What's the Buzz in the Battery World With Roger Miksad, BCI – Battery + Storage Podcast
Episode 365 -- Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
Episode 364 -- Five Strategies to Mitigate a New Risk Environment
Cobalt, Lithium, and the Quest for Sustainable Batteries With John Busbee, Xerion — Battery + Storage Podcast
Emerging Risks & Opportunities: Navigating Environmental & Sustainability Regulations During the First 100 Days
Hilary Preston, Vice Chair at Vinson & Elkins, Discusses Energy Innovation: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Portfolio
2025 Oil Market Outlook: What OPEC, U.S. Shale, and Natural Gas Trends Mean for the Year Ahead
A Thermal Storage Revolution With Nis Benn, Hyme Energy — Battery + Storage Podcast
Greenhushing: What It Is & Why It Matters
Synergy in Energy: The New Troutman Pepper Locke - Energy Law Insights
Navigating the Inflation Reduction Act: Insights on Brownfield Energy Community Credits - Energy Law Insights
Vinson & Elkins Sean Moran and Lauren Collins Discuss the Evolution of Tax Credits
OG Talks: Good Energy and Navigating Transactions
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 12: Powering Economic Development with Andrew Tate of Duke Energy
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 11: The EV Industry in Alabama with Mike Oatridge of Alabama Mobility and Power Center
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 23: Shaping Georgia’s Energy Landscape: Insights From Commissioner Tim Echols
Business Better Podcast Episode: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Insights Three Years Later
Environmental and Sustainability Regulations & the New Administration
Harnessing Technology in Litigation: Insights from Troutman Pepper eMerge - Energy Law Insights
Podcast - Hot Topics in Nuclear Waste
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It was a quieter week at the Iowa State Capitol as we reach the final stretch of the 2025 legislative session. As the first year of a general assembly, session is scheduled for 110 days, and this year, that day falls on...more
On March 25, 2025, the University of Southern California’s (USC’s) Public Exchange and independent advisor Solar Aquagrid announced the California Solar Canal Initiative, a seven-university project to assess the...more
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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
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The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced the public power utilities that earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (“RP3”) designation. APPA states that this designation is provided to public power...more
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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) outlined forthcoming activities to identify and address the potential impacts to reliability as a result of the rapid expansion of data centers and other large...more
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