Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure

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.

This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes features on litigation risks facing offshore wind projects, carbon capture innovator Mantel Capture, compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act, plus energy policy news from Washington, litigation updates, a roundup of recent M&A activity, and information on upcoming industry events.

In energy-related litigation news, the SEC has disbanded its Climate & ESG Task Force, the California Legislature rejected the governor’s proposal to delay implementation of the state’s climate disclosure laws for two years, and recent greenwashing litigation has focused on the consumer products sector.

Read about Mantel Capture, a company developing carbon capture materials and systems to remove CO₂ from flue emissions in heavy industrial sectors, and how a recent $30 million Series A funding round will enable it to set up a demonstration project.

Read about your requirements under the CTA, which may include filing a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Read about recent M&A activity in the energy and sustainability space, including Enterprise Products Partners’ acquisition of Piñon Midstream, the operator of a mine-treating facility in the Delaware Basin, for $950 million.

Learn about upcoming energy industry events, including the 2024 Cleantech Open Northeast Regional Finals Awards & Showcase and the ACT Direct Air Capture Academy Bootcamp.

Read about the new accelerated filing deadlines for ownership reporting on Schedule 13G that take effect on September 30, 2024 and the requirements for different types of investors.

Our October 2024 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers the newly launched Environmental Justice Climate Corps Program, DOE’s 2024 Better Buildings Initiative progress report, energy bills recently passed in the House of Representatives, a Senate hearing on the DOE’s role in advanced computing research & technology, a DOE funding opportunity for wave energy, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and IRA opportunities.

Read about Tiburon Subsea, a pioneering ocean technologies solutions platform encouraging sustainability efforts in subsea intelligence.

In energy-related litigation news, FERC will host a Commissioner-led Technical Conference Regarding Large Loads Co-Located at Generating Facilities on November 1.

Read about Tiburon Subsea, a pioneering ocean technologies solutions platform encouraging sustainability efforts in subsea intelligence.