As of December 3, 2025, JERA has entered a partnership with Newlab New Orleans, a startup platform focused on the critical technologies for energy and industry of the Gulf South. [1] The partnership aims to accelerate next-generation carbon capture technologies designed for low-concentration CO2 emissions. Newlab is a global venture platform supporting the development of new technologies through infrastructure and partnerships. Newlab New Orleans is the organization’s public-private innovation hub in Louisiana, which provides a unique environment to test and deploy early-stage technologies. Although Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has advanced significantly, capturing CO2 from lower-concentration sources remains a complex challenge. Combined Cycle Gas Turbines (CCGT) produce low-CO2 emissions, making conventional capture methods costly and inefficient. JERA and Newlab New Orleans have launched a program to evaluate, test, and advance startups under conditions representative of real industrial emissions. They will select a group of Point Source Capture startups and identify one technology for deeper development and commercialization in 2026.

[1] https://www.jera.co.jp/en/news/information/20251203_2322