by - September 30, 2016 2:08 pm
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative officially switched on a 500,000-watt solar array today. Arkansas Valley partnered with Today’s Power Inc. – a subsidiary of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. to build the…
by - September 30, 2016 2:08 pm
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative officially switched on a 500,000-watt solar array today. Arkansas Valley partnered with Today’s Power Inc. – a subsidiary of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. to build the…
by - September 30, 2016 1:51 pm
For the first time since the end of 2015, a natural drilling rig in Arkansas is up and running in the Fayetteville Shale play as natural gas futures bounced around…
by - September 29, 2016 3:59 pm
Highland Pellet, Arkansas’ first full-scale wood pellet manufacturing facility, recently hired 54 new workers to begin work at the company’s $200 million, 600,000 metric ton manufacturing plant in Pine Bluff…
by - September 27, 2016 7:03 pm
The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday (Sept. 27) on the far-reaching federal Clean Power Plan as opponents and supporters…
by - September 27, 2016 3:09 pm
An IHS Markit report shows that U.S. natural gas production in the lower 48 states increased by about 1.4% in August, marking the second month in a row where output…
by - September 26, 2016 3:49 pm
Steve Patterson, founding executive director of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) and its educational affiliate Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (AAEF), will retire on Oct. 31. Little Rock-native Katie Laning…
by - September 26, 2016 2:27 pm
Supporters and opponents of the Obama administration’s far-reaching Clean Power Plan are lining up in different camps as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit prepares to begin…
by - September 25, 2016 9:02 am
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Energy Report is produced monthly and is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). Talk Business…
by - September 16, 2016 12:39 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– SWEPCO PARENT SELLS FOUR MIDWEST POWER PLANTS FOR $2.1 BILLION American…
by - September 15, 2016 9:42 am
Fayetteville-based startup WattGlass received a $679,413 award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative to help commercialize its anti-reflective glass coating technology. WattGlass will use SunShot the award to…
by - September 15, 2016 9:42 am
Fayetteville-based startup WattGlass received a $679,413 award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative to help commercialize its anti-reflective glass coating technology. WattGlass will use SunShot the award to…
by - September 13, 2016 2:56 pm
As Shandong Sun Paper moves forward with construction on a $1 billion, modern bio-products mill in Arkadelphia, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Sept. 13) he will return to China for…
by - September 12, 2016 7:15 pm
The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions’ has issued its final mid-cycle assessment letters to the nation’s 99 operating commercial nuclear power plants regarding their performance through the first half of 2016, including…
by - September 9, 2016 6:12 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– FIRST STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY SUMMIT TO BE HELD FRIDAY AT HEIFER…
by - September 8, 2016 11:40 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will be the featured speaker next month at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Association (AIPRO) as her state faces a number…
by - September 6, 2016 8:50 pm
One week after getting the go ahead to begin work on a 440-mile crude oil pipeline across the heart of Arkansas, Diamond Pipeline officials said Tuesday they still expect to…
by - September 2, 2016 7:12 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MURPHY USA ANNOUNCES ADDITION TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM Murphy USA Inc….
by - September 1, 2016 3:33 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday (Sept. 1) announced it had completed the process to implement a Regional Haze plan to improve visibility in wilderness areas across Arkansas…
by - August 31, 2016 11:15 am
Solar cell startup Picasolar has again gained SunShot Initiative money, this time $2 million to increase the efficiency in solar cell technology. The $2 million could ultimately lead to new…
