Newsletters From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?show=1228 en-us Copyright 2013, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 5/23/2013 6:31:43 AM http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=10395 In an article published by Biodiesel Magazine, Stoel Rives attorney Graham Noyes discusses how feedstock influences the valuation of a California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit. LCFS applies to a wide range of transportation fuels "sold, supplied, ... Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=10180 Download the white paper (PDF) This Stoel Rives white paper provides a comprehensive overview of proposed regulatory changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard ("RFS") program, specifically the renewable identification number ("RIN") market. The U.S. Environmental ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=10024 The wind energy industry breathed a welcomed sigh of relief as Congress enacted a one-year extension of the production tax credit (PTC) as part of the "fiscal cliff" deal. But even with a liberal "begin construction" rule that will allow projects to ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9682 Summary: In an article published by Biofuels International, Stoel Rives attorney Mark Hanson discusses how poker tactics apply to biofuel plant ownership. Using the "know when to hold 'em or fold 'em" analogy, Hanson outlines the considerations for ... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9096 ... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8708 ... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8686 I. Introduction In the wake of the political defeat of various measures to improve energy security and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ("GHGs"), the Renewable Fuel Standard ("RFS") has emerged as the primary federal program to accomplish both U.S. ... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2886 As technologies develop and commercial acceptance grows, solar photovoltaic installations are increasingly providing a viable alternative for the small-scale distributed generation of electricity to supplement more traditional polluting sources. The ... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8154 ... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8156 ... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8161 ... Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7997 ... Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7971 Summary: In a Law360 article, Stoel Rives attorney Sarah Johnson Phillips reviews the latest developments in the ongoing debate over Minnesota wind energy siting standards and setbacks. Under the Minnesota Wind Siting Act, a state site permit for a ... Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7943 ... Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7899 ... Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2523 Following the remarkable success of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal, ocean and tidal energy is now beginning to capture the attention of the media, regulators, politicians, and the investment community. The vast potential ... Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8613 ... Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7880 CONTACT: Victoria A. Twogood, Business Development Manager, (612) 373-8842 华盛顿州西雅图 — 富励律师事务所是一家提供全方位服务的美国律师事务所。该事务所今日宣布出版其美国风能投资和发展指南的中文译本。标题为"风能规程：商业和法律问题指南"，该指南介绍了不动产程序、许可证要求、建造、采购和施工 (EPC) 协议、项目融资、税收、电力联网、输电和购电协议、劳工管理、美国证券法规和美国《反海外腐败法》合规等问题。该译本是与美中能源合作项目（"ECP"）风电工作组合作编制，旨在方便中国投资者和公司把握美国风能机遇。 "作为美中两国可持续能源行业唯一获得两国政府认可的非政府组织（"NGO"），ECP ... Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7409 ... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7412 Stoel Rives attorney Graham Noyes discussed in OPIS' Renewable Fuels Supply the 2011 Final Rule issued last month by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") implementing renewable fuel quantity standards under the RFS2 program. Noyes said that the ... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7299 ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7298 Summary: SolarTech, a non-profit private/public consortium, recently announced the solar industry's first engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract template for solar financing. Whereas a PPA (power purchase agreement), loan agreement ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7288 Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy's Solar American Communities program recently released a community solar guide. The guide presents detailed information about three project models: utility-sponsored projects, special purpose projects formed for ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7252 As 2010 comes to a close, some biomass project developers may be feeling a sense of "woulda, shoulda, coulda" when looking back. This may be the result of trying to meet year-end timing issues related to the 1603 Grant program, changes to the Biomass ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7079 ... Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7202 ... Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7077 ... Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7054 ... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7072 ... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7021 Stoel Rives is pleased to announce the publication of two White Papers written at the request of the Energy Foundation to educate, promote discussion and foster consideration of policy options by public and private stakeholders and policy makers interested ... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7029 ... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7016 Summary: Stoel Rives attorney Graham Noyes and Blair Loftis of Kleinfelder review federal financial incentives currently available for renewable energy project owners and developers. In particular, they discuss two major federal renewable incentives: ... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6787 ... