Australian firm eyes Ascension Parish for EV battery materials production plant
Australian company Element 25 is exploring plans to build an electric vehicle battery materials production facility in Ascension Parish, LED announced last week.
If the project...
Panelists: Louisiana in position to attract top-dollar energy investments
While there is some uncertainty with current economic conditions, experts say Louisiana is still well-positioned to take advantage of top-dollar investment opportunities as the...
RWE, Entergy to evaluate providing offshore wind power to industrial sector
On Monday, Entergy announced that it had signed an agreement with global offshore wind company RWE to jointly evaluate the delivery of offshore wind...
LSU researchers developing sensors to detect nuclear power leaks
LSU engineering researchers are developing sensors that could quickly detect nuclear power leaks with the help of a $500,000 grant from the federal Nuclear...
Shell, Gulf Wind Technology partnering on $10 million wind power initiative at Avondale
New Orleans-based Gulf Wind Technology is partnering with Shell on a multimillion-dollar project to create a wind power research and technology program at the...
Entergy looks to add 224 megawatts of solar power to its generation mix
Entergy Louisiana wants to add about 224 megawatts of solar power resources to its generation mix, most of which would be produced in Iberville...
What’s keeping renewables from gaining a larger share in the state’s energy mix?
Louisiana gets about 4% of its energy from renewable sources, compared to 20% for the nation as a whole. Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis, who represents swaths of...
U.S. energy transition runs into a bottleneck
The energy transition poised for takeoff in the U.S. amid record investment in wind, solar and other low-carbon technologies is facing a serious obstacle...
CF Industries, LOTTE to explore clean ammonia production in Louisiana
CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest producer of ammonia, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with LOTTE CHEMICAL Corp. in...
Feds consider first-ever offshore wind lease sale
The Biden administration says it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of...
