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Center Releases White Paper on Potential for Hydrogen in Louisiana

Dr. Anurag Mandalika, Assistant Professor of Research at the Center for Energy Studies, and Dr. Greg Upton Jr., Executive Director and Associate Professor of Research, along with Dr. Brian Snyder, Professor of Environmental Science, and Dr. John Flake, Professor of Chemical Engineering, at LSU have co-authored a white paper titled "The Potential for Hydrogen in Louisiana.”

This paper discusses the different types of hydrogen, their production processes, and current and potential future uses in Louisiana while considering its potential as a low-carbon emission fuel. Low carbon or “clean hydrogen” is the focus of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Section 45V production tax credit which has led to additional interest in hydrogen production in Louisiana. 

The authors estimate that the amount of hydrogen currently used in Louisiana is ~2.4 million metric tons each year, primarily for petrochemical production. Results suggest the potential for hydrogen at approximately 13 times that amount from additional uses, chiefly from energy exports. This work was funded from a grant from Greater New Orleans, Inc.

 

Read the white paper here.