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1185 As the world's fastest growing energy source, wind can help power our homes and businesses and buttress local agricultural economies while leaving cleaner skies for our children. Major global corporations, new sources of investment capital, and power ... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6742 ... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6706 ... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6708 ... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6652 ... Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6633 ... Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6635 ... Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6621 As changes in the energy markets and in views on natural resources create a compelling case for renewable and sustainable energy, biomass is emerging as a positive solution. As this industry continues to develop, there are many business and legal issues ... Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6617 ... Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6591 ... Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6565 ... Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7098 ... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6500 ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6483 Summary: Stoel Rives is proud to present the following white paper on the new federal Advanced Renewable Fuel Standard ("RFS2"). Authored by Stoel Rives attorney Graham Noyes and Clayton McMartin of Clean Fuels Clearinghouse, the paper provides a ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6473 ... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6375 Originally published in The Register-Guard, January 9, 2010 Woody biomass as a fuel to produce renewable energy provides a solid alternative to fossil fuels. It's one of the world's oldest sources of energy, and here in the Pacific Northwest, it's a ... Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6383 Summary: Stoel Rives attorney Graham Noyes assesses in Construction Today the progress of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in achieving the law's stated goals of stimulating the economy, creating jobs and fueling American leadership ... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6387 Summary: Stoel Rives attorneys Bill Holmes and Joe Thompson outline in Biomass Magazine power purchase agreement ("PPA") strategies involving upstream greenhouse gas ("GHG") credits and renewable energy certificates ("RECs) for anaerobic digester ... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6265 ... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6065 ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6022 ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6042 ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5388 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides almost $94 billion dollars in direct and indirect spending, through tax incentives, grants and loan guarantees to clean energy companies and projects. While financing challenges continue to ... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5683 Summary: Stoel Rives attorneys Geoff Revelle and Jerry Chiang provide a detailed analysis of how foreign investors and companies can take advantage of China's $4 trillion RMB stimulus package. Enacted in November 2008, the package focuses on 10 sectors ... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5678 Summary $586 billion announced 11/2008 over the next 2 years Part of "proactive fiscal policy" to create jobs and maintain 8% GDP growth Main beneficiaries – government owned and private Chinese companies, provincial governments High-tech and other ... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5584 ... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5461 Originally published in Biomass Magazine, June 2009.All of the attention focused on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act may have caused many folks to overlook other energy/fuel-centric federal "stimulus" programs. As of this writing, Title IX ... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5368 ... Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6711 The Obama Administrations Economic stimulus package will have a major impact on the wind and biofuels industries. A webinar, "Four Primary Ways the Stimulus Bill Will Impact the U.S. Wind and Biofuels Industries" was presented by Stoel Rives attorneys ... Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5227 ... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6703 ... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5191 ... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2279 As a reliable renewable energy source, geothermal can help power our homes and businesses and buttress local economies while leaving cleaner skies for our children. Major global corporations, new sources of investment capital, and power buyers large ... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3552 ... Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3451 On Tuesday, January 6, 2009, Graham Noyes, an attorney with Stoel Rives, LLP, spoke with BioFuels Journal on the biodiesel labeling law requirements that went into effect Dec. 16, 2008. Highlights of the Podcast • When and why the biodiesel ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3421 Published on Energy Law360 and Environmental Law360 by Portfolio Media on December 18, 2008. In-stream hydrokinetic projects have the potential to produce significant amounts of clean and renewable power. These technologies produce energy by harnessing ... Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3454 Originally published by Renewable Energy World.com, 12/15/09 Streamlined, one-stop wind energy facility siting got a shot in the arm on November 20, 2008, when the Washington State Supreme Court issued a decision upholding the state's energy facility ... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3452 Originally published by North American Clean Energy, November/December 2008. A geothermal resource differs from other energy sources in that it is both renewable and reliable. When it comes to a geothermal power purchase agreement (PPA), certain basic ... