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Calcasieu Pass LNG facility won’t begin commercial operations until late 2024

The foundation customers of Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export facility in Louisiana are in for an even longer wait for their long-term contracts to commence. The operator now expects to...

Proposed facilities in New Orleans, Iberia Parish would turn plastic waste, tires into green...

A company that turns plastic waste and used tires into green hydrogen is seeking to invest $100 million to build processing plants in New Orleans and Iberia Parish that would create 250 jobs, reports...

H2theFuture works to make Louisiana the epicenter of hydrogen universe

In hopes of building a one-of-its-kind clean hydrogen energy cluster in south Louisiana, the multi-pronged H2theFuture initiative is gradually taking shape. Ultimately, all 25 of the universities, economic development agencies and workforce groups coordinating...

Denham Springs industrial pipe fabricator investing $4.3M to expand facilities

Denham Springs-based Pipe and Steel Industrial Fabricators is investing $4.3 million in an expansion of its Livingston Parish manufacturing facilities. The project, announced in a release from Louisiana Economic Development, is designed to enhance job...

Why the cost to develop offshore wind power is on the rise

Higher prices for steel, labor and debt financing have raised the cost of developing a wind farm by almost 40% since 2019, The Wall Street Journal reports. Developers’ struggles are having a knock-on effect on the turbine...

Inside the debate over the EPA’s proposed carbon rules for power plants

Electric reliability has been a hot topic lately—from congressional hearings to regulatory agencies and at the regional transmission organizations that run the electric grid in much of the country, reports Louisiana Illuminator. The American electric...

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