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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … A seismic shift in the economy of this size needs a community to foster project development, spur R&D and tech transfer, highlight advances in policy, bring capital and tech together, highlight growth in manufacturing and job-creation, and bring all the stakeholders to one place, at one time, for real dialogue on the real opportunities.

Accordingly, the Daily Digest, the Baton Rouge Carbon Reduction Alliance, and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announce the launch of REenergize the Gulf Coast™, an online community and event series which will feature the rise of new low-carbon technologies that are transforming the US Gulf Coast economy.

The Baton Rouge-Geismar industrial corridor has become the center of activity with more than $25 billion in low carbon projects including solar, sustainable fuels, renewable chemicals, renewable natural gas, hydrogen and nuclear. At The Digest, we see activity all along the Gulf Coast, centered on the Baton Rouge-Geismar industrial corridor, that serves as a model for other regions around the US and the world. How to transform fast, how to transform right, how to use existing infrastructure, local skills, local materials and new approaches to policy and finance to deliver a path to a Net Zero economy that does good, and does well.

In recent years, more than 100 projects have been announced in the United States aimed at deploying low carbon technology at scale. The surge of project activity is  bringing the prospect of thousands of good-paying jobs, and giving the region a leadership role in the net zero economy based in sustainable energy, chemicals and materials. Hundreds of nations and major corporations have announced net zero goals that set the stage for project development and deployment to deliver low carbon energy and materials.

REenergize the Gulf Coast Online Community and Events

On February 2, the Reenergize™ online community launches at www.reenergize.community, featuring forums, groups, messaging, and member profiles where technologists, project developers, suppliers, policymakers, financiers, customers and supply-chain and value-chain partners can discover potential opportunities, connect, and share updates.

Each Tuesday, a weekly REenergize the Gulf Coast™ zoom-based webinar will bring community members together to highlight new projects, technologies, companies, customers, investors and other stakeholders. Each weekly session will be live and interactive on the REenergize Zoom Channel, and a recorded version will be available on-demand via the Digest’s ROBIN streaming platform.

The partners plan to launch REenergize™, a  live event, which will be held annually in Baton Rouge, bringing together companies across the nation and the project community for conference presentations, technology exhibits and structured networking aimed at building out supply- and value-chains and bringing new technologies, investors, projects and jobs to the Gulf Coast.

How to get active

In the REenergize™ community and movement, start by clickijng here to join the community. You’ll find not a list of passive people, but active groups, forums, and one-to-one meeting opportunities. This is a place where interaction is not just possible, it actually takes place. Join in at www.reenergize.community 

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The Baton Rouge Carbon Reduction Alliance is a coalition with a goal to transform Baton Rouge into a low-carbon, net-zero energy hub by partnering with organizations across the region who want to pave the way for an energy-efficient future. The alliance is made up of over 25 organizations from industry, government, academia and community stakeholders that aim to retain and grow jobs in the greater Baton Rouge area while positioning the region as a hub for investment in low-carbon energy and technologies.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) is an aggressively ambitious regional economic development organization with a bias for action. BRAC seeks to push Baton Rouge beyond the status quo, unleash its potential, and support a vibrant business community that believes the finish line does not exist. BRAC seeks to accelerate economic opportunity in the Baton Rouge Area, for everyone, through BRING IT! Baton Rouge, its five-year, regional strategic plan. Learn more about BRAC at brac.org.

The Digest publishes the world’s most widely-read low carbon daily with 5.6 million unique readers, and co-owns and produces the ABLC conference series focused on bioeconomy project development & deployment. The Digest also owns the ROBIN streaming platform, the CONNECT™ online webinar series, and the monthly e-zine CIRCULAR. The company is based in Miami, Florida.    READ MORE