Tesla broke ground on a lithium refinery it plans to build in Corpus Christi, Texas with CEO Elon Musk joined by Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday for the ceremony. Tesla plans to invest $375 million to build the facility according to filings with the Texas Comptroller. Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott […]
Xinhua Silk Road: SEG Solar completes acquisition of 2GW PV module manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas – EQ Mag
HOUSTON : SEG Solar (SEG) announced that it has closed on the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, USA, capable of producing more than 2GW of photovoltaic (PV) modules annually. The plant consists of approximately 145,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space and 16,000 square feet of office space. The facility will […]
Texas drove out Chinese firm, not the wind farm it planned – EQ Mag
DEL RIO, Texas : Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above the Texas-Mexico border: wind turbines. Dozens of them, roughly 700 feet (213 meters) tall — as big as San Antonio’s tallest skyscraper — were set to […]
ACCIONA Energía acquires largest battery storage project in Texas (190MW) and 1GW of bess pipeline – EQ Mag
The 190MW/380MWh Cunningham facility will be the largest operating battery energy storage project on the Texas grid upon commissioning next year. ACCIONA Energía has signed an agreement with Qcells, a subsidiary of the South Korean industrial group Hanwha Corporation, to acquire the battery energy storage system (BESS) project Cunningham, the largest of its kind in […]
P&G and ENGIE Collaborate on New Renewable Energy Project in Hill County, Texas – EQ Mag Pro
The 200MW Sun Valley Solar agreement will represent power equivalent to the annual electricity needs of more than 50,000 U.S. homes and support the local agricultural eco-system. CINCINNATI and HOUSTON : Procter and Gamble (P&G) and ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced today a 200 MW Power Purchase Agreement from ENGIE’s Sun Valley Solar project located […]
SEG Solar to Establish 2GW PV Module Manufacturing Facility in Texas, U.S – EQ Mag Pro
SAN ANTONIO : SEG Solar (SEG) on Tuesday announced plans to establish a PV module manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas, the United States, with an anticipated annual capacity of more than 2 gigawatts (GW). The facility is expected to commence construction at the end of 2022 and be fully operational by mid-2023. The plant will […]
FlexGen Turns to Squire Patton Boggs for 100 MW Energy Storage Project Portfolio in Texas – EQ Mag Pro
A Squire Patton Boggs team advised FlexGen Power Systems, Inc. (“FlexGen”), a leading energy storage technology platform and solution provider, on FlexGen’s agreement to supply advanced energy storage systems and its HybridOS™ software for SMT Energy’s portfolio of ten energy storage projects in Texas. The 100MW of projects will improve the resilience of the ERCOT […]
Investments in energy storage can fix our broken power grid and drive the clean energy transition – EQ Mag Pro
The February 2021 energy crisis in Texas was yet another stark reminder of just how broken our national power grid is and how difficult the energy transition will be. The shift to renewable energy will come with unintended consequences such as price spikes from less mining and drilling, or times when the wind doesn’t blow. […]
Texas unveils plan to install hundreds of EV charging stations across the state – EQ Mag Pro
The multi-year project in Texas aims to support up to 1M electric cars The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has rolled out a draft plan to install more than 200 electric vehicle charging stations across the state as part of a multi-year project to bolster infrastructure for current and future EV drivers. The Texas Electric […]
Vistra Brings Texas’ Largest Battery Energy Storage System Online – EQ Mag Pro
DeCordova Energy Storage Facility provides 260 megawatts of dispatchable, instant-start, emission-free power; expands company’s portfolio of zero-carbon generation facilities and reliability in ERCOT. IRVING, Texas : Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced that its DeCordova Energy Storage Facility in Granbury, Texas, is online and storing and releasing electricity to the ERCOT grid in time for another […]