Company eyeing Louisiana offshore wind invests in floating drydock
Crowley Wind Services of Jacksonville, Fla. announced last week that it has invested in Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating drydock for...
LSU faculty awarded patent for miniature light that boosts algae production
Two LSU faculty members were recently awarded a patent for a miniature, self-powered light that boosts the production of algae used for health supplements,...
Delta Biofuel moving ahead with $100M sugarcane-based fuel production facility
Delta Biofuel is officially building a $100 million full-scale renewable fuel production facility in Iberia Parish, after announcing its final investment decision last week.
The...
This glaring weak link threatens development of offshore wind energy
A national push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere, according to clean energy advocates and...
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...
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...
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...
