The 2024 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain and unpredictable in history. The future and overall success of the U.S. Department of Energy's once-in-a-generation clean energy investments...more
10/10/2024
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The Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development (EWD) for both chambers of Congress have released proposed bills for funding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in fiscal year (FY) 2025. As seen consistently from the 118th...more
8/14/2024
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Clean energy initiatives and legislation continue to advance with unprecedented direction, momentum and clout in the federal government. President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats remain fiercely committed to enacting...more
7/22/2021
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Federal Budget ,
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Net Zero ,
Public Policy ,
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Supply Chain ,
Surface Transportation
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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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Loans ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Net Zero ,
Offshore Wind ,
Project Finance ,
Transportation Industry
President Joe Biden signed three Executive Orders (EOs) on Jan. 27, 2021, to launch a "whole of government" approach to align federal policy with climate change, building upon three prior EOs that President Biden signed on...more
2/25/2021
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Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
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Utilities Sector ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
The end-of-the year omnibus (H.R. 133) is a massive $2.3 trillion spending bill containing appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, COVID-19 relief funds, the first energy authorization in over a decade and extensions of a...more
This Post-Election Clean Tech Outlook will build upon Holland & Knight's previous alert and provide more insight on what President-Elect Joe Biden's victory means for clean tech as part of the new administration's energy and...more
11/30/2020
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Paris Agreement ,
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Pandemic response will be the top priority for President-Elect Joe Biden. This reality, however, does not preclude significant legislative and executive actions on energy, environment and climate policy during the first...more
11/20/2020
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Paris Agreement ,
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Relief Measures
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 ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Loan Guaranties ,
Native American Issues ,
Project Finance ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Title XVII ,
Tribal Corporations
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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Clean Energy ,
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Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Green Buildings ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Research and Development ,
Solar Energy ,
Transmission Grid ,
Wind Power
Welcome to the first issue of Holland & Knight's Government Clean Tech Update, where we'll distill the most important clean tech updates and government-related market trends and developments from the past few months, and...more
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Feb 7, 2019, released companion resolutions that provide a framework for prospective legislation on a Green New Deal (GND), an ambitious climate...more
• In passing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, as well as the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, Congress took meaningful steps to proactively develop and deploy cleaner and more...more
9/19/2018
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Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Federal Funding ,
Innovation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Research and Development ,
Trump Administration