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Hydrogen can play a vital role in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, and momentum for it has never been stronger. Both governments and companies see the enormous potential of low-carbon hydrogen for storing energy, for powering a wide array of applications, and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially where doing so has proven difficult.
At long last, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is poised to grant Louisiana authority to issue Class VI permits under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s (“SDWA”) Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) program for long-term carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”).
V&E Environmental Update
The New York Bight offshore wind lease auction fetched a record $4.37 billion from companies looking to develop the waters.
Published in Renewable Energy World
On February 14, 2022, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued two Requests for Information (“RFI”) related to its rollout of significant hydrogen programs.
Yesterday, Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations on the expanded carbon capture tax credit implementing a number of welcome changes and clarifications to the proposed regulations.
V&E Tax Update
Late last year, a long-running effort to build a state-of-the-art anhydrous ammonia plant at an industrial chemical site in Texas City, Texas, reached a major milestone. Gulf Coast Ammonia LLC (GCA) closed on an approximately $570 million non-recourse project financing, as well as an equity commitment from joint venture partners Starwood Energy Group Global LLC…
In a highly competitive and fast-moving industry, can rivals learn to share to meet demand? In the telecoms industry, the answer is yes. With ongoing upgrades for 5G technology that are expected to provide the fastest internet service yet, infrastructure-sharing arrangements will become more important than ever as operators seek to accommodate an unprecedented demand…
The momentum keeps building for infrastructure investments. Last year private equity funds and infrastructure-only funds raised a record $85 billion for infrastructure projects globally, surpassing 2017’s record fundraising in this sector by $10 billion, according to alternative investment research firm Prequin. The impressive increase in infrastructure fundraising is partly driven by infra-focused funds expanding their…
Once a niche area of investing, renewable energy projects are booming in the U.S. and around the world, with investors spending billions to acquire solar, wind and other assets. Global renewable energy transactions, including refinancings and public market investor exits, in addition to M&A, totaled $114 billion last year, according to a report by the UN and…