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Our renewable energy practice includes services for the biofuels, hydroelectric, solar and wind energy industries.
Biofuels Our biofuels team provides a full spectrum of legal services for the biofuels industry, from securing financing to final product shipment. Our team delivers innovative, timely and results-oriented solutions. Practice Overview We represent key players in the biofuels industry including commodity suppliers, biofuel marketers, equipment manufacturers, investors, lenders, agricultural cooperatives and biofuels production plants. Examples of our recent work include: Representing prospective purchasers in connection with the purchase of assets held by bankrupt producers and suppliers Representing numerous creditors in connection with the bankruptcy of various ethanol producers Lead counsel in the formation of Lansing Ethanol Services, LLC, a joint venture between Lansing Trade Group, LLC and a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Limited (Australia). Lansing Ethanol Services provides ethanol marketing services for ethanol producers, actively trades physical ethanol and develops synergies between a leading commodity-focused financial institution and a progressive trading company Lead counsel in structuring exchange sale of biogas for industrial boiler firing Lead counsel in acquisition and permitting of grain elevators for projects key to commodity delivery for biofuels production Negotiated and documented numerous contractual arrangements relating to the purchase and sale of ethanol, biodiesel and distillers grains Negotiated and documented numerous contractual arrangements relating to the purchase and sale of inputs for ethanol plants, including corn origination agreements Negotiated and documented risk management contracts, such as ethanol and biodiesel marketing/merchandising agreements Lead counsel in negotiating and documenting a joint venture involving a grain handling facility and an ethanol plant Hydroelectric The licensing of hydroelectric projects is regulated by the FERC. Such regulation involves extensive environmental review and coordination with affected federal and state permitting agencies. Because licenses are issued for terms between 30 to 50 years, the hydroelectric industry is currently going through a period where many projects are seeking relicensing from the FERC. These relicensing applications typically raise significant environmental issues. The hydroelectric industry also is directly affected by the FERC’s policy of establishing Regional Transmission Organizations and a Standard Market Design. The FERC is currently addressing issues affecting how hydroelectric generation will participate in the standardized, bid-based spot market. The attorneys of the Energy Section have represented state agencies in hydroelectric proceedings before the FERC involving projects in the Northeast. These proceedings have involved relicensing, transfer of licenses, pumped-storage, preference power issues and the division of state and federal jurisdiction. We have extensive experience with all aspects of review and development of Environmental Assessments and Final Environmental Impact Statements, as well as the enforcement of conditions of FEIS involving compliance with state permits. Our experience in representing state agencies for the past twenty-five years enables us to effectively coordinate with other affected agencies. One of the firm's attorneys previously served as the supervisor the FERC Hydroelectric Litigation Section at FERC.
Our biofuels team provides a full spectrum of legal services for the biofuels industry, from securing financing to final product shipment. Our team delivers innovative, timely and results-oriented solutions.
We represent key players in the biofuels industry including commodity suppliers, biofuel marketers, equipment manufacturers, investors, lenders, agricultural cooperatives and biofuels production plants. Examples of our recent work include:
The licensing of hydroelectric projects is regulated by the FERC. Such regulation involves extensive environmental review and coordination with affected federal and state permitting agencies. Because licenses are issued for terms between 30 to 50 years, the hydroelectric industry is currently going through a period where many projects are seeking relicensing from the FERC. These relicensing applications typically raise significant environmental issues. The hydroelectric industry also is directly affected by the FERC’s policy of establishing Regional Transmission Organizations and a Standard Market Design. The FERC is currently addressing issues affecting how hydroelectric generation will participate in the standardized, bid-based spot market.
The attorneys of the Energy Section have represented state agencies in hydroelectric proceedings before the FERC involving projects in the Northeast. These proceedings have involved relicensing, transfer of licenses, pumped-storage, preference power issues and the division of state and federal jurisdiction. We have extensive experience with all aspects of review and development of Environmental Assessments and Final Environmental Impact Statements, as well as the enforcement of conditions of FEIS involving compliance with state permits. Our experience in representing state agencies for the past twenty-five years enables us to effectively coordinate with other affected agencies.
One of the firm's attorneys previously served as the supervisor the FERC Hydroelectric Litigation Section at FERC.