This article, from law firm McDermott, Will & Emery, is authored by Jacob Hollinger. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently changed its eagle “take” permitting rules to allow wind developers to apply for 30-year take permits; previously, such permits, which allow the incidental killing of eagles, were available for a maximum of just…
Wind Talk: How nanotechnology, especially carbon nanotech, will aid the wind industry and more
For the past several years, the Nanotechnology Group at law firm McDermott Will & Emery has investigated trends in the nanotechnology patent literature as a way to identify research trends, pinpoint industry leaders, and clarify the importance of the United States in this technology revolution. One of the report authors, Iona Kaiser, a partner in…
Senate Finance Committee reform proposal streamlines energy tax credits
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) recently released a proposal that would streamline energy tax incentives to make them more predictable and technology neutral. The proposal consolidates the various tax incentives for clean electricity currently in the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) into a PTC or an investment tax credit (ITC) for all types…
2013 nanotechnology patent trends: Energy applications on the rise
For the past several years, the McDermott Will & Emery Nanotechnology Group has investigated trends in nanotechnology patent literature as a means of identifying research trends, pinpointing industry leaders, and clarifying the importance of the United States in this technology revolution. We offer this 2014 Special Report as a continuing study of trends observed in…
Senator Baucus proposes reforms to energy tax incentives
This article, from law firm McDermott Will & Emerry, is authored by Martha Groves Pugh and Philip Tingle. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) released a proposal onDecember 18 that would streamline energy tax incentives to make them more predictable and technology-neutral. The proposalconsolidates several different energy tax incentives into just two tax credits: one for…
What does the President’s climate change order mean for the energy sector?
This article comes from Law firm McDermott Will & Emery and is authored by Jacob Hollinger The President issued a new climate change-related executive order on November 1, creating a new interagency Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience and directing all federal agencies to focus on improving the nation’s ability to anticipate and adapt to changing climate…