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.
- Hart Energy's New Energies Summit is taking place on August 27 to 28 at the Hilton Americas - Houston. Register now.
- The inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week will take place September 9 to 13. Learn more.
- The inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Week will take place September 9 to 13. Learn more.
- Rice Alliance's Energy Tech Venture Forum is September 12. Register now.
- Gastech will be hosted in Houston this year. The event is September 17 to 20 at the George R Brown Convention Center. Register now.
2 Houston clean energy facilities go online
Jupiter Power announced the commercial operations launch of its 400-megawatt-hour battery facility, Callisto I, in central Houston on the site of the former HL&P H.O. Clarke fossil fuel power plant. Read more.
SEG Solar's new facility spans 250,000 square feet and will house production workshops, raw material warehouses, administrative offices, finished goods warehouses, and supporting infrastructure. It features two intelligent manufacturing lines that will produce the latest N-type high-efficiency PV modules, which is expected to have production capacity exceeding 2 gigawatts annually. The project cost $60 million. Read more.
Houston energy transition movers and shakers
Iris Jancik, Kevin Brophy, and Ming Lei have new roles. Photos courtesy
Three energy transition professionals have new roles in Houston.
Originally announced as incoming CEO earlier this summer, Iris Jancik has taken the helm of International Battery Metals Ltd., a Houston and Vancouver-based developer of patented modular direct lithium extraction (DLE) plants. Read more.
Two lawyers have joined Winston & Strawn's energy practice in Houston. Kevin Brophy and Ming Lei were named as partners and members of the firm's transactions department. Read more.
Via centerpointenergy.com