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The potential impact of carbon sequestration on the environment has been a local hot button issue for years, fueled largely by a lack of credible data. A team of LSU researchers led by Frank Tsai, a professor in LSU's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, hopes to change all that.
Director Brad Ives was a guest at Axios’ May 13th broadcast event looking at how Louisiana is building a cleaner energy infrastructure for the future. In the interview, Brad discusses the recently awarded $160 million NSF Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL) grant and its use, LSU Institute for Energy Innovation’s overall goal of carbon reduction, carbon sequestration and specifically the institute’s role in projects like Lake Maurepas, the integrity of the institute’s and LSUs research process, and the need for more engineers.
Guest Column: Energy expertise and innovation leadership make Louisiana a global offshore wind force
While harnessing wind energy at sea is still in its early stages in the United States, Louisiana workers and companies are uniquely positioned to play an outsized role in this new sector, just as they have for the past century in offshore oil and gas.
LSU petroleum engineering associate professor Mehdi Zeidouni has been awarded a $252,160 grant from the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation. The grant will support his work tracking subsurface carbon dioxide flow and well-sealing capacity in geological carbon storage projects.
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, LSU welcomed Geraldine (Geri) Richmond, the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation at the Department of Energy, to campus, where she visited with President William F. Tate IV and toured LSU facilities and labs devoted to energy studies.
Though solar farming is not a novel concept in renewable energy, it is fairly new to the state of Louisiana. With the advancement of renewable resources come questions about how they will affect humans and the environment.
Highly competitive NSF Engines grant will provide up to $160 million to support Louisiana’s energy industry, create jobs and develop the energy workforce.
LSU Institute for Energy Innovation Director Brad Ives, who is featured in the latest episode of Business Report’s “Strictly Business” webcast, aims to help Louisiana chart a course toward a more sustainable future.
Realizing the potential to harness the Sun’s energy, LSU Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management Assistant Professor Arup Bhattacharya is researching solar power farming in the state thanks to a $94,000 grant from the Institute for Energy Innovation.
Upcoming Events
Industry-LSU Energy Innovation Workshops
The LSU Institute for Energy Innovation hosted an Industry-LSU Energy Innovation Workshop on February 6, 2024, at the Water Campus on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. Participants representing industry and academia were welcomed by Director Brad Ives, received a presentation from Dr. Margaret Reams on Environmental Justice and Community Benefit Planning, and heard from industry representatives regarding their energy initiatives. Participants took part in tabletop discussions, sharing views and identifying research needs surrounding the 2024-I (Phase II) RFP study areas. Discussion surrounding the research areas was captured in a summary report along with links to more information on LSU IEI’s round two requests for research proposals and a video of the presentations.
Download the spring 2024 Recap report
The LSU Institute for Energy Innovation hosted a Co-Production Workshop on July 18, 2023, at the Water Campus on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. Roughly eighty participants representing industry and academia shared views and identified research needs surrounding carbon capture and sequestration, solar deployment, and environmental justice. Discussion surrounding these research areas was captured in a summary report along with links to more information on LSU IEI’s round one of requests for synthesis and experimental research proposals and a video recap of the day.
Webinars
Welcome to the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation’s Webinar Archives. Here, you can access a comprehensive collection of our previously recorded webinars, featuring industry experts, academic researchers, and thought leaders in the field of energy innovation.
Interim Report on “Assessing CO2 Geologic Storage Impacts on Louisiana’s Water Resources and Environment” featuring Dr. Frank Tsai
This webinar provides an update from Dr. Frank Tsai, Chevron professor of Engineering and Director of the Louisiana Water Resources Institute, on his research on the impact of carbon capture and storage in the Lake Maurepas area of Louisiana. The update covers the four aspects of this project:
- Geological Complexity of Lake Maurepas: Prof. Tsai's analysis of the area's geology, including faulting and shale layer continuity, which are critical for CO2 containment.
- CO2 Migration Patterns: Prof. Christopher Kees’ simulation work to predict how CO2 might move through the subsurface environment of Lake Maurepas.
- Baseline CO2 Levels: Prof. Yi-Jun Xu's monitoring of CO2 concentrations in the region's groundwater and surface water to distinguish between natural and anthropogenic sources.
- Ground Movement Monitoring: Prof. Ahmed Abdalla's use of cutting-edge technology to track any changes in ground elevation that could be related to CO2 injection activities in the area.
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