Energy News
Can Fracking Save the U.S. Economy?
October 10, 2013 | posted by The Institute
America’s government may be closed, but its energy sector is open for business. We are overtaking Russia as the world’s largest oil and gas producer.
Dutch students out-accelerate a Bugatti Veyron with their electric car
October 10, 2013 | posted by The Institute
Electric vehicles do more than just eliminate gas costs. While range-anxiety debates rage, the enthusiast has picked up on the “instant torque” part of the equation.
In Electric BMW i3, Hopes for a Stylish Future of Green
October 02, 2013 | posted by The Institute
When the BMW i3 finally rolls out this year in Europe and next year in North America, it will undoubtedly turn heads, but it is also very different in that it is designed to cash in on the space, handling and design that an electric drive train and ultra light carbon fiber body allow.
A look inside a Wise County frack water recycling center
June 11, 2013 | posted by The Institute
I just witnessed a frack water recycling operation first-hand, from a truck dropping off salty, muddy water straight from a drill site to the finished product—both freshwater and saltwater.
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
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.
