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Husch Blackwell LLP

New “Ride-Through” Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources: FERC Seeks Comments on NERC’s Proposed New Reliability Standards

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On December 19, 2024, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to approve the addition of the newly defined term “Ride-through” to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Glossary of Terms and to...more

J.S. Held

The Winds of Change: Navigating Offshore Wind Disputes

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Offshore wind energy is a new and developing frontier in the global transition to renewable power, with ambitious worldwide projects competing for expertise in a fledgling industry. As this industry grows, so too do the...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 12.19.24

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According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report from the American Clean Power Association and Wood Mackenzie, the third quarter of 2024 recorded 3,806 MW and 9,931 MWh of energy storage installed across all market...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

From “Energy Transition” to “Energy Security”: Assessing the Impact of the Republican Trifecta on the Energy Industry

With a renewed focus on domestic energy production and regulatory reform, the incoming administration signals significant shifts in U.S. energy and climate priorities. The incoming Trump Administration will prioritize...more

Locke Lord LLP

Vineyard Wind Makes It a Clean Sweep ‎in First Circuit ‎Offshore Wind Decision

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On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit handed the U.S. offshore wind industry a decisive win in its eagerly awaited ruling on the remaining challenges to the Vineyard Wind 1 project’s federal...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 12.5.24

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Utility-scale U.S. solar installations are set to continue record-breaking growth with over 32 GW installed in 2024, due in part to a requirement that modules imported during the anti-circumvention tariff moratorium be in...more

DLA Piper

Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - November 2024 #2

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

Hogan Lovells

Offshore Wind Worldwide: Regulatory framework in selected countries

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“Halfway through 2023 and we find ourselves in gripping times as the offshore wind market further grows—within the ‘first’ home regions and beyond. Along with these developments, not the least "offshore wind auctions taking...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Treasury Department and IRS Issue Final Regulations on the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Under Section 45X of the...

Under the final regulations, taxpayers are permitted to produce eligible components using recycled materials. Components which are sold and then later become defective will not be considered defective components for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

BOEM Announces Comment Period on California Offshore Wind Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the immediate future of the U.S. offshore wind industry after the re-election of Donald Trump, industry participants including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) are cautiously...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 11, November 2024

Welcome to our 11th Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. This will be our last issue of 2024, and we want to sincerely thank you for reading Currents for the past eight years. Our goal is to relay top trending...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Progressive Governors Face Tough Energy Choices

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In 2019, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denied a Section 401 Clean Streams Certification for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline (NESE). NESE would have connected the natural gas fields of...more

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Proposed Planning Policy for Wind and Solar Farms

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Consultation closed at the end of September on proposals to align national planning policy with the Government’s aspiration for Britain’s future as a ‘Clean Energy Superpower’ by 2030. Government has committed to respond...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

First Commercial Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Gulf of Maine Completed

On October 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held an auction for offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine. Although BOEM leased an offshore wind area in the Gulf of Maine for a research installation last...more

Bracewell LLP

PRG 2024 Post-Election Pulse Check: Wind

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George Felcyn, senior director of government affairs in Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group, discusses the future of the wind industry under a second Trump administration....more

Mayer Brown

Ports & Maritime News | October 21-27, 2024

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The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s main news for the week of October 21–27 to keep you in the loop.  ...more

K&L Gates LLP

BOEM, DOD Sign MoU on Advancing Offshore Wind Development

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On Tuesday, 29 October 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Defense (DOD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the coordinated development of offshore wind energy...more

Hogan Lovells

Overview of DPPA scheme in Vietnam and key issues for investors

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On 3 July 2024, the Vietnamese Government enacted Decree No. 80/2024/ND-CP (“DPPA Decree”) on direct power sale and purchase agreement (“DPPA”) mechanisms between renewable energy generation companies (“GENCOs”) and large...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council Finalizes Rulemaking to Clarify Contested Case Procedures for Energy Projects

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The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC or the Council), which oversees the siting of large-scale energy facilities including wind and solar power projects, voted late last month to finalize rulemaking to clarify...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. Department of Treasury issues final 45X advanced manufacturing production credit rules

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Final 45X rules provide some important clarifications as to what is considered as produced in the U.S. for components and technical elements for certain components such as solar, battery storage, inverters, wind turbines and...more

Morgan Lewis

First Appeal Decisions on the Admissibility of Actions Based on the Duty of Vigilance

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On June 18, 2024, the new chamber 5-12 of the Paris Court of Appeal handed down its first three rulings on the admissibility of duty of vigilance claims in cases involving TotalEnergies, EDF, and Vigie Groupe (formerly Suez)....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York State Solicits Comments on the Proposed Scope of the 2025 State Energy Plan

In September 2024, the New York State Energy Planning Board released a Draft Scope of the New York State Energy Plan (the “Draft Scope”) for public comment. The State Energy Plan, originally published in 2015, is guided by...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

With Public Input, Changes to New York’s Clean Energy Standard Begin to Take Shape

What changes to New York’s renewable energy programs are coming down the pike? Public comments filed with the New York Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) concerning the Commission’s Draft Biennial Review of the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Two Agencies Now Accepting Comments To Shape Renewable Energy Development in Washington State

Renewable energy developers and interested parties take note: Two Washington state agencies are accepting public comment on upcoming policies that will shape the future of renewable energy in Washington state....more

Jones Day

Game Changer: Green Light for Offshore Wind in Spain

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After years of delay, Spain's new regulation paves the way for offshore wind energy....more

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