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NRC Backs Storing Nuclear Waste in Texas

September 14, 2021 admin cisf, holtec, interim storage partners, NEW MEXICO, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, permian basin, texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:44:28 +0000

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Federal regulators have approved a private company’s plan to store nuclear waste in the oil fields of West Texas, the latest move in the continuing saga of where to store spent fuel from U.S. nuclear power plants. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Sept. 13 issued a license to Interim Storage Partners LLC (ISP), […]

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Texas Eyeballs 91,000 Megawatts Of … Solar Power?

September 9, 2021 admin clean power, DOE, lightsource bp, Solar energy, texas, Texas A&M, United States, US, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:35:03 +0000

Solar power is suddenly losing wallflower status in Texas, but now everybody is talking about Senate Bill 8.

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DOE Releases New Reports Highlighting Record Growth & Declining Costs of Wind Power

September 2, 2021 admin bureau of ocean management, clean power, Department of Energy (DOE), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), market research, Massachusetts, missouri, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), North Carolina, NORTH DAKOTA, Oklahoma, policy research, research, SCIENCE, South Dakota, texas, u.s. department of energy (doe), us department of energy (doe), us distributed wind market report, us offshore wind market report, Virginia, wind energy, wind power, Wyoming

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:00:07 +0000

2020 sees record for land-based wind generation, 24% increase in pipeline of offshore wind energy — laying the foundation for rapid growth in years to come.

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Winds of Change Revitalize West Texas

September 2, 2021 admin Battery, enel green power, Energy Storage, high lonesome, texas, top plant, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:30:05 +0000

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A major wind farm sited on 200 square miles across two Texas counties is part of that state’s commitment to renewable energy, part of an energy transformation in a region once known for its oil boomtowns

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Tesla Aims To Become A “Retail Electric Provider” In Texas

August 21, 2021 admin batteries, clean power, consumer technology, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla, tesla energy, texas

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:25:40 +0000

Tesla is looking to become a retail electricity provider in Texas, according to Energy Choice Matters. The article noted that Tesla is seeking the certificate and it applied for Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate. Tesla Energy Ventures is seeking to use the trade name Tesla, and in the application, Tesla said: “The applicant […]

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Texas’ Anti-Mask Governor Has COVID Now

August 17, 2021 admin covid-19, lockdowns, politics, Republicans, texas

Credit to Author: Samir Ferdowsi| Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 22:02:17 GMT

The governor, who fought mask mandates, was one of the first Texans to get vaccinated.

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The Boring Company In Talks With Austin & San Antonio To Build Tunnels

August 11, 2021 admin AUSTIN, clean transport, Electric vehicles, san antonio, tesla, tesla giga texas, tesla gigafactories, texas, the boring company

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2021 01:42:25 +0000

The Boring Company has some big plans for Austin, KXAN reports. KXAN confirmed that The Boring Company met with the City of Austin about a possible underground transportation tunnel that would go from Giga Texas to Downtown Austin. “The City’s Development and Services Department says the company provided them a high-level introduction of the project […]

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Tyler, City In Texas, Changes Its Law Banning Solar Panels From Public View

August 3, 2021 admin building codes, city laws, clean power, consumer technology, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power permitting, texas, texas sb 398, tyler, tyler texas

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 15:00:37 +0000

I recently wrote about a senseless law in Tyler, Texas, that banned residents from getting solar if the panels were visible to the public. Well, we have great news! That law has been changed. The Tyler Morning Telegraph reported on July 28 that the City of Tyler removed its restriction on solar panel installations. The city […]

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1.2-GW Dedicated Hydrogen-Fired Power Plant Starts Taking Shape in Texas

August 3, 2021 admin Business, debarbonization, engineering, entergy, Environmental, Gas, hydrogen, hydrogen gas turbine, hydrogen storage, mitsubishi power, natural gas, news, orange county, texas

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:37:00 +0000

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Entergy Texas will seek approval for a 1.2-GW hydrogen and natural gas–fired combined cycle power gas turbine (CCGT) facility in Orange County, Texas. The Beaumont-based Entergy Corp. subsidiary on July 29 announced it intends to file a Certificate for Convenience and Necessity to build the Orange County Advanced Power Station with the Public Utility Commission of Texas […]

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