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ENGIE, Microsoft Seal Innovative ‘Firm Power’ PPA for 230 MW Wind and Solar in Texas

September 26, 2019 admin Business, connected plant, engie, firm power, iiot, iiot power, International, Markets, microsoft, news, ppa, Renewables, renewables procurement, Solar, Technology, texas, vfa, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:03:14 +0000

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ENGIE, the world’s largest independent power producer, has signed an innovative volume firming agreement (VMA) with Microsoft that will allow the technology giant to buy “firm” power from wind and solar projects in Texas under a specially structured power purchase agreement (PPA). The companies on Sept. 24 said the long-term PPA will allow Microsoft to […]

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Texas’ Impending Reliability Issues With Wind Power

September 19, 2019 admin Bloomberg, Coal, Commentary, ercot, Gas, georgetown, Markets, Renewables, texas, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:16:41 +0000

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COMMENTARY Texas has the most wind capacity of any state, generating about 16% of its electricity from wind. In August, as temperatures rose above 100F and consumers increased their use of air conditioning, Texas’ grid operators struggled to meet the record demand for electricity. Many of the wind turbines could not operate because the wind […]

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What We Lost When We Lost Daniel Johnston

September 12, 2019 admin art brut, AUSTIN, daniel johnston, grunge, indie rock, kurt cobain, music in memoriam, outsider art, texas, the devil and daniel johnston

Credit to Author: Hilary Pollack| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:50:52 +0000

The songwriter brought outsider sensibilities into his music, childlike weirdness into his art, and an earnestness that we desperately needed into the world at large.

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Texas Governor Didn’t Even Mention Guns in His New 8-Point Executive Order to Combat Mass Shootings

September 6, 2019 admin greg abbott, Mass Shootings, odessa, Second Amendment, texas

Credit to Author: Tess Owen| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 23:06:42 +0000

It’s only a few days since Gov. Abbott said, “I’m tired of the dying.”

CleanTech Energy News

Facebook Signs 200 Megawatt Wind Power Purchase Agreement In Texas

September 4, 2019 admin apex clean energy, ares management, aviator wind, clean power, ercot, Facebook, onshore wind farms, texas, texas wind, wind energy

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:05:09 +0000

American online social media giant Facebook has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Apex Clean Energy for 200 megawatts (MW) of the 525 MW Aviator Wind project set to be built in Coke County, Texas.

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Viral Video Shows Mouse Jumping Into a Whataburger Fryer

September 3, 2019 admin food-wtf, fried mouse, mouse, texas, whataburger

Credit to Author: Bettina Makalintal| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:23:59 +0000

An attempt to catch a mouse at the Bastrop, Texas burger chain went very, very wrong.

CleanTech Energy News

Solar Panel–Level Energy Storage Developer Yotta Receives $1.5 Million

September 1, 2019 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, consumer technology, Energy Storage, INTERVIEWS, rooftop solar, Solar energy, texas, yotta

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 16:49:14 +0000

The solar power panel–level energy storage developer Yotta, based in Austin, Texas, has received $1.5 million in funding to continue work on SolarLEAF, the company’s energy storage solution. (Several hundred thousand dollars in grant money has also been obtained.) The funding will be used to continue with technological development and commercialization

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Pipeline Deal Means More U.S. Natural Gas for Mexico Power Plants

August 28, 2019 admin Business, eagle ford, Gas, International, Legislative, Mexico, natural gas, news, permian, pipelines, prodesen, sener, texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 21:07:03 +0000

Mexico is preparing to import more U.S. natural gas to supply the country’s gas-fired power plants and industrial facilities after the Mexican government reached a deal that will allow several stalled pipeline projects to be completed. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador on Aug. 27 said his administration’s deal with Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy; IEnova, […]

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Climate Change Is Teaching Us How To Cope With Climate Change

August 26, 2019 admin climate change, Corpus Christi, Dayton, fema, green economy, Ohio, policy & politics, research, texas, Texas A&M

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:40:38 +0000

The small lessons climate change is teaching us along the way might be what saves our species. As important as clean technology is, how we use that technology — what tactics we employ — can make all the difference

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Beer named for Pacific island nuke test site draws criticism

August 16, 2019 admin beer, bikini, bikini atoll, Latest News Stories, manhattan project beer company, marshall island, Pacific, texas, World

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 04:37:03 +0000

HAGATNA, Guam — A Texas-based company is facing criticism for naming a beer after the location of nuclear tests that resulted in the contamination of a Pacific island chain, a report said. Manhattan Project Beer Company is under scrutiny by Marshall Islanders who were exposed to high levels of radiation by U.S. government research from […]

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