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...
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...
What does a lackluster lease sale mean for the future of wind energy in...
In late August, it became starkly apparent that the economics for offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico aren’t quite where they need to...
How the DOE is trying to increase the battery supply as a climate solution
The U.S. Department of Energy is making a push to strengthen the country’s battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that...
ExxonMobil looks to lithium as another way to diversify
ExxonMobil continues to diversify its energy portfolio as it aims to be a major U.S. lithium supplier for makers of electric vehicle batteries.
The company,...
Rising costs threaten development of U.S. offshore wind industry
There was both good and bad news last week for the fledgling U.S. offshore wind industry, reports Louisiana Illuminator.
On Halloween, the Biden administration announced...
Louisiana offshore wind consortium chosen as U.S. Tech Hub
President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced last week the selection of Gulf Louisiana Offshore Wind Propeller as...
Koura proposes $800M investment for EV battery material projects in St. Gabriel
Chemical manufacturer Orbia is exploring two expansion projects in Iberville Parish for its fluorinated solutions business, Koura, Louisiana Economic Development announced last week.
The projects...
Four federal tracts in Gulf designated for wind power development
Four tracts of federal Gulf of Mexico waters of Texas and Louisiana, ranging from nearly 57,000 acres to more than 495,000, have been designated...
LSU’s new energy institute faces global challenges, skepticism
In Louisiana, the energy transition away from high-intensity carbon fuels is focused on things such as creating lower-carbon hydrogen and capturing climate-warming carbon from...
