AI in 2024: Monitoring New Regulation and Staying in Compliance With Existing Laws Companies that develop or employ AI tools have to consider proposed AI-specific regulation as well as an array of existing IP, privacy,...more
12/22/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
New Hires ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Outer Space ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 reflected a push by Congress and the Biden administration to address climate change by broadening the applicability of tax credits traditionally available for renewable energy to new...more
Part IV: DOE Loan Programs (Innovative Energy Technologies and Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing) - In the final installment of our four-part series on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), we focus on...more
Key Points Hydrogen fuel has long been considered a potential clean alternative to fossil fuels because the only byproduct from the combustion of hydrogen is water. However, traditional methane-based hydrogen production...more
Part III: Energy, Water and Broadband Infrastructure - The energy-related provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provide substantial support for clean hydrogen, carbon capture and sequestration,...more
Part II: Electric Vehicles and Battery Materials Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling - The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes significant funding and program initiatives intended to accelerate the...more
Part I: Transportation Infrastructure and Provisions Related to Public-Private Partnerships - Overview - The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law on November 15, 2021, authorizes historic investments...more
On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act), which is expected to have a significant impact on climate, tax and health care policy in the United States. The result of intense negotiations among...more
On March 8, 2022, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14066, which bans the import of Russian oil, gas and other energy products into the United States and imposes sweeping prohibitions on new U.S. investment in...more
Takeaways -
The widespread adoption of sustainability goals by major corporations has created significant demand for renewable power.
That, in turn, is strengthening the hand of producers in negotiations over power...more
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee and direct lending facilities may be attractive financing options for borrowers who are developing electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and innovative energy-related technologies...more
On March 31, 2021, President Biden released one of his most significant policy initiatives, the American Jobs Plan. The eight-year, over $2 trillion plan proposes large investments in a broadened scope of infrastructure. In...more
4/30/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Job Creation ,
Legislative Agendas
On Friday, May 1, 2020, the Trump administration issued an executive order prohibiting the acquisition and installation of “bulk-power system electric equipment” (such as generators, circuit breakers, metering equipment,...more
The question is no longer whether the volatility created by the COVID-19 pandemic will deepen the difficulties businesses and other institutions face in the coming months, but by how much and in what ways. In the past few...more
3/21/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Court Closures ,
Debt-Equity ,
Energy Projects ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
IRS ,
Liquidity ,
Mergers ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Stock Repurchases
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
1/24/2019
/ Climate Change ,
Construction Project ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hedging ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Funds ,
Multinationals ,
Offshore Wind ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Incentives ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
On February 12, 2018, the Trump administration released its long-awaited infrastructure plan, titled “A Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America” (the Plan). In 50-plus pages, the Plan sets forth a...more
2/17/2018
/ Bonds ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Transit Administration ,
Highway Trust Fund ,
Highways ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Funds ,
Permits ,
Political Parties ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Rural Areas ,
TIFIA ,
Toll Roads ,
Trump Administration ,
WIFIA
On January 22, 2018, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert E. Lighthizer announced that President Donald Trump had decided to impose safeguard remedies, or temporary trade barriers, with respect to imports of crystalline...more
1/30/2018
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Exports ,
Imports ,
Photovoltaic ,
Remedies ,
Section 201 ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act ,
USTR
On March 16, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget released “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again” (the Blueprint), which outlines the Trump administration’s discretionary funding proposals for...more
4/19/2017
/ Budget Cuts ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Funds ,
OMB ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
TIFIA ,
Trump Administration ,
WIFIA
The ongoing effort to restructure the power sector in Mexico, together with Mexico’s strong policy on combating climate change, have created compelling opportunities for investors in renewable energy projects that likely will...more
2/3/2017
/ Auction ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Allocation
Synthetic power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy have emerged in recent years as a promising opportunity for corporations to reduce and stabilize their long-term energy costs and advance their sustainability...more
An important development in the financing of solar, wind and other renewable energy projects in 2015 was the use of a flexible investment and financing vehicle referred to as a “warehouse.” Akin to traditional warehouse...more
On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its final regulation, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), establishing carbon dioxide emission guidelines for existing affected electric utility generating...more
On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final regulation, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), establishing carbon dioxide (CO2) emission guidelines for existing affected electric utility...more
8/28/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Electricity ,
Emission Rate Credits ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Implementation Plans (FIP) ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Set-Asides ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power
Sponsors generally form a yieldco or a master limited partnership (MLP) because the structure of these permanent capital vehicles allows for the issuance of equity to investors at a lower cost of capital, providing a...more
On February 5, the newly created New York State Green Bank issued its first request for proposals for clean energy projects in the state looking to access the Green Bank’s range of credit facilities. ...more