A new law enacted to prevent “orphan” solar energy farms in Louisiana contains a carve-out that exempts most of the current solar farm projects in the state.
Shell USA is donating $27.5 million to LSU to create the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation and support the construction of the previously announced Our Lady of the Lake Interdisciplinary Science Building, the school announced at an event today.
North Carolina-based NET Power says it has the technology to create cleaner energy using natural gas, by burning it through a method that produces far fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
For the first time, a gallon of regular gas now costs $5 on average nationwide, even though it hasn’t crept up quite that high in Baton Rouge, yet. The soaring cost of gasoline is bad news for businesses, on many accounts.
ExxonMobil executives believe global oil markets could remain tight for another three to five years, largely because of a lack of investment since the pandemic began, Bloomberg reports.