Kevin Robinson-Avila

Albuquerque

Journal Staff Writer at Albuquerque Journal

Business reporter at the @abqjournal - 39 years in journalism

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New Mexico

Aug 26, 2024 | ttnews.com | Mitchell Ferman |Morgan Lee |Kevin Robinson-Avila

New Mexico Government, Business, FuelUS Oil Dominance Hinges on Quiet Corner of New Mexico Two New Mexico counties accounted for 17% of all onshore oil output in the contiguous U.S. last year.
Carbon capture & sequestration gains ground

Oct 23, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

By Kevin Robinson-Avila A new battle could soon be brewing over the future of the coal-fired Four Corners Generating Station near Farmington. It's the last coal plant still operating in New Mexico, and, until recently, most industry experts and environmental organizations expected the facility to shut down in 2031, when the coal contract and operating agreement among the plant's five current co-owners come to an end.
PRC hearing examiner's behavior raises concerns

Oct 22, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

Public Regulation Commission hearings in September over Public Service Co. of New Mexico's request for a rate hike took some unusual, even bizarre, twists and turns that have drawn renewed attention to agency efforts to improve operations. During nearly three weeks of hearings from Sept. 5-22, Hearing Examiner Anthony Madeiros harshly berated one participating case attorney for raising a legal "objection" during a line of questioning.
NM and partners left out of hydrogen hub funding

Oct 13, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

The White House announced $7 billion in funding for seven regional "hydrogen hubs" across the nation early Friday morning, none of which include New Mexico or the other three Rocky Mountain states that jointly competed for grant awards.
NM and WISHH left out of hydrogen hub funding

Oct 13, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

The White House announced $7 billion in funding for seven regional "hydrogen hubs" across the nation early Friday morning, none of which include New Mexico or the other three Rocky Mountain states that jointly competed for grant awards. President Joe Biden is expected to officially announce the awards in a speech today in Pennsylvania, which will benefit from funding in two different hubs that that state is part of.
ABQ-based X-Bow wins $64M DOD contract

Oct 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

Oct. 10—Albuquerque-based startup X-Bow Systems won a $64 million defense contract that could set the company up as a long-term supplier of solid-state rocket motors for advanced weapons systems. Under the contract, X-Bow (pronounced "crossbow") will fully adapt its proprietary rocket-motor technology for use on hypersonic weapons systems managed by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.
ABQ-based X-Bow wins $64 MN DOD contract

Oct 10, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

Albuquerque-based startup X-Bow Systems won a $64 million defense contract that could set the company up as a long-term supplier of solid-state rocket motors for advanced weapons systems. Under the contract, X-Bow (pronounced "crossbow") will fully adapt its proprietary rocket-motor technology for use on hypersonic weapons systems managed by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.
Hydrogen: Front and center in climate debate

Oct 9, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

Oct. 9—Kit Carson Electric Cooperative in Taos already generates 100% of its daytime electricity with solar power, and now, it's turning to hydrogen to help extend its renewable generation around the clock. The utility wants to build a new, green-hydrogen production facility that would provide hydrogen to power up clean fuel cells that could supply electricity in the evenings, or whenever the cooperative's solar and battery-storage systems aren't generating enough energy to meet customer demand.
Front and center in climate debate

Oct 9, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

K it Carson Electric Cooperative in Taos already generates 100% of its daytime electricity with solar power, and now, it's turning to hydrogen to help extend its renewable generation around the clock. The utility wants to build a new, green-hydrogen production facility that would provide hydrogen to power up clean fuel cells that could supply electricity in the evenings, or whenever the cooperative's solar and battery-storage systems aren't generating enough energy to meet customer demand.
Hydrogen: Why the hype?

Oct 9, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Kevin Robinson-Avila

H ydrogen has been called a "Swiss army knife" in the realm of alternative energy development, one that can be applied in many different industries and for many varied uses to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions. It's a relatively clean fuel that could be used in hard-to-decarbonize sectors, particularly long-haul trucking, shipping and aviation, or in heavy industrial processes that require immense heat or electricity that today generally comes from fossil fuels like natural gas.