Extending the Flexibility of Energy Storage With Julia Souder, LDESC — Battery + Storage Podcast
Power, Privacy, and Protection: Unpacking Security Challenges in the Energy Sector - Energy Law Insights
Duke Develops Flexible Energy Storage Options to Enhance Reliability and Maximize Value With Laurel Meeks, Duke Energy — Battery + Storage Podcast
Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
Renewable Fuel Standard Outlook
De-Risking Renewable Energy Projects: Identifying and Avoiding Contractual, Economic, Legal, and Regulatory Pitfalls
Powering Anything, Anywhere With Alex Livingston, Joule Case — Battery + Storage Podcast
Flexible Real Estate Financing Solutions for Storage Projects With Laura Pagliarulo, SolaREIT — Battery + Storage Podcast
Building Out Energy Storage Facilities Across the US With Jason Burwen, GridStor — Battery + Storage Podcast
Decoding Battery Analytics With Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO of ACCURE Battery Intelligence — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Vital Importance of Pipeline and Transmission Infrastructure to Decarbonization - Energy Law Insights
The Continuing Impact of Coal Ash - Energy Law Insights
Navigating Power Allocation and Customer Choice in a Regulated Landscape
The Capacity Crunch, Part Two: Public Utilities, Resource Planning & Deployment, and the IRA
Advancing Eco-Friendly Battery Recycling With Storm Energia — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Capacity Crunch, Part One: Reliability and Decarbonization in the Short Term
6 Key Takeaways | Legislative Developments in Decommissioning Requirements in North Carolina
New Opportunities for Boosting Grid Security
Brad Gibbs Discusses the Intersection of Renewables and Oil and Gas in Emerging Surface Use Issues
As part of the government’s wider review of the electricity transmission network via the Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation Project, and after its successful introduction of competition to offshore transmission...more
Whilst the UK’s hydrogen policy was established by the Ten Point Plan in November 2020, the 2021 Hydrogen Strategy was intended to stimulate the next steps for hydrogen energy development and delivery. The strategic goals...more
The European Union and United Kingdom have enacted energy storage policies and regulations, with both issuing landmark legislation in 2023. EU energy storage initiatives are key for aiding energy security and the transition...more
Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more
The Government is currently consulting on operational changes to the NSIP consenting process that have the potential to make significant improvements to parts of the DCO process. In this Insight we outline the changes...more
Advanced Air Mobility represents an exciting new frontier and sustainable path forward for the aviation industry. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term used to describe next-generation air transportation of...more
The Government’s Action Plan on how it proposes to improve the NSIP planning process has some good ideas, most of which amount to fine-tuning rather than a fundamental change. Whilst some of the changes may increase the cost...more
Electricity Generation Levy Update....more
Utility Point: the English High Court provides directions on key aspects of the supplier of last resort regime....more
Few issues have grabbed public attention recently more than the increase in energy prices for consumers. The sudden increase in the price of gas on the wholesale market has both unnerved politicians and thrown into sharp...more
New U.K. energy bill relief scheme protects Great Britain businesses from rising energy costs...more
This is part one of our 'Energy Transition Series', in which we offer our insights on new technologies and their role in driving the energy transition. Against the backdrop of the UK's ambitious net zero 2050 strategy and...more
The UK Government has announced a temporary new Energy Profits Levy, widely described in the media as a “windfall tax”, on the profits of oil and gas companies operating in the UK and the UK Continental Shelf. This follows...more
As we discussed in our earlier Article, the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act, 2022 (the “Nuclear Act”) enacted by the UK Government on 31 March 2022 aims to promote the regulated asset base (“RAB”) model as a method of funding...more
Congress and the Biden Administration recognize hydrogen’s potential to address the clean energy imperative. This past year, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated $8B of spending to build out clean hydrogen...more
The UK published its long awaited Hydrogen Strategy in August 2021 alongside a wider package of policy documents on hydrogen, including a consultation on a hydrogen business model to stimulate private investment in new low...more
The Financial Times has reported that the United Kingdom’s highly anticipated and delayed hydrogen strategy is due to be published next week. The strategy should offer clarity as to the specific policies that will be put in...more
Wave power is a type of hydroelectric power that relies on the capture of energy held by ocean waves. Like wind and solar power, wave power has the potential to be a valuable part of the energy transition. The potential...more
Hydrogen—the smallest molecule, but one that holds the potential to be an energy superhero and play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions and slowing climate change. The H2 Handbook provides a comprehensive...more
Anticipated updates have been announced to the UK incentive regime for low-carbon electricity generation through the release of a UK Government consultation response. The UK Government has published its response to the...more
The electricity storage sector in the UK has had a number of false dawns over the past 5 years but does appear to have some momentum even in these difficult times. Developers and potential investors into battery storage...more
Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the United Arab Emirates in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. ...more
The Insanity is Over: ‘Navigable’ Now Means ‘Navigable’ Again - "The Trump administration has now announced that the intentionally ambiguous and easily abused Waters of the United States Rule has been replaced by the new,...more
New draft Electrical Safety Regulations have been laid before Parliament but what do they mean for landlords in the private rented sector? When and where will they apply?...more
Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....more