March 21, 2024
by Stefan Koester
Energy
Regulations
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
IRS comment period for the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit guidance closed on February 26, 2024. This credit provides a tiered production tax credit for clean hydrogen depending on its emissions intensity. The draft guidance relies on three pillars to ensure emissions integrity – additionality, temporal and geographic matching. Judging by some comment responses, controversial reactions to each of these pillars were significant, with many commenters suggesting that the courts will have the final say on how these tax credits will be finalized. Will all this uncertainty derail the clean hydrogen economy?
February 27, 2024
by Nathan Tatum
Energy
Regulations
State and Local
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held its February open meeting on Feb. 15, 2024, addressing a number of items including cold weather reliability standards, hydropower permitting, and natural gas exports.
October 12, 2023
by Julie Tolmie
Energy
Litigation
To prevent more devastating wildfires and take advantage of a recent surge in federal funding, utilities should invest in improving electrical infrastructure.
October 10, 2023
by Jesse Valente
Climate change
Energy
Oil and Gas
As COP28 approaches, this article explores the controversial role of big oil in climate talks and questions whether their involvement could compromise the summit's goals for urgent climate action.
July 10, 2023
by Avi Wolasky
Energy
Natural Resources
Oil and Gas
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused devastating turmoil. Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are dead and millions more have become refugees.[1] Civilians remaining in Ukraine lack consistent access to food, water, and other essential supplies.[2]…
March 7, 2023
by Kimberly Wood
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Long lines for gas and skyrocketing retail gas prices marked May 2021 as a memorable month for automobile owners. While gasoline shortages in the early 1970s were caused by an international oil embargo, this more recent supply shortfall resulted from…
February 6, 2023
by Paige Kendrick
Air
Energy
Fossil Fuels
The last few years, especially these last few months, have seen aviation emission regulation like never before. At home and abroad, the aviation industry appears to be making significant inroads relating to emissions from engines “typically used in…
January 31, 2023
by Reilly Wright
Energy
Oceans
Renewable Energy
Offshore wind has been a viable energy source internationally for many years. Historically, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Denmark lead the industry’s technological development, but China is expected to have the largest cumulative installed offshore…
November 18, 2022
by Lauren Miller
Energy
Fossil Fuels
New England is Facing a Gas Shortage that Could Threaten Many this Winter. What can be Done?
With winter fast approaching, many New England states and their residents are at risk of not having enough fuel to meet their heating and power generation…
November 15, 2022
by Alex Sugg
Energy
Congress just passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS).[1] These bills provide for forward looking investments in nuclear energy. The IRA lists nuclear energy as a possible recipient of the $369 billion that it sets…