Energy
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Cutting-Edge Technologies Safeguard Old and New Energy Sources
Merging multiple new technologies, LSU petroleum engineer and professor Jyotsna Sharma is collaborating with industry to make Louisiana’s oil and gas production safer and more sustainable.
“We Can Use Carbon Dioxide From the Air Instead of Fossil Fuels”
LSU chemical engineering student John “Cal” Hendershot develops solutions for Louisiana’s chemical companies, which are closely tied to oil and gas, to allow them to stay true to 2050 carbon neutrality commitments but remain operational and profitable along the way.
Our Next Renewable Energy Source Could Be an Artificial Leaf
LSU researchers are exploring new ways to use the oldest energy source on our planet—sunlight—to create truly green energy on demand.
Expanding Protection of Port Fourchon, Louisiana’s Energy Industry Hub
Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish serves 90% of the Gulf of Mexico’s deepwater oil and gas activities, housing at least 250 companies.
Power Students Gain Industry Experience and Expertise in the LSU Classroom, Through Partnership With Entergy
Since 2019, LSU professors have collaborated with Entergy on shaping the university curriculum, including hands-on labs, to make sure electrical engineering graduates are competitive in the increasingly complex power engineering field.
Entergy Invests $1M in Renewable Energy Integration R&D Partnership with LSU
LSU and Entergy have developed a sustained research relationship over the past decade as the electric utility giant continues to tackle new challenges related to the integration of renewable energy into the existing power grid.
Tackling the Hidden Cost of Energy for Truly Affordable Housing
LSU develops energy-efficient construction solutions to help lower housing costs.
LSU Innovation in Enhanced Oil Recovery Could Mean Billions for Louisiana
Getting more oil out of the ground: smarter, cheaper, and in a more efficient and environmentally sound way.
Designing the Best Possible Solar Cell, by Engineering a Bit of Quantum Supremacy
LSU researchers are building a quantum simulator with a gold chip to study the transport of light and figure out how to manipulate it in just the right way to be able to harvest more photons faster.
Transforming Carbon Dioxide Into an Industrial Resource
LSU researchers are working on alternatives to petroleum and natural gas as sources of carbon to manufacture key chemicals—in Louisiana—for products we rely on every day, such as soap and shampoo, PVC pipes, phones, polyester fabrics, and medical devices.
The Magnificent Mangrove
Leveraging blue carbon and coastal, natural systems in Louisiana to help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and clean the air.
LSU Improves Fuel Cell Technology, Draws Interest from General Motors, Toyota
Fuel cell electric vehicles can be a powerful and equally green alternative to battery-driven electric vehicles—especially when those vehicles are large and have to go far, and the batteries required would get too big and heavy to be practical, such as in trucks and commercial airliners.
A Full-Scale Testing and Training Ground for the Petroleum Industry, on LSU’s Campus
The only one of its kind in North America, the LSU Petroleum Engineering Research & Technology Transfer (PERTT) lab is a 2.5-acre on-campus industrial-scale facility to simulate oil and gas drilling and production operations.
Securing Louisiana’s Energy Infrastructure
Building a protective cyber dome over Port Fourchon and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, the nation’s only offshore deepwater port.