Summary
NSF ENGINES: LOUISIANA ENERGY TRANSITION ENGINE -THIS NSF ENGINES AWARD TO THE LOUISIANA ENERGY TRANSITION ENGINE WILL ADVANCE OUR NATION?S CAPACITY FOR INNOVATION IN CLEAN ENERGY BY DRIVING RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION EFFORTS IN CARBON CAPTURE, HYDROGEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL, CARBON DIOXIDE AS A FEEDSTOCK, SUSTAINABLE WATER, SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING FOR CLEAN ENERGY, AND ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH TO PROMOTE PATHWAYS TO DECARBONIZATION IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WILL SURPASS THE CURRENT STATE OF PRACTICE AND OUR CURRENT CAPABILITIES BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE CAPACITY OF THIS NSF ENGINE TO LEVERAGE LOUISIANA?S UNIQUE GEOLOGY, ITS EXISTING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AS WELL AS DOWNSTREAM PETROCHEMICAL OPERATIONS, AND ITS STRONG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS WILL HAVE PROFOUND IMPACTS ON OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY AND SECURITY, AND IT WILL INCREASE THE NATION?S ABILITY TO COMPETE ON A GLOBAL STAGE AS THE WORLD RACES TO FIND MORE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUT