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Monarch Energy proposes $426M green hydrogen plant in Louisiana

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Monarch Energy, an energy company focused on decarbonizing the hydrogen production process, is exploring building a $426- million facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project would result in an additional 105 new indirect jobs, for a total of 149 potential new jobs in the Capital Region.

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Is Louisiana Planning To Charge EV Owners $400/Y While Rejecting Increased Gas Taxes?

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Louisiana is well known for having severely bad roads. Recently, there was a bill proposed to increase gasoline taxes and tax EV owners $400 per year to own an EV in the state. The post Is Louisiana Planning To Charge EV Owners $400/Y While Rejecting Increased Gas Taxes? For hybrid owners, that […].

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Plug Power, Olin launch JV for 15-ton-per-day green hydrogen plant in Louisiana

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Gabriel, Louisiana. The plant will benefit from state and local tax subsidies. The plant is then expected to create more than 25 permanent full-time jobs in Louisiana. The construction of the plant will create 160 jobs in 2022 and 215 jobs in 2023. —Scott Sutton, Olin Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer.

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Louisiana On Verge Of Cutting EV Tax Credit Early, So We Hosted EV Awareness Day At The Louisiana State Capitol

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Yesterday, I spent the day down at the Louisiana State Capitol advocating for electric vehicles and clean energy while my state’s lawmakers were having their session. I learned a lot.

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Louisiana’s SB 8 Is Hoping To End EV Tax Credits Early

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Louisiana’s Ways and Means will hear SB 8 on Monday, May 24. The bill proposes to accelerate the sunset date of alternative fueled vehicle (electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicle) tax credits in Louisiana. In essence, they want to end the tax credits earlier than planned.

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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol (SLM) CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 The South Louisiana Methanol site will be the largest of its kind in North America. James Parish. ZEEP) and New Zealand-based Todd Corp.

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Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

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Shell has selected Ascension Parish in Louisiana as the location for a potential natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will begin moving forward this year with projects that benefit the industry and those who travel throughout St. James and Ascension parishes.

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