by - March 21, 2019 1:57 pm
The U.S. Gulf Coast exported more crude oil than it imported in the last two months of 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The difference between gross…
by - March 21, 2019 11:37 am
Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. energy consumption are expected to be relatively flat through 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The projection comes from the reference case…
by - March 20, 2019 10:51 am
Jim Phillips will not be the one to lead Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech through a lawsuit. Phillips retired from the company as chairman and CEO earlier this month, his former…
by - March 19, 2019 2:48 pm
Renewable energy provided 17.6% of electricity generation in the United States in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Renewable generation provided a record of 742 million megawatt-hours of…
by - March 18, 2019 10:33 am
Electric utility Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., plan to build a 100-megawatt solar energy facility in White County near Searcy. The companies…
by - March 14, 2019 4:11 pm
U.S. natural gas production rose 11% or by 10 billion cubic feet per day in 2018, from 2017, and the growth was the largest annual increase in production, reaching a…
by - March 13, 2019 11:19 am
In 2018, 31.3 gigawatts of utility-scale electricity generating capacity were added in the United States while 18.7 gigawatts of the capacity were retired, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - March 7, 2019 12:53 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on Wednesday (March 6) announced it selected nine projects to advance technologies for medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles. The…
by - March 6, 2019 11:46 am
A team of University of Arkansas professors and students plan to have the first prototype of a 300-kilowatt, silicon carbide solar inverter by the end of 2019, said Yue Zhao,…
by - March 6, 2019 10:24 am
U.S. net electricity generation rose 4% in 2018, reaching a record high of 4.178 billion megawatt hours, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Last year was the first…
by - March 5, 2019 1:18 pm
A Senate bill to reset the state’s net-metering policy on solar energy was finally pushed out of committee on Tuesday (March 5) after going through several revisions since the beginning…
by - March 5, 2019 10:27 am
Leaders of the city of Fayetteville, Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) broke ground Monday (March 4) on the largest solar power system on municipal land in Arkansas….
by - March 3, 2019 12:35 pm
CenterPoint Energy Inc., which closed its $6 billion deal to acquire Indiana-based Vectren Corp. earlier this year, posted fourth quarter profits of 18 cents per share on Thursday (Feb. 28)…
by - February 28, 2019 7:31 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) on Thursday (Feb. 28) submitted a request to the Arkansas Public Service Commission for a net annual increase of $45.6 million in the company’s non-fuel…
by - February 28, 2019 11:16 am
Global liquid fuels production is expected to exceed global consumption through 2020 even as the supply declines from several crude oil-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia, Libya, Venezuela and Canada, according…
by - February 27, 2019 6:34 pm
Arkansas Public Service Commission chairman Ted Thomas said Wednesday (Feb. 27) that “big picture” legislation to expand the state’s solar marketplace could be a boon for the Arkansas economy –…
by - February 27, 2019 10:09 am
Climate change is not a political issue. It’s a fact. That’s according to Bill Hanna, president, CEO and chairman of Fort Smith-based Hannah Oil & Gas. Hanna was one of…
by - February 21, 2019 3:54 pm
Jim Phillips, chairman and CEO of Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech, looks to guide the company through a lawsuit that alleges his firm missed payments on $7 million in loans. New…
by - February 20, 2019 11:31 am
The industrial sector uses 55% of energy delivered worldwide — more energy than any other sector in the world, according to the International Energy Agency. Within the industrial sector, the…
by - February 20, 2019 11:01 am
Entergy Corp. posted a hefty fourth quarter loss related to the New Orleans-based electricity provider’s decision to sell its merchant nuclear and wholesale power fleet and go back to its…
