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Facebook Invests In Renewables With Texas Solar Project
Posted on · The Prospero Solar project just north of Odessa will have a capacity of 379 megawatts. That's enough to power around 72,000 homes based on the national average.
Tag: Renewable Energy
Houston Matters
Report Reinforces Role Of Texas In Wind Energy
Posted on · Texas is home to about a quarter of all wind power capacity in the country, as capacity nationwide increased by 8 percent in 2018.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Role Of Texas In Wind Energy, And Former NFL Player Martellus Bennett (April 9, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The role of Texas in the wind industry, reflections on working with Elie Wiesel, former NFL player Martellus Bennett's storytelling initiatives, and the effect of Project Row Houses on the Third Ward.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1654: Tidal Power, 1921
Posted on · Episode: 1654 The forgotten renewable energy source, tidal (or lunar) power. Today, solar power and lunar power.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3204: Mobility Matters
Posted on · Episode: 3204 Transforming Transportation from Engines to Motors. Today, our thoughts are about motors instead of engines.
Houston Matters
Report: U.S. Will Be A Net Exporter Of Energy By 2020
Posted on · Houston Matters learns more about the annual industry outlook from the Energy Information Administration.
Bauer Business Focus
Will Renewable Energy Replace Coal In Texas?
Posted on · Research by Rice University shows wind and solar can complement each other to make energy from coal unnecessary.
Business
Energy Partnership To Simplify Industrial Solar Power Plans In Houston
Posted on · A renewable energy company will build solar farms in Fort Bend County
Houston Matters
Do Renewables Make The Electric Grid Harder To Manage?
Posted on · Some say integrating renewable energy into the state’s power grid makes the grid harder to manage. Is that true?
Houston Matters
Full Show: Preventing School Shootings, And Integrating Renewables Into The Electric Grid (May 24, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about a telemedicine program out of Texas Tech that might help stop school shootings. We discuss integration of renewable energy into the power grid. A local ophthalmologist answers your eye care questions. And we visit a convention for fans of Minecraft.
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Houston Company Seeks To Breathe Life Into Massive Wind Power Project
Posted on · Houston's Clean Line Energy has turned to a former Missouri governor to argue before that state's supreme court on behalf of a $2.3 billion wind energy transmission project.
Houston Matters
How Will NRG Selling Its Renewable Energy Business Affect Green Energy In Houston?
Posted on · 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.
Energy & Environment
Solar Tariffs Could Slow Industry’s Growth, Research Says
Posted on · The research suggests U.S. solar installation could slow by 11% over the next five years
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How The U.S. Government Is Underestimating The Global Growth Of Renewable Energy
Posted on · When numbers on renewable energy are wrong, the whole story can be wrong
Energy & Environment
Construction Begins On Texas’ Largest Solar Farm
Posted on · The project is expected to be finished by the end of 2018