BioEnergy

For more than two decades, attorneys in the Stoel Rives BioEnergy Group have been actively engaged in the growth of the biofuels and biomass industry. Our bioenergy lawyers have had significant involvement in the financing and development of more biofuels production capacity than any other law firm—including ethanol and biodiesel production projects, biomass projects and next-generation biofuels and feedstocks, such as cellulosic ethanol and algae feedstock. We have deep knowledge and experience in private and public equity and debt finance, taxation, corporate and joint venture structuring, technology, construction, real estate, land use, water, transportation, environmental and regulatory law, including transportation fuel, transmission and other energy regulations.
5/9/2013How Feedstock Influences Valuation of a California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credit for Biodiesel Producers
4/10/2013IRS Extends Claims Deadline for Biodiesel & Alternative Fuel Payments
4/4/2013Energy Tax Law Alert: IRS Extends Deadline for Claiming Payments for Biodiesel Mixtures and Alternative Fuels
3/1/2013Stoel Rives Publishes White Paper on EPA's Proposed RFS/RIN Biofuel Program Changes
2/27/2013White Paper on EPA's Proposed RFS/RIN Biofuel Program Changes
11/1/2012Stoel Rives Publishes Legal Guide for Advanced Biofuels Industry
8/24/2012Federal Renewable Energy Incentives – Phase Out or Cold Turkey?
8/14/2012Biofuel Plant Ownership as a Game of Poker
7/13/2012What is the Future of Renewable Energy Funding Without Tax Credits? SNL Power Daily Q&A, Part II
3/26/2012Canadian Energy Company Adds to its U.S. Renewable Energy Portfolio
3/14/2012FAQ on Army's $7 Billion Draft RFP for Renewable Energy
3/12/2012Governor Gregoire Signs Bills Expanding Eligibility for Washington State's Renewable Portfolio Standard
2/3/2012BioEnergy Law Alert: EPA Issues Notice of Violation to Absolute Fuels
1/9/2012Energy Law Alert: California Appeals Judge's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Ruling
11/9/2011Renewable Energy Law Alert: EPA Enforcement of RFS2 Heats Up
10/11/2011EPA Enforcement of the Renewable Fuel Standard
10/7/2011Stoel Rives Adds Two Environmental and Land Use Attorneys to San Diego Office
7/25/2011Graham Noyes Discusses State Biogas Policies
6/28/2011Renewable Energy Law Alert: EPA Releases Draft 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards
6/7/2011BlueFire Renewables Named a 2010 Biofuels Digest Award Winner
5/6/2011Algae Project Scale and Risk
4/21/2011LexisNexis Selects Renewable Law Blog to its Top 50 Environmental Law Blogs List
3/28/2011Technology Licensing Due Diligence a Must in Biodiesel M&A
3/23/2011Congress Takes Aim at DOE-Administered Loan Guarantee Program
3/18/2011Biomass Consolidation an Unlikely Prospect
1/25/2011EPA Finalizes 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
1/18/2011Greenleaf Power Acquires Biomass Power Plant in Mecca, California
12/23/2010Biomass Supply for Electricity Generation
12/13/2010Energy Law Alert: EPA Publishes CO2 Geologic Sequestration Rule in Federal Register
12/7/2010Prepping the Project Development in 2011
12/1/2010Biofuels Law Alert: EPA Releases Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2011
10/11/2010Show Me the Money: A Summary of Biofuels Incentives
9/24/2010BlueFire Announces Ground-Breaking Cellulosic Ethanol Off-Take Agreement with Tenaska Biofuels
9/20/2010Jenner Explains the Section 1603 Grant Program in Biomass Magazine
9/14/2010Cellulosic Biomass - Challenges and Opportunities
9/3/2010Renewable Energy Law Alert: California Energy Commission Proposes Revisions to RPS Guidebooks
8/16/2010California Utilities Face RPS Deadlines
8/6/2010Doing Business in Washington State - Banking in Washington
8/2/2010Buyer Beware: Is REC Ownership Addressed in Your Power Purchase Agreement?
