Posted on · The state’s grid operator warned of a possible energy emergency on the grid Tuesday. It said slightly warmer-than-expected weather was part of the problem, but it was really the fact that coal, gas and nuclear power were offline all at once.
Posted on · Report For America corps member and Texas Public Radio environmental issues reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh spoke with energy and climate consultant Doug Lewin.
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.
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.
Posted on · When it comes to property deeds “the only limitation is your imagination”
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 […]
Posted on · (Photo: Travis Bubenik, Houston Public Media) Itâs CERAWeek. The annual energy conference chaired by Cambridge Energy Research Associates co-founder Daniel Yergin features a sort of whoâs-who for the energy industry meeting and discussing a variety of energy-related topics. This year, those topics include Russiaâs energy future and adapting to the ânew energy era.â Attendees include […]
Posted on · Wind is now the top source of renewable power in the nation. The American Wind Energy Association bragged about that news Thursday morning in Arlington.
Posted on · Despite the fossil fuel-friendly cabinet shaping up under President-elect Donald Trump, renewable energy companies aren't as pessimistic as you might think. They say market forces are on their side.
Posted on · We meet Kavita Selva of Clear Lake High School. She was recently named a Davidson Fellow for her work related to increasing the output of wind power generators by adjusting magnetic fields using superconductor tape stacks.
Posted on · Texas is making big changes in what it uses to generate the electricity you use. The state’s power grid may be getting cleaner and cheaper.
Posted on · A Houston-based company has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a project designed to modernize a portion of the country's electric grid and be able to deliver wind-generated energy from the Texas panhandle, Oklahoma and southwest Kansas to more than 1.5 million homes across several states. DOE […]
Posted on · A Houston-based company has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a project designed to modernize a portion of the country's electric grid and be able to deliver wind-generated energy from the Texas panhandle, Oklahoma and southwest Kansas to more than 1.5 million homes across several states. DOE […]