Global automation leader Emerson has been selected to automate Strategic Biofuels’ $2 billion Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) power facility in Caldwell Parish, a landmark project set to strengthen Louisiana’s clean energy leadership. The facility combines a wood-fired power plant with fully integrated commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), enabling the delivery of carbon-neutral electricity to the state’s power grid.
At full capacity, LGF will process 1.3 million tons of forestry residuals annually, materials that might otherwise decompose or be openly burned into reliable renewable baseload power. At the same time, the plant will capture and permanently store 1.1 million metric tons of CO₂ each year in secure geologic formations nearly a mile underground. With an output of 100 megawatts of clean, dispatchable electricity, the project positions Louisiana at the forefront of carbon-neutral energy innovation.
“This project represents a significant milestone in Caldwell Parish and for energy independence to support Louisiana’s future,” said Paul Schubert, Ph.D., Strategic Biofuels’ chief executive officer. “Emerson is the industry leader in process automation and their extensive experience and expertise in biomass power plants and carbon capture makes them the right partner for our project. We know they will be crucial to this project being completed on schedule.”
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To optimize the plant’s integrated operations, Emerson will deploy its DeltaV Automation Platform alongside a comprehensive suite of advanced automation, measurement, and reliability technologies. Its portfolio, including Rosemount smart sensing, control valves, isolation valves, pressure protection devices, Micro Motion and Flexim flow and gas analysis solutions, as well as AspenTech data management software will deliver the high-fidelity visibility and dynamic optimization capabilities needed to support this first-of-its-kind carbon-neutral power system.
“Strategic Biofuels is charting a new course for clean, resilient energy by turning waste biomass into reliable power while permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere,” said Mike Train, Emerson’s chief sustainability officer. “Emerson is proud to support this breakthrough project with the automation technologies and CCS expertise needed to ensure safe, efficient and continuous operation of next-generation clean energy facilities.”
With its end-to-end automation capabilities and decades of experience supporting energy transition infrastructure, Emerson will help LGF maximize efficiency, reduce operational risk and deliver on its mission of creating a replicable, commercially deployable pathway to carbon‑neutral energy.
