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On July 31, 2025, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased...more
The Texas Legislature recently passed three key bills: House Bill 14 (H.B. 14); Senate Bill 1061 (S.B. 1061); and Senate Bill 1535 (S.B. 1535), which introduce a comprehensive legal framework to promote nuclear energy in...more
With a total funding of $396 million, the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) Program's goal is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and co-pollutants from Pennsylvania's...more
Kilpatrick’s Kate Klein and Aditya “Ditty” Shrivastava recently led a webinar discussing the new administration’s approach to federal funding and its implications for grant and aid funding and policy changes. They explored...more
Among the wave of executive actions issued upon President Trump taking office again, some executive orders and memorandums may affect portions of the burgeoning renewable energy sector. The renewable energy sector has been...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced 60 selectees receiving awards for the Solar for All Grant Competition that is projected to provide residential solar projects to over 900,000 households. ...more
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Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service is currently accepting applications for the Rural Energy for America Program (“REAP Program”). The REAP Program provides grants, guaranteed loans, and...more
The European Commission recently released the heavily anticipated terms and conditions for its initial European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) auction. The structure of this subsidy scheme is of great interest to green hydrogen...more
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Governments, tribes, and nonprofits wanting to improve solar energy infrastructure have a new tool in their toolkit. On June 28, 2023, the EPA published the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Solar for All grant...more
The 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature saw an unusually high number of proposed bills with a stated focus of ensuring reliability of the Texas grid and favoring “dispatchable generation” (having output within human...more
On May 31, 2023, the IRS released Notice 2023-44 (the “Notice”) providing additional guidance on the advanced energy project tax credit (Section 48C), effectively reintroduced by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). ...more
DOE Announces Clean Hydrogen Funding Opportunity - The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $47 million in funding to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable clean hydrogen...more
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is offering an opportunity for funding to advance a bioenergy or biochemical production technology toward commercial scale through the construction and operation of a pilot plant. ...more