My colleague Graham Noyes and Clayton McMartin of Clean Fuels Clearinghouse recently published a white paper on the massive and staggeringly complex revision of the federal Advanced Fuel Standard (RFS) issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on February 3, 2010. Graham and Clayton describe how this second generation renewable fuel initiative (RFS2) will bring…

DOE announced a conditional commitment for more than $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to BrightSource Energy, Inc. in support of the construction and start-up of three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants (CSP) in the Mojave Desert of southeastern California. The loan guarantee is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and is predicated on…

Here’s a new opportunity for renewable energy developers.  The Southern California Public Power Authority has issued a request for proposals seeking renewable energy generation "with supporting infrastructure(s) as structured projects through (i) facility ownership; or (ii) power purchase agreement with ownership option(s), in one or more facilities."  SCPPA is a California joint powers authority that plans…

ENERGY BAR ASSOCIATION

RENEWABLE ENERGY & DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Live Meeting/Teleconference

Midwest Wind Development: Perspectives on Current Issues Facing Regional Wind Projects

February 23, 2010
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Central Time)
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (Pacific Time)

In this seminar, the expert panelists will discuss …

As described in a previous alert, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 to adopt an interpretive release to provide guidance on existing public company disclosure requirements as they apply to business or legal developments relating to climate change. The SEC has now distributed the interpretive release itself, which can…

On February 10, 2010, the Oregon House passed HB 3680, which if enacted would substantially curtail the BETC for certain renewable energy projects. HB 3680 would impose an overall statewide cap, on the amount of potential tax credits that the Department of Energy could certify. The statewide cap would be $300 million for the 2009-11…

From our colleague Adam Walters:

In January Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and State House Democrats announced the introduction of a bill that would increase Colorado’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES) from 20% to 30% by 2020. The Governor, who recently announced that he would not run for re-election, is putting the weight of his not…