Items Tagged with "City Of Houston"

Houston drafts city climate action plan  

 The city of Houston released a draft of its city climate action plan on July 25 that calls for increasing the generation of renewable energy, greater investment in “green infrastructure” and expanding the use of alternative modes of transportation by making it easier for people to Read More...

Virtual Innovation Summit: Climate Action in the Energy Capital of the World

As part of our continuing series of 2020 Virtual Innovation Summit keynotes, Lara Cottingham, chief sustainability officer for the City of Houston presents Climate Action in the Energy Capital of the World.Houston is inextricably linked with oil and gas so it may have come as a surprise to many Read More...

Houston expands resiliency at water purification plant

The City of Houston announced Aug. 19 a new natural gas-power microgrid project that will provide electrical resiliency for its Northeast Water Purification Plant (NEWPP) Expansion facility.The microgrid system will be provided by Enchanted Rock and will provide backup for 100% of the required finis Read More...

Uber and bp partner to expand EV charging in Houston

The City of Houston, Texas, announced on Feb. 1 that bp and Uber will work together to deploy bp’s rapid EV charging hubs in the city to help Uber drivers make the transition to EVs. The initiative will create a convenient and equitable network of charging available to the public.This collabor Read More...

Smart Energy Voices Podcast: Best Practices in Vehicle Fleet Electrification

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