New federal rule requires oil and gas industry to monitor for methane leaks
A new federal rule issued last week targets the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions, which experts say are a primary culprit in global...
Solar industry braces for slower growth in 2024
After a record-setting year, solar industry growth is expected to slow next year Reuters reports.
The U.S. is expected to add a record 33 gigawatts of production...
Louisiana, Texas projects highlight differing views on carbon removal
In Texas, oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum is constructing a giant facility to suck 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the...
Ascension Parish eyed for potential $350M manufacturing facility
A Chinese-owned producer of materials for rechargeable batteries is considering building a $350 million manufacturing plant in Ascension Parish, state and company officials announced...
LSU researchers developing sensors to detect carbon capture leaks
Researchers in LSU’s engineering department are working to develop specialized monitors that can detect leaks in CO2 pipelines and carbon capture and storage sites...
Weyerhaeuser planning $96.2M lumber mill modernization project
Weyerhaeuser, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberland, including 1.39 million acres in Louisiana, last week announced it is investing $96.2 million...
Proposed facilities in New Orleans, Iberia Parish would turn plastic waste, tires into green...
A company that turns plastic waste and used tires into green hydrogen is seeking to invest $100 million to build processing plants in New...
Inside the debate over the EPA’s proposed carbon rules for power plants
Electric reliability has been a hot topic lately—from congressional hearings to regulatory agencies and at the regional transmission organizations that run the electric grid...
What does a lackluster lease sale mean for the future of wind energy in...
In late August, it became starkly apparent that the economics for offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico aren’t quite where they need to...
How the DOE is trying to increase the battery supply as a climate solution
The U.S. Department of Energy is making a push to strengthen the country’s battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that...
