Explaining Changing Trends in Cleantech Patent Filing with Kilpatrick Townsend’s Scott McMillan and David Hsu By Tyler StoffJune 12, 2019 June 12, 2019 by Tyler Stoff, Policy & Research Manager with ACORE Patent litigation and prosecution firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and patent consultants GreyB Services recently released their first annual Patenting Trends Study. Their findings documented changes in filing behavior from 2008 – 2018. ACORE staff interviewed Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Scott McMillan… Read more
Washington Becomes Fourth State to Commit to 100% Carbon-Free Future By Alex HobsonMay 8, 2019 Following through on the themes he struck at ACORE’s Renewable Energy Policy Forum in March, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee just signed one of the strongest clean energy laws in America. With the governor’s signature, Washington becomes the fourth state in the nation to commit to a 100 percent carbon-free future, including first-movers Hawaii, California, and… Read more
How Power Market Structures are Driving Demand for Energy Storage Investment By Max AlmonoApril 25, 2019 On March 19, ACORE hosted an invite-only, executive meeting in Washington, D.C. to discuss evolving business models for energy storage and hybrid projects. Participants in the event, Aligning Market Incentives to Facilitate Financing and Deployment of Energy Storage, ranged from senior-level financiers to corporate offtakers, utilities, developers and wholesale markets. MISO, ERCOT, PJM and Grid… Read more
Energy storage tax credit, transmission spotlighted as bipartisan opportunities at ACORE’s Hill briefing By Alex HobsonApril 10, 2019 On April 4, ACORE convened a Capitol Hill briefing with fellow leaders in the renewable energy and energy storage industries, including the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Energy Storage Association (ESA). A packed room of congressional staff and members of the media learned from the speakers how to continue renewables’ rapid growth with… Read more
Interview with Libby Bernick – Managing Director and Global Head of Trucost Corporate Business, S&P Global By Max AlmonoFebruary 12, 2019 In support of ACORE’s 1Tx2030 campaign, ACORE policy staffer Max Almono has begun to assess the role of “ESG” (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) scoring in driving renewable energy investment and procurement. To better understand the impact of ESG scoring on the renewable sector, Almono recently sat down with Libby Bernick, Managing Director and Global Head… Read more
Rising from the Ashes: How PG&E’s Bankruptcy Could Impact the Energy Sector and California’s Progress on Climate Change By Dianne Coffino, William R. Collins, James R. Dean Jr., W. Andrew Jack, Jake Levine, Bill Massey, Mark Perlis, Kevin Poloncarz and Donald Ristow of Covington & Burling LLPFebruary 4, 2019 With potential liabilities in excess of $30 billion stemming from a series of deadly wildfires that ignited across Northern California in 2017 and 2018, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and its holding company PG&E Corp. (PG&E) filed for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday.… Read more
