A $4 billion, renewable-energy powered green hydrogen factory will be built in North Texas on the site of a retired coal plant, with plans for the site to be operational by 2027, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The factory, a partnership between industrial-gas manufacturer Air Products and power company AES Corp, will use wind and solar…
The Biden Administration has designated nearly 700,000 acres in the Gulf of Mexico for auction for offshore wind development, reports the Houston Chronicle.
"These two wind energy areas represent exciting progress toward having the first offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, where there is a mature industry base and the know how to advance…
Land owners and farmers in rural communities across Texas are reaping the economic benefits of leasing their land for the development of clean energy projects, and are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in land-lease payments each year, reports CNN.
The projects have also significantly boosted community tax revenue, allowing rural schools to build new facilities and…
Last year, the United States generated three times more energy from wind and solar resources than in 2012, showing the rapid growth clean energy has experienced over the last decade, reports The Hill.
“When states prioritize building clean energy, their residents see lower energy bills, a more resilient electric grid, and healthier communities, which inspires neighbors…
Farmers and researchers have teamed up to experiment with installing solar panels over crops, a combination called 'agrivoltaics' that is showing promise, reports Axios.
Shade-loving crops like kale and root vegetables thrive under solar panels, and farmers and landowners benefit from a new way to profit off their land as they deal with economic uncertainty.
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Thanks to land lease payments from clean energy projects, farmers in Central Texas are managing to stay afloat financially in spite of an ongoing drought and record high temperatures that have forced some to cut crop production nearly in half, reports the Houston Chronicle.
“My banker is a lot happier knowing I have these windmills,” said…
The Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, a 40-member coalition of nuclear energy and hydrogen energy companies, will collaborate to develop hydrogen energy production powered by nuclear facilities, reports E&E News.
“This is an opportunity to bring together these two industries that have the potential to catalyze decarbonization at the scale and the speed this really needs to have,”…