6/28/2010Bankruptcy Better Option Than Idling for U.S. Ethanol Plants
6/25/2010Energy Tax Law Alert: Treasury Department Issues Guidance Regarding Cash Grant Begin Construction Requirement
6/22/2010RFS2 Advancing United States Towards Energy Security
6/2/2010Managing Construction Schedule Risk
5/20/2010Biofuels Law Alert: RFS2 Deadlines Are Rapidly Approaching
5/6/2010Biomass to Energy Projects: Key Issues to Consider in Power Purchase and Feedstock Agreements PPT
5/4/2010The Law of Biomass
5/3/2010New Web-based RIN Accounting System Established by EPA
4/1/2010Funding Second-Generation Cellulosic Biofuel Projects
3/17/2010Microalgae a Viable Alternative Biofuel Feedstock
3/3/2010Stoel Rives White Paper Explains New Advanced Renewable Fuel Standard/RFS2
2/16/2010Long-term Tax Incentives Could Spur Renewable Energy Movement
1/20/2010ACORE Recognizes Stoel Rives LLP as Member of the Month
1/4/2010Prospects for Climate Change and Electricity Transmission Legislation in 2010
1/1/2010PPA Drafting Recommendations for Upstream Methane Credits and RECs
12/21/2009Application Checklist for Farm Bill Energy Funding Programs
12/10/2009Calgren Renewable Fuels Celebrates California's Only Operational Ethanol Plant
11/12/2009A Flood of Funding
10/21/2009Securing Strategic Investors
10/16/2009U.S. Climate Change Legislation Unlikely to Pass Before U.N. Copenhagen Climate Conference
10/8/2009Stoel Rives Lawyers Embrace Sustainability
10/7/2009California Set to Increase Renewable Portfolio Standard
8/18/2009Law of Algae Available Now
8/14/2009Show Me The Money: The Law of the Stimulus Package
8/5/2009Show Me the Money: $5.5 Million Available for the Expansion of Ethanol Blends
7/29/2009Stimulus Money for Clean Energy Projects Expected to Start Flowing Soon
7/17/2009Show Me the Money: DOE Announces Funding of Up to $85 Million for Algal and Advanced Biofuels
7/10/2009Treasury Issues Guidance on Applications for Renewable Energy Grants
7/9/2009Energy Law Alert: Treasury Issues Guidance on Applications for Grants in Lieu of the ITC and the PTC
7/1/2009Renewable Energy Law Alert: Washington Releases Summary of State and Federal Bioenergy Incentives
6/24/2009Oregon Company Seeks to Harness Methane Gas From Old Tires
6/16/2009Show Me the Money: DOE Announces $1.4 Billion Investment to Reduce Carbon Emissions
6/11/2009Show Me the Money: DOE Announces $256 Million Investment to Improve Energy Efficiency of the American Economy
6/5/2009Renewable Energy Law Alert: IRS Guidance on Electing ITC
6/1/2009Energy Law Alert: Energy Financing Opportunities in the 2008 Farm Bill
6/1/2009Stoel Rives Renewable Energy Practice "Booming" According to Fortune Magazine
5/21/2009Farm Bill Offers Many Additional Incentives for Biomass/Energy Industry
5/12/2009Renewable Energy Sector Awaits Possible Carbon Cap and National RPS
5/7/2009Agribusiness/Energy Law Alert: $18 Million of Value-Added Producer Grants Available
5/6/2009Renewable Energy Law Alert: Washington Legislature Passes Bill to Expand the Energy Freedom Program
5/4/2009Stoel Rives Publishes Economic Stimulus Funding Guide
5/1/2009Holmes Discusses Carbon Credit Ownership Under Cap and Trade
4/22/2009Podcast on Impact of EPA Study on CO2 Emissions
4/6/2009California Feed-In Tariffs May Need Price Adjustment
4/1/2009Eustermann Quoted in Ethanol Producer Magazine on Climate Change Risk Disclosure
3/30/2009Treasury Department Close to Finalizing Renewable Energy Cash-Grant Program
3/18/2009Energy Law Alert: Washington Sales Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Machinery and Equipment Will Expire June 30, 2009
3/12/2009Bioenergy Law Alert: Stimulus Bill Creates Opportunities for Facilities Generating Electricity from Biomass
3/9/2009Carbon Footprint Analysis Key for Ethanol Industry
3/3/2009Energy Law Alert: Federal Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy and Electric Power Transmission Projects
3/2/2009Renewable Energy Aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
2/24/2009Stoel Rives Recognized as a Leading Sustainable Business Law Firm
2/20/2009EPA Issues New Biodiesel Labeling Laws
2/12/2009Renewable Energy Law Alert: Renewable Energy Incentives in Conference Agreement
2/11/2009U.S. Treasury Lacks Expertise to Implement Proposed Production Tax Credit Amendment
2/9/2009Renewable Energy Law Alert: New RPS Proposals Under Consideration by Congress
2/4/2009$100 Billion Slated for Green Energy Initiatives
2/2/2009Document Review in the Face of Plant Optimization Activities
1/26/2009Renewable Energy Law Alert: Senate Finance Chairman Proposes Alternatives to House Bill Renewable Energy Incentives
1/22/2009Renewable Energy Law Alert: House Bill Proposes Increased Incentives for Renewable Energy Projects
1/6/2009Podcast on B5 to B20 Biodiesel Labeling Requirements
12/18/2008Tax Law Alert: IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Biodiesel Credit and Cellulosic Biofuels Producer Credit
7/1/2008Committing to Carbon Credits
6/30/2008Biofuels Law Alert: EPA Guidance on Potentially Illegal RIN Trading Practices
5/28/2008Stoel Rives Adds to Renewable Energy Practice with New Lawyer
5/15/2008How RFS Quality Requirements Will Impact Biodiesel Producers (PPT)
4/1/2008Capturing the Value of Carbon Credits in Biofuels Projects
2/12/2008Energy Tax Law Alert: Economic Stimulus Package Allows Bonus Depreciation for Projects Completed in 2008
1/28/2008Food Liability and Biofuels Law Alert: Distillers Grains Linked to E. coli O157:H7
1/7/2008Biofuels Law Alert: EISA of 2007 Calls for Additional Production of Biofuels Through 2022 and Provides Research Grants for Cellulosic and Advanced Biofuels
12/20/2007Energy and Biofuels Law Alert: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
11/12/2007Biofuels Law Alert: Looming RFS Deadlines
10/1/2007Raising Equity Through Public Securities Offerings
6/26/2007Biofuels Law Alert: Oregon Set to Adopt Aggressive Biofuels Incentives
6/4/2007Stoel Rives Bolsters National Energy Practice: Minneapolis Lawyer Group Enhances Firm’s Agribusiness and Renewable Energy Capability
6/1/2007Dealing with Uncertainty in Operational Contracts
4/20/2007Biofuels Law Alert: IRS Notice 2007-37 Provides Guidance Regarding Coproduced Diesel and Thermal Depolymerization Using Catalysts
3/1/2007Dealing with Risks in Ethanol Plant Development
8/8/2005Energy Law Alert: Ethanol and Biomass Industries Fare Well in Energy Policy Act of 2005
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