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WEBINAR: Post-Election Impact on U.S. and Mexico Energy and Environmental Matters

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on Posted in Clean energy, Climate Change, Energy, Events, Featured, Mexico, Regulatory, Renewables
Greenberg Traurig’s Bill Garner, Energy & Natural Resources Practice Co-Chair, and Environmental Practice Shareholders Erick Hernández and Bernadette Rappold are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2021, to discuss the legal implications of cross-border energy and environmental matters between the U.S. and Mexico following the recent U.S. elections. Carlos Hernandez Gonzalez, national vice president … Continue Reading

Center for Resource Solutions Confirms Greenberg Traurig as First Major Law Firm Certified by its Green-e® Energy Program

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on Posted in Announcements, carbon emissions, Clean energy, Environment, Featured, Green Building, Renewables
The non-profit Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) confirmed that Greenberg Traurig is the first major law firm to be certified through its Green-e® Energy program. In addition, CRS has certified that Greenberg Traurig’s North American offices are powered by 100% renewable energy. The CRS Green-e® Energy program has been called the leading renewable energy certification program in the United … Continue Reading

Every New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021

By Marijn Bodelier and Jan Herfkens on Posted in Clean energy, E2 Europe, Environment, Featured, Green Building, GT Alert, Netherlands, Sustainability
As of Jan. 1, 2021, all permit applications for new buildings in the Netherlands are being tested against new criteria which aim to ensure that these new buildings are (almost) energy neutral. This requirement was already in place for new Dutch governmental buildings, but now it has been expanded to cover every new building (residences, … Continue Reading

Greenberg Traurig Represents BayWa r.e. in Installation of the Company’s Largest Onshore Wind Project to Date

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on Posted in carbon emissions, Clean energy, Environment, Featured, Renewables
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as lead counsel for BayWa r.e. in the financing, and sale of the 250 MW Amadeus Wind Project, which completed construction and achieved financial close in December. Situated northwest of Abilene in Rotan, Texas, the wind farm is BayWa r.e.’s largest onshore wind project completed to date and “will generate … Continue Reading

Technical and Economical Considerations for Hydrogen Storage

By William Garner on Posted in Clean energy, Energy, Featured, Hydrogen
Hydrogen recently has been touted by various political leaders around the world as a clean panacea to the problem of energy storage or heat or electricity. Hydrocarbons traditionally have served that role and have been stored in above-ground tanks and below-ground caverns or geologic formations. Future use of hydrocarbons, however, in some jurisdictions is not … Continue Reading

‘Environmental Justice for All Act’ Introduced in U.S. Senate

By Maribel Nicholson-Choice on Posted in carbon emissions, Clean Air Act, Clean energy, Clean Water Act, Environmental Justice, Featured, Legislation, NEPA, public health
On July 30, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) unveiled the “The Environmental Justice for All Act.” The bill proposes a finding that communities of color, low-income communities, tribal communities, and other vulnerable populations, such as children, elderly, and persons with disabilities, are disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards. The premise … Continue Reading

Mexican Official Standard NOM-017-CRE-2019: Clean Energy Measurement and Compliance Assessment

By Erick Hernández Gallego and Nancy Guillén Espinosa on Posted in Clean energy, Compliance, Energy, International, Mexico
The Energy Regulatory Commission (Comisión Reguladora de Energía, “CRE”) published Mexican Official Standard (Norma Oficial Mexicana) NOM-107-CRE-2019, Methods for measuring variables to calculate the percentage of clean energy and compliance assessment procedure (the “NOM”). We discuss the background, purpose, scope of application, measurement methods, compliance assessment, and oversight authority of the CRE. Read the full … Continue Reading
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