/tags/renewable-energy renewable energy en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:03:01 GMT /energy-environment/2025-02-14/dallas-love-field-using-jet-wind-energy After years of testing, the airport has installed five turbines that capture jet wind exhaust and covert it to electricity. It's in partnership with the tech startup Jet Wind Corporation. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:03:01 GMT /energy-environment/2025-02-14/dallas-love-field-using-jet-wind-energy Olla Mokhtar /2024-05-14/renewable-energy-generation-reaches-30-globally A report found that solar and wind growth led the trend. Tue, 14 May 2024 10:41:10 GMT /2024-05-14/renewable-energy-generation-reaches-30-globally Alexandra Hart | Texas Standard /energy-environment/2024-02-26/more-than-80-of-electricity-on-the-texas-grid-was-carbon-free-at-one-point-sunday The massive share of renewable energy on the grid is a positive sign for efforts to combat climate change. It will become ever-more common as solar, wind and battery-storage facilities are added. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:15:45 GMT /energy-environment/2024-02-26/more-than-80-of-electricity-on-the-texas-grid-was-carbon-free-at-one-point-sunday Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun Over a third of the electricity on the Texas grid came from the sun on Sunday, a new state record. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun Mose Buchele /science-technology/2023-09-19/ut-dallas-lands-30m-project-from-department-of-defense-to-research-battery-technology The funds will go toward building a new energy storage campus in Richardson. The university says the allotment is the largest from a federal agency in UTD's history. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2023-09-19/ut-dallas-lands-30m-project-from-department-of-defense-to-research-battery-technology Juan Salinas II /texas-news/2023-08-25/grid-operator-again-asks-texans-to-conserve-energy ERCOT said it expected low wind-power generation and high demand to persist through the weekend because of the extreme heat. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:12:00 GMT /texas-news/2023-08-25/grid-operator-again-asks-texans-to-conserve-energy /science-technology/2023-07-26/love-field-airport-planes-sustainable-energy The Dallas airport is partnering with tech startup JetWind Power Corporation on the pilot program, which converts wind generated by planes into sustainable energy. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:53:57 GMT /science-technology/2023-07-26/love-field-airport-planes-sustainable-energy Pablo Arauz Peña /government/2023-06-28/texas-environmental-leader-says-legislature-took-hard-swings-on-the-climate-this-session While existential threats to renewable energy were avoided, climate groups still faced significant losses in the past session, according to the Environmental Defense Fund’s Texas state director. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT /government/2023-06-28/texas-environmental-leader-says-legislature-took-hard-swings-on-the-climate-this-session Josh Peck /energy-environment/2023-03-10/texas-state-lawmakers-unveil-plan-to-curb-renewable-energy-subsidize-natural-gas Senators want to make renewable energy in the Texas more expensive and put public money toward building more gas power plants. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:15:10 GMT /energy-environment/2023-03-10/texas-state-lawmakers-unveil-plan-to-curb-renewable-energy-subsidize-natural-gas Mose Buchele /texas-news/2022-06-22/as-texas-increases-renewable-energy-production-grid-capacity-and-transmission-havent-caught-up Wind and solar energy are helping the state meet heightened energy demands amid record-breaking heat. But is Texas moving fast enough on embracing renewable energy? Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-22/as-texas-increases-renewable-energy-production-grid-capacity-and-transmission-havent-caught-up Gabriella Ybarra