Duane Morris LLP - Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Worldwide demand for energy continues to increase dramatically, even as traditional sources of energy are diminishing. Concurrently, global, national and state-level concerns with climate change have raised the level of interest in reducing carbon emissions and reliance on fossil fuels. To meet these emerging challenges, governments, businesses and consumers are joining the movement to develop energy from renewable sources and to conserve energy where possible. Technological advances, legislative requirements and incentives, and consumer demand have made renewable energy development possible, but innovative legal thinking is needed to make sustainable or renewable energy a reality.

Duane Morris attorneys are deeply involved in and committed to the renewable energy and conservation markets. The members of the Duane Morris Renewable Energy and Sustainability group have broad and extensive experience in energy, tax, corporate, construction, project finance, intellectual property, environmental, real property, employment, and municipal law matters. We possess the business experience and creative legal thinking necessary to help clients bring renewable energy to market. Our attorneys have assisted clients with a myriad of complicated legal issues these clients face in the energy industry, and we stand ready to assist in resolving new challenges related specifically to renewable energy as they arise.

Duane Morris attorneys are fluent in both the science of renewable energy and the myriad regulations that pervade energy projects. Members of the group regularly represent clients developing new energy from solar, wind, cogeneration, biomass, biodiesel, biofuel, hydropower, clean coal technologies, new battery and fuel cell technology and other sources. We have assisted clients "from the ground up" with due diligence review, finance, facility construction, energy policy, LEED certification, regulatory compliance and permitting as well as with transactional work, contracts, carbon credits and tax matters on a multitude of renewable energy projects. We also work with clients seeking to implement proactive sustainability and conservation practices, including on-site generation, advanced metering, demand-side management and cogeneration.

Our attorneys understand the impact of alternative energy developments on the surrounding environment and the legal complications that can arise from a project. We work closely with Duane Morris Water, Natural Resources and Environmental lawyers to obtain appropriate permitting and regulatory approvals. As a full-service firm, we are able to draw on the resources of attorneys in our Trial, Intellectual Property, Corporate, Tax, Real Estate,Employment and Construction Practice Groups to assist in the complex, multidisciplinary challenges our energy clients face.

From emerging businesses with innovative energy solutions to traditional energy companies seeking to develop new green and renewable energy sources, and from national and international government agencies to entrepreneurial individuals, Duane Morris serves a diverse constituency in the global energy economy. With offices throughout the United States, as well as in London, Singapore and Vietnam, our expansive presence offers clients access to counsel in many places where their interests and business concerns may take them.

For Additional Information

For additional information regarding Renewable Energy and Sustainability matters, please contact Thomas M. Berliner, James W. McTarnaghan, Peter V. K. Funk, Jr. or any of the group members referenced in the Attorney Listing.