Foley Hoag is one of the legal industry leaders in the emerging clean technology, energy technology and renewables space. Our work with clients in the clean energy sector has included all of the following areas:
- Wind
- Biomass and Biomass Gasification
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaics
- Landfill Gas
- Hydrogen Generation
- Cellulosic Ethanol
- Smart Grid and Green IT
- Biodiesel
- Wave Energy and Hydropower
- Geothermal
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- Aerogels and other Advanced Materials
- Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries
- Solid State Lighting
- Green Building
- Emission Reduction and Renewable Energy Credits
- Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
- Water Treatment and Conservation
- Power Plant Emission Optimization Software
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In addition to providing sophisticated corporate and finance services, we provided cutting edge services in the areas of tax, project structuring, intellectual property, and employment strategies needed to move a company successfully through the start-up, public offering and public company stage, as well as environmental and regulatory issues that can arise in the course of permitting and operating clean energy projects.
We work with our clients to structure special-purpose entities for developing clean energy projects. These entities are aimed at minimizing risk to investors and developers, capitalizing on the various tax and other governmental incentives available, and otherwise maximizing returns to investors.
We help our clients secure federal, state and local permits for various renewable energy projects, such as community wind, commercial wind, biomass power generation, combined heat and power and landfill gas generation.
We are also experienced in qualifying facilities to generate Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), selling RECs and drafting power sales agreements. Additionally, we provide our clients with advice on interconnecting wind, photovoltaic and combined heat and power facilities, analyzing Production Tax Credit issues, and negotiating property tax agreements for renewable energy facilities sited on private and municipal land.
We are involved with numerous trade groups in this industry, including:
We remain dedicated to fostering industry pioneers through events like:
and raising the awareness of clean tech technologies through networking and educational events. Our lawyers work closely with and hold leadership roles in many respected organizations in the industry.
Learn more about Foley Hoag’s Energy Technology and Renewables practice.