Farmers and researchers have teamed up to experiment with installing solar panels over crops, a combination called 'agrivoltaics' that is showing promise, reports Axios #EnergyNews #Energy #Agrivoltaics #SolarEnergy #Agriculture usenergyupdate.com/agrivoltaics-a…

Nearly $190 million in offshore oil lease bids have been approved by the Biden Administration after being rejected by a federal judge nearly a year ago, reports The Associated Press #Energy #EnergyNews #Oil usenergyupdate.com/biden-administ…

182GW of #SolarEnergy was installed globally in 2021, accounting for half of all energy capacity additions, reports Utility Dive #Energy #EnergyNews usenergyupdate.com/solar-energy-a…

Land owners and farmers in #rural communities across #Texas are reaping the economic benefits of leasing their land for the development of #CleanEnergy projects, receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in land-lease payments each year, reports CNN usenergyupdate.com/rural-communit…

#Coal plants across the United States continue to shut their doors, but rather than remain abandoned, many sites are being converted into #SolarEnergy or #EnergyStorage facilities, reports Fast Company #EnergyNews usenergyupdate.com/closing-coal-p…

Wind and solar energy have saved Texans $7.4 billion in electricity costs so far in 2022, an average of nearly $1 billion a month, according to a recent study shared by Dallas Morning News #texas #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #Economy usenergyupdate.com/renewables-on-…

#Tennessee will soon house the largest #lithium refining plant in the nation, boosting domestic lithium production capacity, report WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio #EnergyNews #ElectricVehicles #Batteries usenergyupdate.com/tennessee-soon…

Hydrogen energy projects are gaining momentum in Houston as oil and gas companies like Exxon Mobil and Chevron race to take part in the booming market, reports the Houston Chronicle. #EnergyNews #Hydrogen #Houston usenergyupdate.com/hydrogen-proje…

Bethlehem Steel in #Pennsylvania, founded in 1904, is reopening after years of closure to produce crucial components for #SolarEnergy, rekindling the area's industrial history, reports Solar Power World #EnergyNews #Manufacturing #Industry #Jobs usenergyupdate.com/long-closed-st…

The Biden Administration has designated nearly 700,000 acres in the Gulf of Mexico for auction for #OffshoreWind development, reports the Houston Chronicle #Energy #EnergyNews #WindEnergy usenergyupdate.com/700000-acres-i…

Energy firms and producers view renewable energy as a low-risk, high-reward way to diversify their portfolios and maximize profits in a swiftly changing energy world, reports POWER magazine #EnergyNews #CleanEnergy usenergyupdate.com/investor-confi…

Inflated oil and gas prices are nearly doubling profits for some producers, including DiamondBack Energy, which profited $1.2B in Q3, a more than 80% surge from the year before, reports the Houston Chronicle. #Energy #EnergyNews #OilandGas usenergyupdate.com/permian-oil-pr…

The U.S. Department of Energy will soon begin accepting applications from states seeking part of $250 million in funding allocated for energy efficiency upgrades, reports The Hill #Energy #EnergyNews #EnergyEfficiency READ MORE: usenergyupdate.com/250m-allocated…

A recent report from the EIA estimates that 23% of coal-fired generation in the United States will be taken offline by 2029, reports the Nasdaq #Energy #EnergyNews #Coal usenergyupdate.com/nearly-one-qua…

Vacant public land alongside highways and interstates is slowly being transformed for energy development, such as in West #Georgia, where a 5-acre #solar site next to an exit ramp is producing enough energy to power more than 100 homes, reports grist. usenergyupdate.com/how-wasted-pub…

A $4 billion, renewable energy powered green #hydrogen factory will be built in #NorthTexas on the site of a retired coal plant, with plans for the site to be operational by 2027, reports The Wall Street Journal #Energy #EnergyNews usenergyupdate.com/4-billion-gree…

Two San Diego research groups will receive a combined $16 million in funding to develop battery recycling technologies and advance battery life, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune usenergyupdate.com/battery-resear…