HOUSTON (KIAH) — In the wake of the devastating power outages around Southeast Texas after Hurricane Beryl that lasted for over a week for many, the Houston branch of the NAACP wanted answers. According to the Houston NAACP President Bishop James Dixon, the branch met with CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells and other executives. Dixon organized
It has been three weeks since Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas and the fallout continues from the deadly energy crisis in Texas. On Monday morning, the company at the center of it all, CenterPoint Energy, was being grilled by Texas lawmakers in Austin about the response, as a state-ordered investigation continues. Beryl made landfall
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Two new papers, both authored by Mohamed Mehana of the Earth and Environmental Sciences division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, explore the feasibility of well retrofitting and clean hydrogen production from fossil fuels. “With no action taken, over 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide will leak into the atmosphere annually
An international team of scientists from the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology demonstrated the ability of twisted carbon nanotubes to store three times more energy per unit mass than sophisticated lithium-ion batteries. The discovery could make carbon nanotubes a more viable option for energy storage in small, light, and secure devices like medical implants and
American International Group Inc. reduced its position in shares of SM Energy (NYSE:SM – Free Report) by 2.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 62,511 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 1,752 shares during the quarter. American International Group
Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited (OTCMKTS:TGASF – Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 101,000 shares, a drop of 19.9% from the June 30th total of 126,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 0 shares, the
By Adam Pagnucco. Two years ago, Montgomery County passed legislation establishing building energy performance standards. Last year, the county passed legislation establishing rent control. Now, those laws are working at cross purposes, pitting two progressive priorities against each other. With regulations on one now established and the other pending before the county council, a collision
This article is a paid promotion and the Energy News Network is not responsible for its contents. Home electrification has many benefits: it is cleaner, more efficient, and reduces environmental degradation. It also means that existing infrastructure for managing power coming into homes may need to be rethought. When customers want to switch from gas
I am scared about how fast climate change is disrupting our world. At a theoretical level, I have known for decades about growing carbon dioxide emissions and resultant changes to global and local temperatures, sea-level rise, severe storms, wildfires, and so on. But it was not till 2012, when Hurricane Sandy hit the northeast of
Recently released, the EIA’s data for the United States in June 2024 shows a significant increase in new energy storage installations in the U.S., reaching 4.2 gigawatts (GW). This achievement represents a 150.5% increase compared to the same period last year and has surpassed the total new installations of 4.17 GW for the year 2022.