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Top Five Private Equity Investment Trends in US Energy: How Leading Private Equity Investors View Deal Opportunities Across the...

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This report draws insights from Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys and leading industry specialists to highlight the private equity investment trends currently reshaping the sector. The findings provide a picture of where...more

BCLP

State Specific Requirements for Wind and Solar Project Land Contracts - March 2025

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Although wind and solar project development in the U.S. experienced record-breaking sales in recent years, headwinds are anticipated to increase. Several challenges continue to delay deployment, such as lack of sufficient of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Cybersecurity and Solar Power Vulnerability

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As noted , the renewable energy sector faces growing concerns over its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since then, the situation has not improved; the U.S. electrical grid has grown more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with...more

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Proposed Planning Policy for Wind and Solar Farms

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Consultation closed at the end of September on proposals to align national planning policy with the Government’s aspiration for Britain’s future as a ‘Clean Energy Superpower’ by 2030. Government has committed to respond...more

Kilpatrick

4 Key Takeaways | Solar Industry & Chinese Tariff Update

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Over the past few weeks, Thomas Allen, Kurtis Anderson, Mark J. Riedy, and Stephen Anstey have released four Legal Alerts on tariffs and threatened tariffs on the solar industry in Southeast Asia and generally imports from...more

Polsinelli

USTR Requests Comments on Section 301 Tariff Increases in Strategic Sectors

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A long-awaited statutory review of tariffs imposed on imports of Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 resulted in the Biden Administration increasing tariffs on EVs, semiconductors, solar products, steel...more

Jones Day

APAC ESG Update | Winter Quarter 2023–24

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The impact of ESG (environmental, social & governance) laws, regulations, and obligations has increased in recent times at an almost incomprehensible rate. This is particularly true in the Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) region. Within...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 9, September 2023

The Virginia Clean Energy Act, the Botetourt County Battery Power Facility and the Impact on the Commonwealth - The Virginia Clean Energy Act (“VCEA”) mandates that Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power, the two...more

BCLP

Energy Security: can the planning system deliver?

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Fundamental weaknesses in the UK’s energy security revealed by recent global events created a catalyst for urgent government review and prompted publication of the Energy Security Strategy in April 2022. The planning system...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Arctic Energy & Resource Symposium - March 30th - 31st, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A must-attend event for government and industry professionals involved in Northern infrastructure and resource development. The Canadian Institute’s 21st Annual Arctic Energy & Resource Symposium is your opportunity to ask...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - November 2021

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Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with funding for transmission, hydrogen, and EVs - Utility Dive – November 8 - The U.S. House of Representatives last Friday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - February 2021

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Investors see green returns as renewable energy rises - Associated Press – January 26 - The future looks bright for solar and other renewable energy technology. FirstSolar, Enphase, and SunPower are among the...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates – September 2020

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Congress was away from Washington for much of the month of August for the annual recess and is scheduled to return after Labor Day for a limited work period before breaking again to allow members to campaign ahead of the...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - April 2020 #4

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Solar and wind costs continue to fall as power becomes cleaner - Bullet Forbes – April 30 - Renewables and energy storage continue their march to dominance of the electricity sector as costs continue to fall...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #3

The UAE Gets Green Light to Operate the Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant - "The project, which national officials describe as a strategic and economic imperative for the UAE, is more than a decade in the making and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #2

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions ‘Flatlined’ Last Year, IEA Says, Raising Hopes About Climate - "Global emissions remained at approximately 33 gigatonnes in 2019 despite the world economy growing by 2.9%, the IEA said." ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2020 #3

Energy Blockchain’s Most Obvious Use Case is Not What You Think - "Instead, a select group of blockchain companies is finding success with a focus on certificates of origin, helping demonstrate the provenance of renewable...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Takeaways from the 2019 Solar + Storage Midwest Conference for the Ohio Solar Sector

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In November 2019, the Solar Energy Industries Alliance (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Association (SEPA) hosted the Solar + Storage Midwest Conference. (This conference was formerly named the “Solar Power Midwest”...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Appellate Court Rejects Claims That Sought To Overturn A Five-Lot Subdivision For Community Solar Projects

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A recent decision from the Appellate Division, Third Department, concerned an unsuccessful challenge to a subdivision approval for five separate community solar projects.   First – a little background information. ...more

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The Value of Resilience for Distributed Energy Resources - An Overview of Current Analytical Practices: National Association of...

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) issued an April 2019 report titled: The Value of Resilience for Distributed Energy Resources: An Overview of Current Analytical Practices (“Report”) ...more

Hogan Lovells

Energy Snippets

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Investec’s ZAR 1bn fund to buy up stakes in South African green power projects - The investment vehicle, set up with UK Climate Investments, wants equity in operating renewable energy projects....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Renewable Alert Letter 39: Mega Solar: 40MW and Up Subject to Environmental Impact Assessment Act

On January 15, 2019 the Review Committee on Basic Policy Regarding Solar Facilities and the Environmental Impact Assessment (the "Review Committee") issued a draft report (the "Report") in which a policy (the "Policy") was...more

Hogan Lovells

Awarding solar solutions that change communities

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It is quite well publicised that in Sub-Saharan Africa, approximately a third of the population (approximately 600 million people) has no access to electricity, with the demand far exceeding supply, due to increasing life...more

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Strengthening the Integration of Solar on the Electricity Grid: U.S. Department of Energy Announces Availability of $46 Million in...

The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced in an October 15th news release the availability of up to $46 million in research funding to: . . . advance holistic solutions that provide grid operators the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU Commission Ceases Trade Defense Measures on Solar Panels From China

As is well known by the market players, in December 2013 the European Union imposed definitive anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on Chinese photovoltaic products and components (Council Implementing Regulation EU...more

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