Regular crashes, injuries, and even fatalities plague the traffic sector, highlighting the potential benefits of self-driving cars. When my daughters and I decided to take a Waymo to get to the museum across the city from us in San Francisco, we had no idea how safe we would or wouldn’t … [continued]
The rooftop solar and home energy storage trends are pushing the case to replace gas peaker plants with zero emission “virtual” power plants.
Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt was one of the richest men in America. According to some online sources, he was allegedly a white supremacist or supported white supremacy. H.L. Hunt is one of the Texas oil billionaires mentioned here. “On a scale not always appreciated, the Texas oil billionaires nurtured the … [continued]
Texas loves polluters and has created special courts to protect them from ever having to take responsibility for their actions.
Following on the successful commissioning of Spearmint Energy’s first major battery energy storage project, a 150 MW / 300 MWh system in Texas which utilized Sungrow’s PowerTitan Series storage system, the two companies have now agreed to deploy more than 1 GWh of added storage capacity at Spearmint’s other storage … [continued]
Recently, the federal government awarded a serious chunk of cash for Amtrak to build a high speed rail corridor between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, the state’s two biggest metro areas. The $64 million is supposed to bring previous plans back on track with a shot of funding, but this doesn’t … [continued]
The Estonian firm Clevon is planning a full-sized, ride sharing robotaxi to follow up on its autonomous cargo delivery EV, now undergoing trials in Texas and elsewhere.
The latest report from Greenpeace USA reveals how dangerous to human health LNG processing plants and export terminals are.
The Texas startup Sage Geosystems has partnered with Meta to spread next-generation geothermal energy systems into new territory.
As over 100 megawatts of rooftop solar power come to life, it is comforting to know that all of those enormous roofed storage facilities storing Americans’ stuff will be powered by clean energy. In addition, a company in Italy is investing a small fortune to build 1.5 GW of new … [continued]
