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The Shifting Energy Policy Zeitgeist and Investment Implications
On March 24, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made an unexpected and bipartisan about-face on its freshly updated policies for considering the environmental impacts of natural gas infrastructure projects like pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities. 1...
Is the "S" in ESG Poised for a Breakout Year in 2022 for Sustainability-Linked Loans?
If last year was any indication, 2022 may be another record-setting year for the sustainable syndicated loan market. According to financial data provider Refinitiv, new issuances of sustainability-linked loans (“SLLs”) climbed to $717 billion in 2021, an increase of more...
A Second Life for Batteries
The surge in the deployment of utility-scale and electric vehicle batteries requires a regulatory regime to govern what we do with all these batteries once no longer fit for their initial purpose. The existing regimes in the EU and UK...
A Balancing Act: Merchant Risk and the Energy Transition
One Cold Day in January Whilst most people will think of 2021 as being dominated by Covid and yet another year of the pandemic and lock-down restrictions, anybody interested in the energy markets will likely mark 2021 down as a...
Decarbonising the LNG Industry: The Pressure is On
Click here to read this article in Joomag format Decarbonising Natural Gas and LNG Natural gas and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) have long been hailed as one of the winners of the current energy transition when compared to other fossil...
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Accelerating the Deployment of Hydrogen
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF). The overall package is worth $1 trillion, and advances much of President Biden’s economic agenda, ranging from...
A Bright Spot in the Solar Market: Commerce Rejects Anonymous Petitions Requesting Anti-Circumvention Investigation and Tariffs
The U.S. Department of Commerce this week declined to launch an investigation into alleged circumvention of anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) by Chinese solar panel companies. The decision was a response to a petition filed with the agency on August...
Financing ESCO Energy Efficiency Projects
The project financing of energy efficiency projects is gaining traction, fueled in part by the embrace by the business community – including lenders – of sustainability policies and the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards and goals as...
California: Planning its Offshore Wind Future
California is jumpstarting its planning for offshore wind. Under newly enacted legislation, Assembly Bill No. 525 (“AB 525”), California agencies are now tasked with identifying the state’s offshore wind goals and with developing a strategic plan to address several issues...
ICLG: UK Renewable Energy Law and Regulations 2022
United Kingdom 1. Overview of the Renewable Energy Sector 1.1 What is the basis of renewable energy policy and regulation in this jurisdiction and is there a statutory definition of ‘renewable energy’, ‘clean energy’ or equivalent terminology? The Promotion of...
PF in the Early Stages of Hydrogen
Hydrogen, and especially green-hydrogen, is the current buzz word of the energy transition. The long-term theoretical potential of green hydrogen to be a major part of the energy transition and help decarbonise the planet is undeniable. However, the abundance of...
Taxpayers Get Answers on 45Q Questions With IRS Guidance
The Internal Revenue Service released helpful guidance in Revenue Ruling 2021-13, regarding the scope of carbon capture equipment and the requirement that a taxpayer own the carbon capture equipment to qualify for carbon sequestration credits under Internal Revenue Code Section...
Power Plays: The Case for RNG
Growing interest in Renewable Natural Gas plays has our team taking a closer look at the profitability and sustainability merits of making natural gas from animal manure, landfill gas, food waste, or wastewater. I. What is it? Renewable Natural Gas...
Sustaining the Green Energy Revolution
As greenfield renewable energy developments accelerate in size and volumes, while potential investors begin to rumble about sky-high prices in the renewables secondary market, questions are being asked whether a bubble is forming. We consider (on the back of our...
IRS Further Extends the Continuity Safe Harbor for Qualifying Solar and Wind Projects
On June 29, 2021, the IRS released Notice 2021-41 (the Notice) extending the length of the Continuity Safe Harbor (as defined below) for purposes of claiming the investment tax credit (ITC) or the production tax credit (PTC). Developers and investors...