Published by Todd Bush on January 30, 2024
LSU-Led Team, Including Bernhard Capital, Wins Largest NSF Grant Ever Awarded to Support Energy Transition
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. National Science Foundation ("NSF") awarded $160 million—one of the largest and most competitive grants ever awarded in place-based research in the nation's history—to an LSU-led statewide effort of more than 50 partners, including Bernhard Capital Partners ("Bernhard Capital"), to establish Louisiana's Energy Transition Engine.
>> In Other News: Envision Energy Announces Collaboration with BASF in Green Hydrogen to Accelerate Renewable Energy Transition
The NSF Engines grant will support Louisiana's energy industry, create jobs in the energy sector, develop innovative solutions to energy challenges and help train the world's next energy workforce. NSF announced the award at a press conference today in Washington, D.C.
"Bernhard Capital is incredibly proud to be part of this transformational initiative that will strengthen Louisiana's economic development and workforce, and we would like to congratulate our state's flagship university, LSU, on leading the way to secure this historic grant," said Bernhard Capital Founder Jim Bernhard. "Louisiana has always been at the forefront of the global energy industry, and with this funding, we're poised to become the epicenter of research and development for the future of energy use and management."
The NSF Engines grant will support the energy transition and decarbonization of Louisiana's industrial corridor. Louisiana has more than 250,000 professionals working in the energy, chemical and petrochemical industries, as well as an abundance of existing industrial infrastructure, plants and refineries, and 50,000 miles of pipelines. This existing energy infrastructure and NSF's unprecedented investment in the state will position Louisiana to be the global research and development leader for the expanding energy industry well into the future.
Louisiana's team, called Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, includes private energy companies, universities, community and technical colleges and state agencies that will work together to drive technology and workforce development in support of Louisiana's energy industry.
FUEL will work to solve emerging challenges in areas such as carbon capture, transport and storage; hydrogen use; the application of carbon dioxide to produce low-carbon fuels and essential carbon-based products; water use and management; sustainable manufacturing; and policy development.
The state, through Louisiana Economic Development, will also contribute to the project with an additional $67.5 million over the next decade. This will include funds to help the higher education partners build a world-class team to convert research into practical and useful solutions.
For more information on FUEL and the NSF Engines grant, visit www.fuelouisiana.org.
Bernhard Capital Partners is a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm established in 2013. Bernhard Capital Partners has deployed capital in four funds across several strategies and has approximately $3.4 billion of gross assets under management. Bernhard Capital Partners seeks to create sustainable value by leveraging its experience in acquiring, operating and growing services and infrastructure businesses. For more information, visit www.BernhardCapital.com.
SOURCE Bernhard Capital Partners Management, LP
Follow the money flow of climate, technology, and energy investments to uncover new opportunities and jobs.
Inside This Issue 🏆 XPRIZE Makes History, Awards $100m Prize for Groundbreaking Carbon Removal Solutions USA - English USA 🌍 Vaulted Deep Wins $8M in XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition 🧱 PHNX Mater...
Inside This Issue 🌲 Living Carbon Announces Agreement with Microsoft for 1.4 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Reforestation of Former Mine Lands in Appalachia 🏭 US Energy Expands Carbon Captu...
Inside This Issue 🧬 Occidental's Bold Bet on Carbon Removal: What the Holocene Acquisition Really Means 🌊 Project to Suck Carbon Out of Sea Begins in UK 🧱 NovoMOF Raises $5.4 Million to Scale Up L...
TMEIC integrates next-generation hydrogen and power conversion technologies to help industries worldwide reduce emissions, enhance energy efficiency, and redefine the future of global energy system...
HOUSTON, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HYCO1, Inc. and Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the potential utilization and conversion of 1 Million Ton...
NEW YORK, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebel Fuels Inc., a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to transforming waste carbon dioxide (CO₂) into carbon-neutral fuels, today announced the ...
Vaulted Deep Wins $8M in XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition
Company named second runner-up for safe, geologic disposal of organic waste with durable carbon storage HOUSTON, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vaulted Deep, a waste management company turning exc...
Follow the money flow of climate, technology, and energy investments to uncover new opportunities and jobs.