Editor's note: Dive headfirst into the new week with three quick things to catch up on in Houston's energy transition.
Events not to miss
Put these Houston-area energy-related events on your calendar.
- Tie Houston is hosting a discussion called Beyond Energy: Expanding Climate Action Horizons on November 12.
- Celebrate Houston innovation at the fourth annual Houston Innovation Awards on November 14.
- Taking place in Downtown Houston November 19 to 20, the Global Clean Hydrogen Summit will provide project developers, buyers, and financiers with the information they need to establish winning strategies for global clean hydrogen markets.
- The Ion is hosting Dan Ammann, President of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions for a fireside chat on November 21.
Big winners: GRIT Awards names honorees
ALLY Energy's eighth annual GRIT Awards and Best Energy Workplaces named its winners this week across nine categories plus several people's choice winners. Photo via ALLY Energy/LinkedIn
A Houston company identified the top players in the energy industry — with this year's honorees being recognized for their growth, resilience, innovation, and talent.
ALLY Energy's eighth annual GRIT Awards and Best Energy Workplaces named its winners this week across nine categories plus several people's choice winners.
"The GRIT Awards honor those who have shaped the industry and continue to inspire future generations. These winners have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and dedication to driving innovation across the energy landscape," says Katie Mehnert, founder and CEO of ALLY Energy, in a news release. Click here to read the full list of winners.
Fresh funding: DOE dishes out funding to 2 Houston carbon caption projects
In all, DOE recently allocated $518 million to 23 CCUS projects in the U.S. Photo via Getty Images
Two Houston companies have received federal funding to develop carbon capture and storage projects.
Evergreen Sequestration Hub LLC, a partnership of Houston-based Trace Carbon Solutions and Jacksonville, Mississippi-based Molpus Woodlands Group, got more than $27.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for its Evergreen Sequestration Hub project in Louisiana. DOE says the project is valued at $34.8 million.
Another Houston company, RPS Expansion LLC, has received $9 million from the DOE to expand the River Parish Sequestration Project. Following the expansion, the project will be able to store up to 384 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. The CCUS hub is between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Click here for more details about the two projects.