The massive Project Roadrunner e-fuels facility, now under construction in Texas complete with purpose-built wind and solar farms, has just enlisted the support of the leading global banking and financial firm HSBC.
There’s a growing war on renewable energy, particularly in “red” districts and states in the USA. One of the things that is often bewilderingly forgotten by those attacking renewable energy is the enormous tax revenue (and overall economic benefits) solar, wind, and battery storage projects provide. A new report focused … [continued]
Wind energy investors are finding a friendly home in Texas, partly on account of the rising demand for electricity from oil and gas operations.
Like a bolt out of the blue, the US firm Hecate Energy reached out and tapped the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last week, requesting the right to develop two federal offshore wind energy areas assigned to Texas. The surprise move was, well, surprising. BOEM has been trying, and failing, … [continued]
The electricity mix of energy sources in Texas, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electricity grid operator, changed noticeably in 2023. Although wind power remains the largest source of renewable power in the state, the installation of new wind turbine capacity slowed in 2023, while additions of … [continued]
Offshore wind stakeholders may have the wind at their backs in Texas, where conditions are ripe for offshore development despite pushback from the usual suspects.
On June 12, 2023 through June 13, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Texas to meet with utility and industry leaders to discuss the positive impacts President’s Investing in America agenda will have for businesses and residents of Texas. The Secretary will also join the … [continued]
