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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2871: Solar Power in 1884

Posted on September 11, 2023 · Episode: 2871 In which Samuel P. Langley talks about solar powered engines in 1884. Today, an idea, long before its time.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2326: More on Steam Warships

Posted on September 18, 2022 · Episode: 2326 Emerging from the muddle of war to invent the modern steam vessel. Today, ocean warships struggle to come of age.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2322: The Steam Navy

Posted on September 16, 2022 · Episode: 2322 Civilians and the making of the steam-powered U.S. Navy. Today, pruning hooks into spears.

Energy & Environment

Liberty County solar farm project secures $200 million in financing

Posted on September 20, 2023 · The under-construction solar farm about 50 miles northeast of Houston is expected to generate 134 megawatts of electricity for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, which serves part of Texas.

Energy & Environment

Solar power proves its worth as heat wave grips Texas

Posted on June 28, 2023 · Texas has seen a boom in solar power in recent years, and experts say that’s helped the state grid weather an intense June heat wave.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2635: Kate in Code

Posted on June 5, 2023 · Episode: 2635 How we thought in 1875: A magazine article titled in Morse Code. Today, code for Kate.

Energy & Environment

As Texas legislative session nears end, Republican lawmakers try one last push against renewables

Posted on May 26, 2023 · Proposals considered damaging to Texas’ wind and solar sectors, many of which had been introduced in standalone bills earlier in the session but failed to win enough support to become law, have now been resurrected and added as amendments to a make-or-break piece of legislation to continue the operation of the state's Public Utility Commission.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2871: Solar Power in 1884

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2326: More on Steam Warships

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2322: The Steam Navy

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