Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are an essential component of California’s leading energy transition strategy, enabling the state to integrate renewable energy production, stabilize the grid and ensure a reliable energy...more
Trump’s second term is expected to potentially disrupt the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and impose sweeping tariffs and other import restrictions. The impacts on the supply chain and tax credits may raise procurement costs...more
On May 2, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a memorandum to update litigation parties on developments in the on-going solar cell and panel circumvention proceeding...more
By any measure, 2020 served as a banner year for the global energy storage market, despite significant challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Investment in storage projects worldwide in 2020 increased almost 40%...more
10/27/2021
/ Batteries ,
CFIUS ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Hydrogen Power ,
International Tax Issues ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy
Battery energy storage is the most significant development for the electric grid since the explosive growth in renewables deployment over the past decade. Efforts to promote energy storage are moving rapidly throughout the...more
8/20/2018
/ Capacity Market ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Solar Energy ,
Taxation ,
UK ,
Utilities Sector
Corporations have dramatically increased their purchases of renewable energy in recent years. This trend has shifted the traditional power purchase market away from reliance upon utilities, and presents a tremendous growth...more
5/18/2016
/ Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
CTFC ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Solar Energy ,
Swaps ,
Wind Power
Orrick and Clean Energy Pipeline have launched a series of reports dedicated to exploring investment opportunities and challenges in the global renewable energy sector. In the first issue, we analyzed the investment...more