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12/11/2025 7:51:10 PM

State Requirements for Decommissioning End-Stage Renewable Energy Projects: What Project Participants Need to Know

By Thomas J. Dougherty Dietrich Hoefner Joshua T. Chu +5 more...

6/26/2025 1:45:50 PM

(Westlaw Today) As the Pendulum Swings: Re-exploring Nuclear Energy and the State of the Art

By Daniel Grigore Peter C. Hsueh

4/2/2025 5:49:00 PM

The Third Time’s A Charm: Colorado Adds Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource

By Thomas J. Dougherty Dietrich Hoefner

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10/10/2024 2:53:39 PM

Energizing Tomorrow: Global Energy Transition Outlook 2025

By Jeffrey Whittle Karl F. Rutledge Jason Hicks +1 more...

4/9/2024 7:32:00 PM

The Impact of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

By Scot W. Anderson Ana Maria Gutiérrez

In this series of articles, your WBD team explores the pathways to finding a balance between responsible regulatory oversight and...

10/13/2023 7:47:00 PM

Federal Officials Unveil Choices for First Seven Clean Hydrogen Hubs

By Lisa Rushton Jeffrey Whittle

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2/16/2023 2:49:00 PM

Bobby Tudor: Leading the Energy Transition Efforts in Houston

By Womble Bond Dickinson

Artemis Energy Partners CEO Bobby Tudor currently serves as Chairman of the Houston Energy Transition Initiative, a consortium of...

7/15/2022 12:56:00 AM

Louisiana Solar Decommissioning Law Comes With Big Exception for Utilities

By Dietrich Hoefner

Louisiana has joined the growing number of states requiring solar producers to provide financial security for clean-up costs associated...

6/22/2022 1:16:00 AM

Solar Decommissioning Debate Heats Up Pennsylvania Legislature

By Thomas J. Dougherty Dietrich Hoefner

The Pennsylvania legislature is weighing two bills that require decommissioning plans for solar energy projects, and the debate over them...

3/29/2022 11:22:00 PM

The Global Effort to Address Clean Energy Technology End-of-Life Challenges

By Thomas J. Dougherty Joshua T. Chu

On March 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) released its Photovoltaics End-of-Life...

3/17/2022 10:30:00 PM

Litigation Disputes Involving Renewable Energy Decommissioning Responsibilities

By Thomas J. Dougherty

As renewable energy projects approach the end of their lifespan, companies may face various legal issues associated with the...

1/26/2022 11:47:00 PM

Supreme Court Takes Up Clean Water Act Case, May Settle ‘WOTUS’ Definition

By Dietrich Hoefner

On January 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Certiorari in Sackett, Michael, et ux. v. EPA, et al. on the limited question of...

12/23/2021 11:55:00 PM

BLM Notices Nearly 90,000 Acres for Solar Leasing in CO, NM, and NV

By Womble Bond Dickinson

On December 21, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a Notice in the Federal Register calling for expressions of interest and...

12/2/2021 12:17:00 AM

Intellectual Property Considerations in the Growing Renewable Energy Decommissioning Industry

By Joshua T. Chu

An eye towards sustainability has always been at the forefront of the renewable energy industry, but in many cases, technology was not...

11/19/2021 12:24:00 AM

Understanding the End-of-Life Cycle Decommissioning Process of Renewable Projects

By Womble Bond Dickinson

As industry leaders and businesses tackle the question of how to decommission, repower, or redevelop our renewable energy generation...

11/5/2021 11:36:00 PM

Federal Approaches to Renewable Energy Facility Decommissioning

By Dietrich Hoefner

As more states continue to adopt and consider rules for renewable energy facility decommissioning, they do so against the backdrop of the...