Germany’s climate protection law: Opportunities for the storage sector By Flérida Regueira Cortizo and Anne Bräutigam of Germany Trade & InvestOctober 28, 2019 October 28, 2019 Flérida Regueira Cortizo, Anne Bräutigam Germany Trade & Invest On October 9, Germany’s Federal Cabinet passed a climate protection law making Germany the first country to adopt a binding roadmap towards greenhouse gas neutrality. It provides legally comprehensive climate targets for the transport, energy, industrial, building, agricultural and waste-management sectors. Several… Read more
Enacting a Federal Renewable Energy Standard: ACORE and Wilson Sonsini Dive Deep By Tyler StoffOctober 16, 2019 October 16, 2019 Tyler Stoff In advance of the 2019 Renewable Energy Grid Forum in San Francisco, ACORE and ACORE member firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are releasing a white paper entitled Enacting a Federal High-Penetration Renewable Energy Standard: Building on Proposals to Date and Addressing Important Additional Considerations. Today’s launch event highlights the… Read more
Renewable energy industry: It’s time for ESG 2.0 By Gregory WetstoneSeptember 26, 2019 September 26, 2019 Gregory Wetstone Sustainable investing has quickly become one of the biggest finance trends in America, with a $12 trillion market and steady growth topping $1 trillion annually. Today, it represents approximately one out of every four dollars in total U.S. assets under management. Yet, many would be surprised to learn that the… Read more
ACORE’s Fight for Competitive Power Markets – In Ohio and Across the Nation By Tyler StoffJuly 30, 2019 July 30, 2019 By Tyler Stoff Beyond climate considerations, renewable energy is also the smart financial choice. Renewables are now the cheapest source of new electricity across much of the country,[1] and famously business-friendly states like Texas now see wind power generation exceed generation from coal.[2] The greatest threat to renewable energy is no… Read more
ESG Investing: Financing Renewable Energy via Sustainable Markets By Max AlmonoJuly 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 By Max Almono On June 17, ACORE hosted an Executive Meeting in New York City to examine how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure and scoring methodologies can better reflect renewable energy use and investment. Participants at the event included leading investors, utilities, corporate offtakers, credit rating agencies, and professional service… Read more
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