clean energy

Austin’s Base Power Is Scaling Fast in North Texas, Where More Than Half Its Customers Now Live

by | Nov 5, 2026
The $13 billion home battery startup has grown its DFW team from around 10 employees to more than 100 in just over a year. Next up: backup power for nearly 6,500 homes in three Hillwood communities.
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Patented: Bioworld’s Santa Hat Sipper and 134 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Oct 28, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 nationally with 135 patents the week of Oct. 6. One went to Irving-based Bioworld Merchandising for a novelty cup shaped like Santa Claus’ hat.
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Justin Lopas, left, and Salen Churi on stage
Venture Dallas 2026 Highlights Innovation Momentum in Texas
by | Oct 22, 2026
Joe Lonsdale, Sen. John Cornyn and Base Power’s Justin Lopas were among the speakers making the case for growing in Texas at the sixth annual conference, held at Old Parkland in Dallas.
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The Next EV Breakthrough Won’t Be a Battery. What Determines the Buying Decision Will Be the Experience Around It

Electric mobility is about more than battery range now. As EVs become part of everyday life, people want the experience to feel simple and reassuring, whether they are finding a charger, checking their vehicle status, making a payment, or getting help when they need it....

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Hunt Energy Enterprises Battery Tech Spinout To Pilot Advanced Cathode Plant in North Texas

by | Sep 30, 2025
The Hunt Energy Enterprises spinout—which closed a $7.5 million Pre-Series A funding round in February—said the new plant will commercialize its technology for "a cleaner and more economical battery future" for EV's and energy storage.
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Fort Worth’s Paragon To Provide Neutron Monitoring for NuScale’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
by | Jun 24, 2025
Paragon will supply its CoreVision Neutron Monitoring System technology and its Highly Integrated Protection System (HIPS) to Oregon-based NuScale, whose SMR technology provides "a clean, safe, and scalable solution for a wide range of energy needs," the companies said.
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Dallas Startup DirectH2 Lands Seed Round to Commercialize Rice University’s Breakthrough Hydrogen Tech
by | Mar 12, 2025
DirectH2 said the funding will accelerate the development and commercialization of its cutting-edge hydrogen solutions in collaboration with Houston-based Rice University—addressing critical challenges in the clean energy sector.
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Chinese Solar Panel Firm to Build $200M Manufacturing Plant in Southern Dallas County
by | Sep 11, 2023
Trina Solar announced it will build a more than 1-million-square-foot solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Wilmer, just south of Dallas. When completed, the facility will provide 1,500 jobs, produce 5 GW of modules, and source polysilicon from the U.S. and Europe.
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Put a Fiddler on Your Roof
by | Mar 8, 2016
When you hear the word “fiddler,” chances are you think of a folksy violinist or perhaps even a particular hit musical — not a domestic wind turbine invented by college students. But that’s the name of the device developed by SMU seniors Jonah Kirby, Brendan Celii, Luke Oglesbee, Cameron Buller, and Alec Siems.
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