Coal Plants Shuttered, as a Tidal Wave of Bankruptcies Looms

May contracts for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil went as low as -$37.63 on Monday.

Wind Farm

Development of 338MW Sage Draw Wind Farm in Texas, US Completed

The development of 33MW Sage Draw wind farm in Garza and Lynn Counties, in the US state of Texas has been completed; developer Danish power company Ørsted has …

Wind Farm

Ørsted Completes 338-MW Sage Draw Wind Project in Texas

Ørsted has completed its Sage Draw Wind project, a 338-MW wind farm that straddles Garza and Lynn Counties in Texas. The final phase 120-wind turbine project w…