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...
Ives to lead LSU’s Institute for Energy Innovation
LSU has named Brad Ives to lead its new Institute for Energy Innovation, which was launched last year with a $25 million investment from...
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...
Davis to oversee ExxonMobil refinery at Product Solutions complex
ExxonMobil on Tuesday named a new manager for the company’s Baton Rouge Refinery.
Effective Sept. 1, Regina Davis, will oversee the refinery at the ExxonMobil...
Department of Energy awards nearly $5M to LSU-led consortium
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an LSU-led consortium a $4.9 million project to see if it is feasible to build a carbon...
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...
Baton Rouge steps onto the global stage for its carbon capture expertise
Baton Rouge is emerging as a key hub for research and deployment of carbon capture technology in industry.
This growing prominence was highlighted by a...
