2025 News
Center Announces Launch of Louisiana Energy News Online Resource
The Center is pleased to announce the launch of a new online resource — the Louisiana Energy News.
This tool was developed in response to Act 727 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session, which calls upon CES, in cooperation with the Office of Energy within the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources, to create and maintain a central, comprehensive, and unified energy data and information program for the state.
The Louisiana Energy News Archive compiles and organizes historical news articles and information related to Louisiana's energy sector, offering a centralized view of the developments that shape our state's energy landscape. The archive will be updated approximately daily moving forward, ensuring stakeholders have timely access to important information.
The Louisiana Energy News Archive was created through collaboration between the LSU Center for Energy Studies and the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources to serve as a comprehensive resource for energy stakeholders throughout the state.
Access the Louisiana Energy News application here.
Center Releases White Paper on Potential for Hydrogen in Louisiana
Dr. Anurag Mandalika, Assistant Professor of Research at the Center for Energy Studies, and Dr. Greg Upton Jr., Executive Director and Associate Professor of Research, along with Dr. Brian Snyder, Professor of Environmental Science, and Dr. John Flake, Professor of Chemical Engineering, at LSU have co-authored a white paper titled "The Potential for Hydrogen in Louisiana.”
This paper discusses the different types of hydrogen, their production processes, and current and potential future uses in Louisiana while considering its potential as a low-carbon emission fuel. Low carbon or “clean hydrogen” is the focus of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Section 45V production tax credit which has led to additional interest in hydrogen production in Louisiana.
The authors estimate that the amount of hydrogen currently used in Louisiana is ~2.4 million metric tons each year, primarily for petrochemical production. Results suggest the potential for hydrogen at approximately 13 times that amount from additional uses, chiefly from energy exports.
The Greater New Orleans Development Foundation (GNODF) commissioned LSU-CES to study the potential for hydrogen consumption in Louisiana through the H2theFuture initiative. H2theFuture is a 25-organization partnership led by GNO, Inc. and GNODF, funded by a federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. GNODF was provided the opportunity to review and provide feedback on this report. The analysis and opinions expressed are those of the authors alone.
Read the white paper here.