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3143 ... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3134 Originally published in The Enterprise, August 11-17, 2008 Wind energy is one of the fastest growing sources of electricity in the world today. With technological improvements in wind turbines, state and federal policy initiatives, and intense economic ... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3050 In-stream hydrokinetic projects have the potential to produce significant amounts of clean and renewable power. These technologies produce energy by harnessing the kinetic energy of free-flowing water in rivers or constructed waterways without the use ... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3037 by Chad Marriott[1] and Cherise Oram[2] On July 9, 2008, the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service ("MMS") issued proposed regulations for granting leases, easements, and rights-of-way for alternative energy project activities ... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2993 *This article was written and originally published by Data Transmission Network (DTN). Republished here with permission. Business Adviser: 16 Ethanol Plants Filing Bankruptcy, Many More to Come Todd Neeley, DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. ... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2974 The western U.S. has excellent wind-generation resources stretching over a vast expanse of the West and the Great Plains. The U.S. also has great pent-up demand for wind generation, particularly up and down the West Coast and in the Midwest. Exploitation ... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2641 Recognizing the interest in the emerging and evolving area of sustainable real estate development and the accompanying challenges, the Stoel Rives Sustainable Real Estate Development Team has developed the first edition of THE LAW OF BUILDING GREEN - ... Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3041 ... Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6713 ... Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2938 ... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2940 ... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2927 ... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2911 ... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=4623 ... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3009 ... Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=4620 ... Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2540 From LSI seminar - Renewable Energy in the Pacific Northwest, August 9 and 10, 2007 in Seattle Washington. Authored by Timothy McMahan (partner) & Eric Martin (summer associate). Tim McMahan is a partner and shareholder with Stoel Rives LLP. ... Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2484 Thirty years ago, coal was viewed as the fuel of the past. Nuclear power, natural gas, and renewable energy sources were going to take us away from coal and place our reliance on cleaner alternatives. However, despite these predictions, the use of coal ... Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=4619 ... Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3405 On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. EPA, (Commonwealth), the case likely to set the stage for greenhouse gas regulation in the United States. In this narrowly decided 5-4 decision, ... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2232 Published in Connect magazine March 2006 On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act, the first comprehensive national statement of “policy” on the subject in more than a decade. This 549-page Act provides over $12 billion ... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2230 Linked below are materials from the POWER-GEN Renewable Energy and Fuels 2007 Conference held March 6-8 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center - Las Vegas, NV Transmission Barriers to Wind Energy in the West: What are They and What is Being Done?(PDF) Federal ... Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=4617 ... Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2129 Most Arizona utilities will have to generate 15% of their loads with renewable energy by 2025 to comply with the new Renewable Energy Standard (RES) passed by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) on October 31, 2006 (Enactment of the RES requires ... Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3006 Since the announcement the California solar incentive program in January 2006, with its 3,000 MW goal, solar-grade silicon prices have doubled, driving up the cost of solar systems by at least 30%. Now that the guidelines have been set, the solar market ... Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2158 ... Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2065 ... Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2066 Emissions to be Reduced to 1990 Levels & Restrictions Placed on Long Term Out-of-State Power Purchase Agreements The 2006 California legislative session will be known for more than just passing a statute mandating a maximum amount of time you ... Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3004 ... Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1994 On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act, the first comprehensive national statement of “policy” on the subject in more than a decade. This 549-page Act provides over $12 billion in tax breaks, research and development ... Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1988 On May 3, 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5253, legislation that would make “price gouging” in the oil industry a crime. Wholesalers who engage in price gouging would be subject to criminal fines of up to $150 million and imprisonment ... Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2186 ... Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1186 ... Wed, 18 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT