100% Solar House Grows Out Of Class Project
University of the Incarnate Word engineering students team up with a solar contractor to build a fully sustainable home on the San Antonio campus. Read more →
Billionaire Pickens Building Downsized Wind Farm
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens is constructing a 377-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Texas after once planning one 10 times as large. Read more →
by Paul Willis
Solar EV Charging Station Does It With Flair
The Solar Sail is a brand new type of electric vehicle charging station that uses lightweight flexible solar panels for a unique, almost artistic look. Read more →
Wind Power Poised For More Growth In West Texas
A 500-megawatt wind farm in West Texas is planned at the heart of new transmission lines, in prime position to deliver clean energy across the state. Read more →
BP Plants 1000th Wind Turbine In American Soil
Sure it's a big oil company with a dark past, but with a new wind farm in Texas now completed, BP has more than 1,000 wind turbines spinning in the U.S. Read more →
Texas Research Lab Not The Usual Energy Hog
A neurological research institute in Texas grabs LEED Gold for a green design that results in using 35 percent less power than a typical lab. Read more →
In Texas, Ambivalence Over Wind Tax Credit Extension
The Texas Tribune, in its debut on EarthTechling, reports on how Texas, despite being a wind energy leader, doesn't seem to be rushing to save an expiring federal wind tax credit. Read more →
Reliant Offers A Deal On Energy Monitors: Free
Energy provider Reliant is showing off its e-Sense Home Energy Monitoring at CES, and giving away 10,000 of the units to its customers back in Texas. Read more →
Analysis: Offshore Wind Progress In Texas
Offshore Wind Wire takes a look at plans for developing offshore wind power in the state of Texas via several planned large scale projects. Read more →
Texas Wind Power Inspires Performance Art
Two Texas artists are using the wind energy oral history collection at Texas Tech to produce a performance about wind energy's impacts on rural landscapes. Read more →
by Lauren Craig
