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Newlab New Orleans and JERA launch partnership to develop advanced carbon capture technologies.

Innovation hub will support startups with lab space and advanced equipment.

JERA has invested $300 million globally in sustainable-energy ventures.

Japanese energy giant expands Louisiana presence through ammonia, solar and shale projects.

Newlab New Orleans and Japanese power generation company JERA have announced a new partnership aimed at developing next-generation carbon capture technologies for energy-intensive industries in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast.

JERA Ventures is joining a public-private partnership housed at Newlab’s New Orleans innovation hub, which will provide startups with laboratory space and advanced machinery to turn their ideas into products.

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