Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure

Learn about upcoming energy industry events, including the ML Strategies and Mintz Webinar: New Energy Policy and Developments with the 119th Congress and Incoming Administration, the Projects & Money Summit, and the Venture Debt and Treasury 101 event with Dynamo Energy Hub and HSBC Innovation Banking.

Read about Honeycomb Credit’s acquisition of Raise Green, an equity crowdfunding platform designed to help businesses raise capital for green infrastructure and clean energy projects.

Read about Mitchell Hauser, Managing Partner at Strategic Ventures, LLC, and how he and his team are working to support companies in the clean tech, energy, and sustainability space through all stages of developing, funding, and operating.

Read about recent developments concerning the mandatory climate disclosure regime enacted by California, a Montana Supreme Court decision holding that state laws must take climate change into account, and a lawsuit by the State of Maine against fossil fuel companies for damages related to climate change.

Our January 2025 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update highlights congressional leadership assignments, new legislative initiatives, and updates on DOE’s LNG export pause, Inflation Reduction Act tax credit guidance, and emerging funding opportunities.

Read about the outlook for energy policy in light of Trump’s recent nominations and the composition of the incoming Congress. Topics include the fate of the IRA, the prospects for energy project permitting reform, and areas of bipartisan support.

This podcast delves into the most pressing challenges facing clean energy today. The guests share valuable insights into the industry's evolution, focusing on three critical phases: innovation, growth, and scaling.

Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events.

Read about the latest regulatory and litigation updates in the Energy & Sustainability space.

Mintz client Sora Fuel closed a $6 million seed round to expand their Boston-based team, develop commercialization partnerships, and further advance the company’s novel technology.

View the list of latest Energy & Sustainability events for December 2024.

Read about the latest Energy & Sustainability M&A activity for December 2024.

Our December 2024 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers Trump’s cabinet picks, recent agency actions, legislative developments, requests for information, notices, and funding opportunity announcements focused on or impacting the energy sector.

ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin moderates a forward-looking discussion on what businesses can expect for ESG, clean tech, and energy regulation under the second Trump administration.

Read about recent M&A activity in the energy and sustainability space, including JBB Advanced Technologies’ acquisition of Proteus Power, which constructs solar projects and has a platform to identify factors that increase the potential and value of project investments.

Learn about upcoming energy industry events, including the Local Energy Solutions Conference, New Hampshire’s premier energy event, and the AEG/ACT Northeast Clean Transportation Summit, which will focus on fleet electrification.

Read about Mintz’s 2024 Energy Transition Summit, which focused on the pivotal role of financing and brought together some 200 attendees, including speakers from the policy, financing, and technology sectors, to share insights and collaboratively address some of the climate industry's most pressing challenges.

This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes a feature on how Project 2025 could upend federal ESG policies, the Mintz 2024 Energy Transition Summit, FERC’s landmark interconnection and transmission reforms, and Corporate Transparency Act compliance, plus energy policy news from Washington, litigation, a roundup of recent M&A activity, and information on upcoming industry events.

Read about the SEC’s continued enforcement actions involving environmental issues, a bill signed by California Governor Newsom that does not extend compliance deadlines for climate disclosure regulation, a court decision limiting insurance for fossil fuel companies for greenhouse gas emission damage, and the Missouri AG’s decision not to appeal a ruling barring anti-ESG rules.

Our November 2024 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update highlights new energy-related programs and announcements from DOD, DOE, and other agencies, covers energy-related bills recently introduced in Congress, and recaps significant news about the sector.