Energy & Environment
A massive wind farm project is being proposed along the coast of Galveston
Posted on · The area covers 546,645 acres, which could produce enough energy to power 2.3 million homes.
Tag: wind energy
Winter Storm Aftermath
It’s Becoming Clearer Who Profited From The Blackouts, And That’s Raising Questions Of Price Gouging
Posted on · Natural gas was in short supply during the blackouts and could be sold at a premium. With no market controls, gas increased hundreds of times its normal value.
Politics
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Vows To Subpoena Top Energy Officials If They Won’t Testify At Hearings
Posted on · Patrick also echoed misleading claims by Gov. Greg Abbott that outages in renewable energy were primarily to blame for last week’s blackouts.
Energy & Environment
Texas Has Generated More Electricity From Wind Than Coal So Far This Year
Posted on · Texas is the largest consumer of coal in the country, but cheap natural gas and renewable energy prices are biting into coal's market share.
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.
Houston Matters
The Future of Offshore Wind Energy
Posted on · We explore a new method of harnessing offshore wind energy and the different challenges between onshore and offshore wind farming and what it would take to see such farms off the Gulf Coast.
News
Denmark Opens Consulate In Houston
Posted on · The Houston consulate will serve the southwestern United States
News
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
Full Show: Transmitting Wind Energy, And Writer Junot Diaz (April 3, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a Houston-based project to transmit wind energy across the Midwest. Then, we learn about standards for sanitation at health clinics. Plus, we discuss the effectiveness of protesting. And Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz talks about his children's book, Islandborn.
News
Perry’s Plan To Prop Up Nuclear, Coal Power Fails As Another Texas Coal Plant Closes
Posted on · The state's former governor is lobbying to extend a hand to the nation's struggling coal and nuclear industries
Energy & Environment
Coastal Wind Farms “Dodged a Bullet” During Harvey
Posted on · Wind farms near Corpus Christi made it through the storm intact, despite 100 MPH gusts.
Energy & Environment
Report Explores “Radical” Low-Carbon Energy Scenario
Posted on · The envisioned "radical" future still includes plenty of oil and gas.
Energy & Environment
‘Brave New Workers’: A Texas Cowboy Finds Fortune In The Wind
Posted on · What happens to workers when an industry collapses or a new technology takes off? NPR brings you stories of people adapting to a changing economy. This week: a former cowboy in the wind industry.
Houston Matters
Wind: The Number One Renewable Energy Source in Texas
Posted on · Weâre setting aside time each Thursday in the coming weeks to discuss developments in energy production in Texas. Last week, we talked about solar power in Houston. In the coming weeks, weâll discuss nuclear and other forms of energy. Today, we turn our attention to wind power and talk with Michael Skelly, founder and president […]