Free Flow Power Corporation, the startup attempting to develop hydrokinetic turbines for use in the Mississippi River, announced that it has been successfully operating its first full-scale hydrokinetic turbine generator in the River since June 20, 2011. FFP has raised over $5.6 million from 31 private investors, plus a significant amount of public money, including [...]
Global Green’s New Orleans Director Beth Galante is being honored today at the White House as a “Champion of Change.” Galante will be recognized along with four other New Orleans-area residents for their work to strengthen the local economy, create jobs and help the Gulf Coast recover from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Global Green, [...]
Universities in general provide their region with new ideas, new technology, and new talent each and every year. In New Orleans, Tulane in particular continues to drive innovation, growth, and entrepreneurship in the city. Tulane continues its momentum as a leading driver of innovation with its newly announced partnership with IBM. The two have teamed [...]
As development and investment in cleantech in Louisiana continues to grow, new efforts continue to pop up to support that industry. GNOINC, the New Orleans regional economic development leader, launched its Sustainable Industries Initiative last month to support green business and cleantech. The program focuses on 13 sectors identified as strong “fits” for southeastern Louisiana, [...]
The United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD) today launched a water synergy project aimed at addressing regional water challenges in the New Orleans to Baton Rouge Mississippi River Corridor. A similar initiative is already underway at the Idea Village, whose Water Challenge Competition is designed to spur innovation and new products and [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced that New Orleans is one of two cities chosen for a pilot plan to showcase clean energy technology usage. The program has several components in New Orleans, and all demonstrate how integrated clean energy technology solutions can be replicated in other [...]
Clean technology innovation is ramping up in New Orleans, with companies like Refresh Environmental taking root and the launch of a new venture fund focused on cleantech. And now, New Orleans-based Second Line Stages, the city’s first state-of-the-art movie studio and nation’s first LEED Silver certified movie studio, is furthering its efforts in cleantech. Second [...]
Dr. Yuri Lvov, professor of chemistry and T.C. Pipes endowed chair in micro and nanosystems at Louisiana Tech University, recently led a symposium at the 241st Conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS), discussing his application of a more eco-friendly and cost-effective nano-material that can be used to significantly improve the properties of plastics, paints [...]
Greater New Orleans Inc. (GNOINC), the regional economic development arm for the 10-parish region, announced that they have launched a Sustainable Industries Initiative to position metro New Orleans as a hub for businesses that tackle environmental challenges. The goal of the Initiative is to build and grow companies that create products and provide environmental-minded services. [...]
Lamar Advertising, the publicly traded Baton Rouge-based outdoor advertising company, is installing solar panels and energy-efficient LED lighting on the signs in Baton Rouge and more than 70 additional markets. “During the day, they will pump power into the grid,” Raad Cawthon, a spokesman for the company on the project, said of the panels. “At night, [...]
