U.S. - Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement by Giancarlo Schievenini on 5/22/2012 The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement concerning the development of oil and gas reservoirs that cross the international maritime boundary between the two countries in the Gulf of Mexico....more
Department of Defense Renewable Energy Update: Recent Announcements and Conference Discount by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/24/2012 On April 11, 2012, President Obama announced an expanded goal for the Department of Defense (DOD) to deploy three gigawatts (GWs) of renewable energy at Army, Navy, and Air Force installations by 2025. This announcement is...more
OPA Announces Revised FIT Program: Shifting Opportunities in Ontario’s Renewable Power Landscape by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/12/2012 On April 5, 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Energy issued a ministerial directive to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to continue the renewable energy Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs, subject to a number of...more
U.S. Army Looking for $7 Billion in Renewable Energy Over the Next 10 Years by Reed Smith on 3/13/2012 In late February, the U.S. Army began its long-awaited process for signing up to $7 billion in renewable energy contracts over the next 10 years when the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (AEITF) issued a draft request for...more
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Completes Merger with Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 3/6/2012 McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announced today that it has completed its merger with California-based Luce Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP (Luce Forward). The combined firm will continue to be known as McKenna Long & Aldridge...more
Buy American Requirements for Military Base Solar Projects by Reed Smith on 2/27/2012 The Department of Defense ("DoD") is serious about renewable energy and hosting solar photovoltaic projects. During President Obama's recent State of the Union address, he said, "I'm proud to...more
Legislative Update Report No. 2012-01 by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/17/2012 In This Article • Federal Government • Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Prince Edward Island •...more
Navigating California’s New 33% RPS Law: Key California PUC decision on qualifying RPS portfolio content categories, compliance,... by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/21/2011 On December 15, 2011, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved a decision implementing key provisions of California’s new 33% Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) law. That law added § 399.16 to...more
French Solar Projects by McDermott Will & Emery on 10/4/2011 On 15 September 2011, the French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) issued a set of rules covering the applicable conditions for the new tender process for photovoltaic (PV) projects in France with a capacity exceeding 250kw. ...more
New Regime in France for Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic Panels by McDermott Will & Emery on 8/18/2011 The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) issued a set of rules on 1 August 2011 that outlines the terms and conditions of the new tender process applicable to certain roof-mounted photovoltaic projects in...more
Reformas Legales e Institucionales en la Implementación de los TLC suscritos por Chile (www.centroilc.cl).pdf by Eliel Hasson on 8/17/2011 Chile, hace ya más de tres décadas, optó por una economía abierta, competitiva y orientada al libre comercio, disciplinada en el acatamiento de las normativas internacionales y con una...more
Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement by Reed Smith on 8/16/2011 On July 22, 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ("USDA") finalized a proposed rule that designates certain items for inclusion in the USDA's BioPreferred Program ("Program"). See 76 Fed. Reg. 43808 (July 22, 2011). Under...more
Could your public property be sitting on a shale fortune? by Ice Miller LLP on 8/9/2011 A recent surge of newspaper articles, along with abundant content from oil and gas industry websites and blogs, indicate that there is growing potential for major natural gas and oil production from the Marcellus and Utica...more
McAfee & Taft RegLINC: Recap of EPA’s Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report By Heidi Slinkard Brasher by McAfee & Taft on 7/11/2011 In May 2011 the EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Semiannual Report to Congress for October 1, 2010, to March 31, 2011. The report covers the OIG’s efforts in assisting the EPA in auditing and investigating...more
New Interim Rule Requires Changes To Bring About More Green Contracting by Reed Smith on 6/28/2011 On May 31, 2011, the Department of Defense ("DoD"), General Services Administration ("GSA"), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA") issued an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more