Renewable Energy

Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas create hydrogen hub

Three states are joining forces to create a regional hub to develop and produce hydrogen that will be used as a fuel and for...

B&W, Kiewit to develop biomass-to-energy plant at Baton Rouge port

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) is partnering with Kiewit Industrial to design and construct a net-negative carbon impact biomass power plant at the Port of Greater...

MMR solar energy storage project a sign of sector growth

Azelio AB, a Swedish renewable power company, is working with Baton Rouge-based MMR Group to bring its solar energy storage system to the domestic...

Offshore wind bill clears Louisiana House panel

A proposed Louisiana law that aims to help the offshore wind industry has cleared its first legislative hurdle, reports NOLA.com. House Bill 165, which creates...

Louisiana seeks federal money for hydrogen research

Louisiana plans to partner with two other states — Arkansas and Oklahoma — to form a regional research hub in developing “clean hydrogen,” reports...

Industry officials worry net-zero emissions push is moving too fast

When Baton Rouge celebrity economist Loren Scott gave the keynote address at February’s annual meeting of the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, he not...

Edison Chouest builds first wind farm service vessel in Cut Off

Ørsted and Eversource along with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have announced the building of the first Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel (SOV) in the U.S. has...

Lawmaker wants wind farms in Louisiana waters, but bill could make them too costly

A proposed law could both open Louisiana waters to offshore wind energy development and close it by making wind farms too costly, reports NOLA.com. House...

PSC decision clears way for $740 million renewable energy plant

Plans for a $740 million renewable energy plant south of Plaquemine kicked into high gear last week when the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved...

UL Lafayette builds new Solar Energy Lab

A new 4,500-square-foot Solar Energy Lab is under construction at the UL Lafayette solar testing facility at the University Research Park in Lafayette, reports...

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