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Tag: NRG

Energy & Environment

Low Oil Prices Lead To Shutdown Of Much-Hyped Carbon Capture System Outside Houston

Florian Martin

Posted on August 3, 2020 · NRG’s Petra Nova system relies on a strong oil market to be profitable.

Tags carbon capture energy NRG oil and gas petra nova

Business

Energy Partnership To Simplify Industrial Solar Power Plans In Houston

Florian Martin

Posted on June 12, 2018 · A renewable energy company will build solar farms in Fort Bend County

Tags electricity energy NRG Renewable Energy solar power

News

Texas Lost Three Coal Plants, But Officials Don’t Sound Worried About The Grid

Travis Bubenik

Posted on May 8, 2018 · Alternatives like natural gas are stepping in to fill some of the gaps, though the grid could still be strained by a hotter-than-usual summer.

Tags Electric Grid electricity energy ercot NRG resilience

Houston Matters

How Will NRG Selling Its Renewable Energy Business Affect Green Energy In Houston?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 7, 2018 · With NRG's announcement that it will sell its renewable energy business, two experts discuss how the news might affect the future of green energy here.

Tags Clean Energy Policy Gavin Dillingham Lara Cottingham NRG Renewable Energy

Hurricane Harvey

NRG Shelter For Harvey Evacuees Will Close This Weekend

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on September 22, 2017 · As the shelter closes, those who have no options are being moved to a Red Cross shelter.

Tags harvey hurricane NRG red cross shelter

Houston Matters

Need For Food And Supplies Will Continue For Weeks And Months Ahead

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 31, 2017 · While the major shelters are not currently accepting donations of food and supplies, the Houston Food Bank says the need will continue for weeks and months.

Tags Brian Greene evacuees houston food bank NRG

Houston Matters

NRG Center Provides Shelter For Hundreds Of Evacuees

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 31, 2017 · Producer Michael Hagerty reports live from the shelter at NRG Center, which is expected to go from roughly 900 to 1,600 evacuees by the end of the day Thursday.

Tags evacuees flood Fred Goodall Michael Hagerty NRG shelter

Business

Restructuring Plans Underway At Two Houston-Based Energy Suppliers

Jen Rice

Posted on July 12, 2017 · NRG and Dynegy are announcing that they’re selling off parts of their portfolios.

Tags coal energy dynegy NRG Paris Agreement Renewable Energy

Energy & Environment

NRG’s Carbon Capture System Doing Its Job, But Is It Enough?

Florian Martin

Posted on April 19, 2017 · The Petra Nova system diverts some CO2 from a power plant near Sugar Land and uses it to extract oil from the ground.

Tags carbon capture clean coal energy NRG petra nova

Energy & Environment

NRG’s Petra Nova Carbon Capture Plant Officially Inaugurated

Florian Martin

Posted on April 13, 2017 · Speakers included U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Tags carbon capture clean coal NRG petra nova rick perry

News

Protesters March On NRG Stadium

Florian Martin

Posted on February 5, 2017 · Large groups of protesters amass before the big game.

Tags Houston Super Bowl NRG President Trump protests

Bauer Business Focus

How Relevant Is NRG’s Carbon Capture Technology For The Future?

Florian Martin

Posted on January 13, 2017 · An energy expert at the University of Houston discusses the new Petra Nova plant.

Tags carbon capture coal power energy NRG petra nova

Energy & Environment

NRG Begins Operation Of Carbon Capture Plant Southwest Of Houston

Florian Martin

Posted on January 12, 2017 · It’s the nation’s first coal power plant to divert carbon dioxide on a commercial scale.

Tags carbon capture CO2 coal power energy NRG petra nova

News

Texas Coal Loses Battle at NRG Power Plant, Wyoming Coal Wins

Dave Fehling

Posted on August 26, 2016 · A couple hundred jobs could eventually be eliminated as an industry is coming to an end in a small town north of Houston.

Tags coal energy NRG nrg energy Texas Coal Texas Railroad Commission

Energy & Environment

Texans Set Electricity Use Record As Questions Arise Over Using Old Power Plant in Houston

Dave Fehling

Posted on August 9, 2016 · Texas is breaking its record for electricity use. It happened Monday with demand peaking around 5PM and is expected to be repeated most of this week as the hot weather continues. But there’s a controversy over how to meet that demand for electricity in Houston.

Tags electricity ercot NRG

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