The European Union has made further additions to the list of sanctioned parties under the regime put in place in response to the Russian Federation’s actions in the Crimea (Regulation 269/2014 and subsequent amendments). On 12 May 2014, the Council of the European Union published Regulation 477/2014, which added an additional 13 individuals to the … Continue Reading
In April, the Department of Energy announced a draft loan guarantee solicitation that could make as much as $4 billion in loan guarantees to help commercialize renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The loan program seeks to promote “technologies that are on the edge of commercial-scale deployment today,” according to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. … Continue Reading
The Russian Federation and the United States continue to clash over the proposed annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, with the United States adding 20 Russian officials and related persons to its list of sanctioned persons. Some of the persons recently added to the United States’ SDN List were recently sanctioned by the EU, as we … Continue Reading
In a recent speech, David Green, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) stated that the agency would adopt a “sweep” approach, focusing on specific industries, to identify businesses which might be breaking the law. The SFO has made it clear that its anti-bribery investigations are focused on the construction and energy industries. Most … Continue Reading
This post was also written by Gautam Bhattacharyya. In June 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement announcing that Singaporean financial institutions would be temporarily exempt from U.S. sanctions under Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act. Singapore, and eight other countries, qualified for the exceptions because they reduced their volume of … Continue Reading
Charges have been brought against four individuals in connection with a £23 million fraud at Sustainable AgroEnergy, whose parent company, Sustainable Growth Group, is in administration. The SFO has been looking at the promotion of bio fuel investment products to UK investors between April 2011 and February 2012. Sustainable AgroEnergy, a £40 million investment scheme, … Continue Reading
In a move to coalesce Republican energy demands, and move the energy debate forward, on February 27, Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT-01) stated that they would introduce the Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013. The bill is intended to address three pressing policies: (1) Energy: by “unleashing domestic energy resources;” … Continue Reading
The Sequestration steamroller is set to hit March 1, 2013 and we continue to monitor negotiations between the White House and Congress. The impact for Federal Fiscal Year 2013 will be compressed, given that the fiscal year is almost one-half over. While final spending decisions are not yet made, it is clear that federal grant … Continue Reading
On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law an act that imposes new sanctions on Iran. The new sanctions target certain entities and transactions, but largely focus on the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors of the Iranian economy. Several of these provisions will become effective on July 1, 2013. Please click here to read … Continue Reading
As discussed on Reed Smith’s Environmental Law Resource blog, the U.S. Army’s Engineering and Support Center’s (USACE) issued a request for proposals for large-scale renewable projects related to $7 billion in renewable energy contracts over the next 10 years. The USACE recently issued its fifth amendment to the request for proposals for the Army Energy Initiatives … Continue Reading
Department of the Navy On July 26, 2012, the Department of the Navy (DoN) issued a request for information seeking to identify interest and sources for a potential large scale renewable energy generation facility at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake compatible with the station’s operational mission. This project will be in support of … Continue Reading
This post was also written by Henry R. King and Stephanie E. Giese. The first of several mandatory submission deadlines to compete for substantial funding under the recently announced Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (“ARPA-E”) Open Funding Opportunity Announcement (the “Open FOA”) No. DE-FOA-0000670 is at the end of this month. The ARPA-E will fund up to $150 … Continue Reading
