With a total funding of $396 million, the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) Program's goal is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and co-pollutants from Pennsylvania's...more
5/16/2025
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In contrast to the recent influx of terminations in the broader government contracting and federal grants space, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has not yet started to issue wide-ranging programmatic or sweeping...more
5/5/2025
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The Trump Administration is leveraging the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO) as a strategic tool to catalyze private sector investment in energy infrastructure. This approach aims to enhance U.S....more
4/11/2025
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on March 24, 2025, reissued its $900 million solicitation for small modular nuclear reactors (Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Pathway to Deployment, DE-FOA-0003485) using funds from...more
3/31/2025
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The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure (S3) (DOE) held a webinar and released a memorandum on May 24, 2024, that provided key updates and guidance regarding award negotiations for...more
5/31/2024
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Data-Sharing ,
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Intangible Property ,
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) is one of the nation's premier energy infrastructure programs. Authorized in 2005 to lend nearly $70 billion to innovative clean energy projects, the LPO still has...more
9/15/2021
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The authorities that exist within the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) can be used by the Biden Administration to spearhead the commercial deployment of the innovative energy technologies and...more
3/31/2021
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Holland & Knight invites you to read the Spring 2021 issue of our Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly newsletter, in which our authors discuss important hot topics and developments in energy, natural resources and...more
3/25/2021
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Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Colombia ,
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Energy Projects ,
Executive Orders ,
Forestry ,
Fracking ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Latin America ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain
Propelled by the global tailwinds of net zero and decarbonization initiatives, green hydrogen has captured the attention of political and market actors alike. The upside for this nascent industry is massive – a versatile...more
In the immediate aftermath of COVID-19, a Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of available federal funding options available to private sector energy companies, with a specific focus on those supporting innovative...more
11/3/2020
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Energy Sector ,
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General Elections ,
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Loan Guaranties ,
Native American Issues ,
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Title XVII ,
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With the stock and credit markets in turmoil and increasing economic uncertainty from the fallout of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Trump Administration and Congress are trying to develop a number of...more
The flurry of activity at the end of 2019 demonstrates that congressional support for clean energy research and development (R&D) remains strong, as evidenced by level or increasing budgets for most of the relevant programs...more
1/27/2020
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Research and Development ,
Solar Energy ,
Transmission Grid ,
Wind Power
• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the doors of its much anticipated Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (TELGP), which can guarantee up to $2 billion in loans to support economic opportunities for American...more
President Donald Trump released on May 23, 2017, his budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2018, which closely mirrors his America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again – also known as the "skinny budget"...more
6/2/2017
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