Energy & Sustainability

This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes a recap of Mintz’s 2024 Energy & Sustainability activity, plus features on the Trump administration’s AI activity, recent additions and expansions at Mintz, the firm’s representation of the DOE’s Loan Programs Office in the closing of a $1.45 billion loan guarantee for Qcells, as well as energy policy news from Washington, litigation updates, a roundup of recent M&A activity, and information on upcoming industry events.

Learn about upcoming energy industry events, including Mintz’s Like a Boss 2025 and the RE+ Northeast conference in Boston.

Read about recent M&A activity in the energy and sustainability space, including the acquisition of Applied Energy Group by ICF International and Vistra Energy’s $820 million acquisition of Vistra Vision.

In energy-related litigation news, Judge Reed O’Connor of the US District Court of the Northern District of Texas held that the managers of a company’s 401(k) retirement plans had breached their fiduciary duty by allowing their investment decisions to be impacted by ESG interests.

Read about how the Mintz Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Practice led record-size sustainable infrastructure projects over the past year and closed over 70 deals in 2024, helping clients raise over $4 billion.

Our February 2025 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update highlights the latest energy policy moves by the Trump administration and provides insights into President Trump’s executive orders, the advancement of Trump’s cabinet picks, and potential energy proposals that may make it into the budget reconciliation process.

This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes features on PFAS Regulation in the Trump administration and Mitchell Hauser of Strategic Ventures, LLC, plus energy policy news from Washington, litigation updates, recent M&A news, Mintz’s recent energy-related thought leadership, and information on upcoming industry events.

Learn about upcoming energy industry events, including the ML Strategies and Mintz Webinar: New Energy Policy and Developments with the 119th Congress and Incoming Administration, the Projects & Money Summit, and the Venture Debt and Treasury 101 event with Dynamo Energy Hub and HSBC Innovation Banking.

Read about Honeycomb Credit’s acquisition of Raise Green, an equity crowdfunding platform designed to help businesses raise capital for green infrastructure and clean energy projects.

Read about Mitchell Hauser, Managing Partner at Strategic Ventures, LLC, and how he and his team are working to support companies in the clean tech, energy, and sustainability space through all stages of developing, funding, and operating.

Read about recent developments concerning the mandatory climate disclosure regime enacted by California, a Montana Supreme Court decision holding that state laws must take climate change into account, and a lawsuit by the State of Maine against fossil fuel companies for damages related to climate change.

Our January 2025 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update highlights congressional leadership assignments, new legislative initiatives, and updates on DOE’s LNG export pause, Inflation Reduction Act tax credit guidance, and emerging funding opportunities.

Read about the outlook for energy policy in light of Trump’s recent nominations and the composition of the incoming Congress. Topics include the fate of the IRA, the prospects for energy project permitting reform, and areas of bipartisan support.

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Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events.

Read about the latest regulatory and litigation updates in the Energy & Sustainability space.

Mintz client Sora Fuel closed a $6 million seed round to expand their Boston-based team, develop commercialization partnerships, and further advance the company’s novel technology.

View the list of latest Energy & Sustainability events for December 2024.

Read about the latest Energy & Sustainability M&A activity for December 2024.