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The steam engine, the assembly line, the internet –most major transformations in economic systems are driven by innovations in technology or organizational principles, innovations that lower the costs of goods or increase...more
Earth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on environmental and sustainability topics, including recently proposed legislation in the Rhode Island General Assembly including efforts to enshrine a right to a clean and...more
Since our last update, various initiatives and developments across the Asia-Pacific market seem to support the prospect of future growth. In this issue of APAC Energy Pulse, we take a closer look at some of these initiatives...more
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a February 24th report titled: Solar, Battery Storage to Lead New U.S. Generating Capacity Additions in 2025 (“Report”)....more
A new bill has been introduced in California’s state legislature that would add an assessment of funding opportunities for offshore wind port infrastructure to the governor’s Five-Year Infrastructure Plan. Introduced on...more
La Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG) el 6 de febrero de 2025, expidió la Resolución CREG 102 015 de 20251, que deroga las resoluciones CREG 136 de 2014, 186 de 2020 y 102 013 de 2024, normas que hasta la fecha...more
Key factors data center operators need to consider when selecting a cooling method for their data center - In today’s digital and hyperscale computing landscape, the need for data centers has grown exponentially. According...more
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the Executive Order on Unleashing American Energy, pausing the disbursement of grants and loans under the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") and the Infrastructure Investment...more
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) has issued a January 2025 White Paper titled: Vision for American Energy Storage (“White Paper”)....more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added the Section 45V production tax credit for the production of clean hydrogen (Section 45V) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Section 45V provides a credit against...more
In June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS announced that U.S. consumers have saved more than $1 billion in upfront costs on their purchase of more than 150,000 clean vehicles since January 1, 2024, thanks to...more
Welcome to the second 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Business today is characterized by relentless change. To assist our clients in navigating this dynamic landscape, we pride...more
It has been a defining month for nuclear power's role in a net zero world. On the second day of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates, the International Atomic Energy Agency...more
Hundreds of millions of people across Africa still lack access to electricity. Urvi Gudka, Senior Associate in Allen & Overy’s Projects, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure practice, discusses how the increasingly...more
On April 21, 2023 the European Commission approved a €401 million scheme proposed by the Czech Republic to promote green district heating from renewable energy and waste heat. The scheme represents another environmentally...more
Its time again to report on climate-related news from a perspective other than the alarmists. I’ll leave it to those who know more than I....more
Last Wednesday night, after weeks of negotiations, US Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer reached a deal on an energy and healthcare bill titled the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”). The Act includes extensive...more
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law today not only makes critical investments in our core infrastructure, it creates several new programs to support the increasing electrification of the transportation...more
On the night of September 10, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Committee”) released legislative text covering a range of green energy tax incentives (the “Bill”) that it hopes will be enacted through the budget...more
There have been a number of policy and funding developments applicable to the hydrogen energy industry in Australia since the release of K&L Gates' The H2 Handbook in October last year. These developments have come at both...more
In December 2020, the State Council Information Office of China published a white paper titled Energy in China’s New Era. The white paper presents China’s achievements and goals in energy development and outlines the...more
Earlier this week, the Department of Energy withdrew definitions of “general service lamps” and “general service incandescent lamps” promulgated under the Obama administration. The effect is it eliminate requirements that...more
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Feb 7, 2019, released companion resolutions that provide a framework for prospective legislation on a Green New Deal (GND), an ambitious climate policy....more
Yesterday, Ed Markey and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a proposed congressional resolution providing a framework for the so-called Green New Deal. I am pleased to note that it would not exclude use of nuclear power or...more
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Floats 70% Tax on Wealthy to Pay for 'Green New Deal' - "Ocasio-Cortez has put forward a 'Green New Deal' that includes generating the nation's power from renewable sources, building a national...more