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New perspectives on handling decommissioning liabilities & risks for end-of-life energy, mining, industrial, waste management and...

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It is estimated that over the coming decades, decommissioning redundant and end-of-life energy, mining, industrial, waste management and shipping assets will cost at least USD 8 trillion. Including nuclear energy, only about...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Energy Transition: Navigating Europe's Short-Term Volatility and Long-Term Gains

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It might appear as though investors are struggling to see how to make the energy transition profitable, but European investor appetite hasn’t waned for the right transaction. Below we consider some topical issues and risk...more

Morgan Lewis

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tax Proposals: Select Highlights and Implications

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The US House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), which includes a tax package that would extend certain provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set to expire at the end of...more

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Infrastructure investing in 2025: Takeaways from Infralogic’s Investors Forum

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What’s ahead for the infrastructure market? Ropes & Gray lawyers gained insights from attending the Infralogic Investors Forum in New York, held on April 25. We heard from experts in the global infrastructure and energy...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Energy

As an industry at the frontline of navigating a shifting policy backdrop under the new Trump administration, pre-imposition of “Independence Day” Tariffs, energy was experiencing a growth in interest from private equity...more

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The Channel Islands structures being used for infrastructure assets

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We are continuing to see Guernsey and Jersey structures being established for investment into and acquisition of infrastructure assets such as windfarms, network utilities and renewable power....more

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Blackstone’s $5.6B Bet on Clean Energy

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Blackstone Inc. has announced that it has raised $5.6 billion for a fund dedicated to investing in the transition to cleaner energy. This is about a third larger than its previous fund, reflecting increasing investor interest...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity – November 2024

September 27: PureWave Hydrogen, a company focused on identifying and extracting white hydrogen, a naturally occurring form that doesn't require energy-intensive production processes like electrolysis, was acquired by...more

A&O Shearman

10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

Butler Snow LLP

Combining the Energy Credit with New Markets Tax Credits

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Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 provides for a credit equal to a percentage of the cost of new equipment for the generation of renewable energy, including solar energy used to produce electricity or to heat or...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The UN Report On Climate Change: What Does It Have To Do With Cannabis And Wine In The US?

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Key Takeaways: •The recently released IPCC Report shows irreversible harm to the global ecosystem. •Fund managers focused on ESG criteria will have an increased focus on environmentally conscious companies and substantial...more

BCLP

Indonesia in Focus Newsletter - July 2021

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Indonesia’s efforts to achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) established in accordance with the Paris Agreement are still considered by Climate Tracker to be “Highly Insufficient”. Whilst this keeps them out...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

SPACs Offer New Investment Opportunities For Energy Industry

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Much has been written and discussed in the last several months about SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies. What is a SPAC, and what are the possible applications of this capital raising and acquisition strategy in...more

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Indonesia in Focus Newsletter - March 2021

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New “priority list” for foreign investment The Indonesian government has issued Presidential Regulation No. 10 of 2021 (the “Regulation”) at the end of February, following the passage of its job creation law last year...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Capitalizing on Renewable Energy Investments Under the Biden Administration

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It is still speculative as to what President Biden will put forward for promoting increased investment in renewable energy. Latham & Watkins attorneys explain how investment funds with a firm grasp of key structural...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Investment Treaty Protections For Project Finance Lenders: An Important Development For Funders Of Renewable And Traditional...

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Can project finance lenders bring claims under investment treaties? An arbitral tribunal constituted under the Energy Charter Treaty recently confirmed they can, by finding that loans and hedging instruments issued by a...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 25, July 2020

Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline - "The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more

Bracewell LLP

COVID-19 Impact on US Renewable Energy Projects

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The COVID-19 pandemic is raising numerous concerns for renewable energy projects under development in the United States. First, will Congress address renewable energy industry concerns in the coming round of the COVID-19...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

COVID-19 and Wind Projects: A Legal and Commercial Checklist for Tax Equity, Debt Financing and Project Documentation

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has severely disrupted the wind market’s supply chain and labor resources, resulting in significant project delay risk. This legal and commercial checklist is a comprehensive practitioner’s...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Virtual PPAs: Are They Right for Your Company?

A Virtual Power Purchase Agreement, or vPPA, can be a powerful tool for a company to meet aggressive environmental goals quickly and efficiently. However, a vPPA is a complex financial instrument and is accompanied by risks...more

King & Spalding

Investments in Renewable and Conventional Power Projects in Qualified Opportunity Zones

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The Qualified Opportunity Zone rules under Section 1400Z of the Internal Revenue Code permit certain investors to realize substantial tax benefits if they invest capital into federally-designated low-income communities known...more

White & Case LLP

Electric storage: From idea to action

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Electric storage has been around for decades in the form of pumped hydro storage. But recent advances in battery and cutting-edge storage technologies have generated renewed interest in the benefits of storage. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Recent Trends in Renewable Energy

The renewable energy sector has benefited in recent years from its growing cost-competitiveness, favorable climate change-related policies, and significant new capital investment from traditional and nontraditional debt and...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

The Opportunity Zone Program Presents Opportunity for Renewable Energy Development

The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created a tax incentive program (the “Opportunity Zone Program”) that has the potential to provide a significant amount of funding for the development of renewable energy projects....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2018 #3

Energy Companies to Appeal Loss of Forest Service Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline - "The builders of the $7 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline say they will appeal a federal court ruling that invalidated a permit allowing...more

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