A Major Milestone in Decarbonizing the Maritime Sector and a New Source of Demand for Green and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Derivatives and Biofuels -
On April 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organization’s (“IMO”) 83rd session...more
5/23/2025
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Talks (Koalitionsverhandlungen) between the centre-right CDU/CSU and centre-left SPD to form a new German government concluded in a coalition agreement reached on April 9, 2025.
In our previous coverage of the German...more
4/14/2025
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The successful construction of a modern data center requires seamless coordination of expertise in both design and construction, covering a wide range of disciplines including utilities, power distribution, electrical...more
On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. The EO builds on previous energy-focused actions taken by the Administration, and...more
4/2/2025
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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders and memoranda (the “EOs”) signaling a significant policy shift favoring robust and market-based energy production (mostly relying on fossil fuels), while...more
1/27/2025
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On January 3, 2025, the IRS and Treasury issued long-awaited final regulations (the “45V Final Regulations”) implementing the clean hydrogen production tax credit (the “45V Credit”) under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue...more
1/14/2025
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Complaint filed United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Case No. 6:24-cv-00507) -
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The States of Texas and Utah, together with private developer Last Energy, have sued to exempt certain...more
1/10/2025
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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more
12/11/2024
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On 27 September 2024, the European Commission (“EC”) published draft rules defining “low-carbon hydrogen” and derivative “low-carbon fuels” in the EU (the “Draft Low-Carbon Hydrogen DA”). A public consultation is now open...more
In June 2023 the European Union (“EU”) adopted its definition of green hydrogen and derivatives (known as “renewable fuels of non-biological origin”, or “RFNBO”). See our previous client alert summarising the key aspects of...more
The launch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (the Kingdom) Vision 2030 Program preceded the announcement of numerous ground-breaking Mega and Giga-projects throughout the country. Eight years on, recent MEED data estimates...more
8/8/2024
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In this Alert, we review the impact of the recent acceptance by the Japan Diet of the 2009 Amendment to the London Protocol. Acceptance of the Amendment provides a critical enabler for the export of CO2 from Japan for...more
8/7/2024
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On May 30, 2024, the council of ministers of the German Federal Government adopted a draft bill (Bundesrats-Drucksache 266/24) allowing permanent storage of carbon dioxide (Gesetz zur Demonstration der dauerhaften Speicherung...more
The European Commission (EC) is in the process of implementing its “Union database” (UDB) to track all renewable gases and liquid fuels. Gases and fuels, whether produced in the EU or imported, will need to be registered in...more
2/16/2024
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COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came to an end in Dubai on December 13, 2023. The nearly 200 states reached what has been labelled a “historic” agreement...more
12/15/2023
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The European Commission recently released the heavily anticipated terms and conditions for its initial European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) auction. The structure of this subsidy scheme is of great interest to green hydrogen...more
9/26/2023
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Hydrogen is a key ingredient in any country’s future energy plans. In the United States, the hydrogen sector is on the launch pad, ready for lift-off. However, its trajectory hinges on a critical question: what criteria...more
7/31/2023
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On June 20, 2023, the European Commission (the Commission) published the EU’s definition of green hydrogen in the Official Journal. This completes the legislative process for these two long-awaited and highly controversial...more
The United States recently took another important step in implementing a comprehensive strategy to advance the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen. On June 5, 2023, the Biden-Harris...more
6/12/2023
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Indonesia has set an ambitious target to reach net zero emissions by 2060. The deployment of clean energy technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) and carbon capture, utilization and storage (“CCUS”), will...more