A proposed $480M industrial project in Ascension appears to have hit a snag
In 2023, Australian mining company Element 25 announced plans to invest $480 million across two phases to build an electric vehicle battery materials facility in Ascension Parish.
The...
Lawmakers divided on future of state wood pellet industry
Louisiana lawmakers are divided over expanding the state’s wood pellet industry while restricting the carbon capture projects it relies upon. A proposed bill promotes...
Study finds solar farm growth to add $8.9B to Louisiana economy
A new statewide economic impact study from the The Kathleen Blanco Public Policy Center and Louisiana Solar Energy Lab finds that the expansion of...
Southern Energy Renewables to build $1.4B green methanol and SAF facility in St. Charles...
Southern Energy Renewables announced it will invest $1.4 billion to develop a green methanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in St. Charles...
UBE delays $700 million Waggaman battery materials plant as costs surge
Tokyo-headquartered UBE Corp. says it will push back the launch of its planned battery materials plant at Cornerstone Energy Park in Waggaman, citing soaring construction costs...
The energy transition moves fast. LSU wants to help communities keep up
As new emerging energy projects are proposed across the Southeast, local leaders are being asked to make quick decisions about technologies they often have...
The grid’s new threat: When data centers drop off all at once
A new grid risk is emerging in America’s data center boom: what happens when dozens of massive facilities disconnect from the power grid at...
Hut 8’s West Feliciana data center to fund its own water and power upgrades
Hut 8’s planned $2.8 billion data center in West Feliciana Parish is poised to deliver more than jobs and construction spending—it’s also reshaping the infrastructure debate, The...
Is America’s data center boom slowing down?
U.S. data center construction slowed in 2025 for the first time since 2020, even as demand for artificial intelligence computing continues to surge, Bloomberg writes.
Capacity...
Carbon Direct and C2X announce forestry residue-to-biofuel project in Pineville
Carbon Direct and C2X have announced a new collaboration to advance the Beaver Lake Biofuels project in Pineville. Beaver Lake is repurposing the former...
