Energy News

Freeport LNG wins export license

Freeport LNG wins export license

May 21, 2013 | posted by The Institute

The Energy Department on Friday gave Freeport LNG conditional approval to broadly export domestically harvested natural gas


New solar project makes San Antonio energy goal shine

New solar project makes San Antonio energy goal shine

April 30, 2013 | posted by The Institute

An almost 20-megawatt solar installation at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center has catapulted San Antonio, Texas to the no.1 spot in the state for solar. The city is ahead of the rest of Texas with a total of 34.2 megawatts of installed solar, said CPS Energy spokesman John Moreno.


Mayor Castro Responds to $61 Billion Economic Impact from Eagle Ford Shale

Mayor Castro Responds to $61 Billion Economic Impact from Eagle Ford Shale

April 16, 2013 | posted by The Institute

At $28 billion in 2012, the Eagle Ford Shale is the most invested-in oilfield in the world. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who attended the presentation and panel moderated by SAEDF Chairman Henry Cisneros, called the results of the study great news for San Antonio, the regional headquarters for Eagle Ford activity, an enviable position coveted by other communities.


Nexolon breaks ground for plant

Nexolon breaks ground for plant

March 01, 2013 | posted by The Institute

CPS Energy and Nexolon broke ground on the company’s solar panel manufacturing plant at Brooks City-Base


Lion Lights: LED’s Used in Protecting Wildlife

Lion Lights: LED’s Used in Protecting Wildlife

February 28, 2013 | posted by The Institute

Kenya boy, 13, gains fame for protecting livestock from lions using LED lights and Solar Power.


Landfill will supply power to CPS

Landfill will supply power to CPS

February 05, 2013 | posted by The Institute

When CPS Energy customers turn on the lights next summer, part of the power could be coming from garbage


U.S. to become world’s top oil producer in 2020

U.S. to become world’s top oil producer in 2020

January 28, 2013 | posted by The Institute

The United States is projected to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil producer by 2020 while cutting its own energy use faster than any other nation, the International Energy Agency reports.


Architecture Students put Theories into Practice to Benefit Community

Architecture Students put Theories into Practice to Benefit Community

January 10, 2013 | posted by The Institute

Read the Community Connect Magazine article featuring the work of one of our own, Clare Cloudt, GRA of the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute.


Who’s Who in Energy

Who’s Who in Energy

November 27, 2012 | posted by The Institute

Members of the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute and UTSA’s College of Engineering are nominated for the 2012 San Antonio Business Journal Who’s Who in Energy edition.


The new boom: Shale gas fueling an American industrial revival

The new boom: Shale gas fueling an American industrial revival

November 15, 2012 | posted by The Institute

The shale gas revolution is firing up an old-fashioned American industrial revival


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