SunGas Renewables to revitalize shuttered Pineville facility as green methanol plant
Houston-based SunGas Renewables plans to revitalize the shuttered 1,300-acre International Paper mill in Pineville as a $2 billion green methanol plant, reports NOLA.com.
Pineville Mayor...
ExxonMobil: Global emissions reduction effort not on track
ExxonMobil says the global effort to curtail greenhouse gas emissions isn’t on track to keep the planet’s temperature from rising beyond an increase of...
German company wins bid on Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind energy lease
A German energy company won rights Tuesday to the first-ever offshore wind lease in the Gulf of Mexico, bidding $5.6 million for 102,480 acres...
This week’s inaugural Gulf offshore wind auction to fuel region’s green hydrogen push
The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will auction three areas off Louisiana and Texas to offshore wind developers today, the first...
Monarch Energy considering Ascension Parish for $426M ‘green’ hydrogen production plant
Hydrogen production company Monarch Energy announced last week that it is considering Ascension Parish as the location for a new $426 million facility.
Monarch specializes...
Solar panel manufacturer planning $1B facility in Acadiana
First Solar, the largest solar energy manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, last week announced it has selected Acadiana Regional Airport as the site of...
ExxonMobil is eyeing the lithium market as electric vehicles gain popularity
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods told analysts on Friday that the oil giant is looking to get into the lithium market as the rise in...
See where Louisiana stands on list of nation’s top hydrogen hubs
Louisiana was named among the nation’s top 10 hydrogen hubs last week as the state gears for several major infrastructure expansions.
Hydrogen Central writes that Louisiana,...
SunGas Renewables considers Rapides Parish for $1.8B methanol facility
SunGas Renewables, an independent division of GTI Energy, announced last week that it’s considering investing $1.8 billion for a renewable low-carbon methanol production facility...
FERC rules smooth path for renewable power projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finalized long-awaited new rules Thursday intended to reform how power generation projects get connected to the electric grid, seen...
