Hydrogen Rising

Jan 18 2024 40 ep. 25 mins 33

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The K&L Gates global hydrogen team of lawyers and policy professionals discuss significant issues and interesting developments impacting the hydrogen market. From commercial and contractual considerations, to policy initiatives at national and local levels, to major regulatory advancements ensuring access to markets and adequacy of safety regimes, we are focused on the issues that matter to the industry.

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Tax Credit Revolution: US Treasury and IRS Propose Section 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Regulations

Jan 18 2024 56 mins

Members of the K&L Gates Hydrogen, Power, Tax, and Tax Policy teams speak with Sandi Safro Osborn, Assistant General Counsel of the Edison Electric Institute, about the proposed regulations the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released on 22 December 2023 concerning the Inflation Reduction Act’s new Section 45V hydrogen production tax credit. The discussion covers

Hydrogen Rising: Commercial Issues in Europe in the Development of the Hydrogen Value Chain

Sep 07 2022 28 mins

K&L Gates partner Tariq Fedda sits down with Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner, Partner at K&L Gates, and Sandra Safro, Associate General Counsel at the Edison Electric Institute, to discuss a range of commercial issues impacting the European hydrogen and energy markets. Tariq talks about the Renewable Energy Directive, green hydrogen, guarantees of origin, and other issues dr

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - Tax Credits and Other Incentives for Hydrogen Production and Deployment

Aug 22 2022 34 mins

Elizabeth Crouse, partner and head of the energy tax practice at K&L Gates, discusses the hydrogen-related tax credits and incentives included in the newly-signed-into-law Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). From CI scores, to prevailing wages and apprenticeships, to the Treasury Department’s regulatory implementation process, Elizabeth breaks down what hydrogen industry participants

Long-term, Evolutionary, and Sustainable: A Conversation About Hydrogen With Frank Wolak, President and CEO of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association

May 18 2022 23 mins

Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner, partner at K&L Gates, and Sandra Safro, Associate General Counsel at the Edison Electric Institute, welcome Frank Wolak, President and CEO of Washington, D.C.,-based Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) to the podcast. Mr. Wolak has spent his career in the fuel cell and hydrogen sector, previously having served as Senior Vice Pre

Tracing Your Origins, A Conversation With Sustainable Energy Strategy Consultant, Hinicio, on Hydrogen Certification and More

May 04 2022 25 mins

As countries around the world continue efforts to reduce emissions, clean hydrogen economies are beginning to emerge. But, with the impressive number of potential production pathways and possibility of comingling this fungible molecule, how can commercial parties and governments confirm that their hydrogen is “clean”? Ana Angel, Head of Hinicio North America, joins Hydrogen Ris

New Mexico Secretary of Environment James Kenney Discusses the State's Multiple Hydrogen-Focused Initiatives

Apr 20 2022 31 mins

The State of New Mexico is one of the leading states in the country in its efforts to advance the hydrogen economy. Environment Secretary James Kenney joins Hydrogen Rising to discuss a number of those initiatives, including the State's proposed financing of hydrogen development via public-private partnerships, its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos and San

Kaizen Clean Energy: Using Methanol to Accelerate the Deployment of Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs)

Apr 13 2022 27 mins

Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner, partner at K&L Gates, and Sandra Safro, Associate General Counsel at the Edison Electric Institute, speak with the co-founders of Kaizen Clean Energy [link: www.kaizencleanenergy.com], Eric Smith and Robert Meaney, about Kaizen's role in the energy transition, challenges facing broader deployment of ZEVs in the United States, and how Kaizen's

Hydrogen Town Hall: Key Trends in Global Hydrogen Policy and Regulation

Mar 30 2022 89 mins

Since the Paris Climate Conference, innovations in the development of hydrogen energy have accelerated sharply, with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) now predicting green hydrogen will be competitive in 2030, while other industry experts are now targeting 2025. The recent COP26 climate summit has further boosted global investment in hydrogen, with companies across

A Conversation with Michelle Detwiler of the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance

Feb 23 2022 21 mins

Hosts David Wochner and Sandra Safro, Associate General Counsel at the Edison Electric Institute , have a conversation with Michelle Detwiler, the Executive Director of the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance. Based in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, the RHA is a non-profit trade association advocating in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon and California, for th

A Conversation with the Newly Formed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council (HFCBC)

Feb 09 2022 28 mins

Co-hosts David Wochner from K&L Gates and Sandra Safro from the Edison Electric Institute are joined by Karl Gnadt, President of the newly formed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council and Managing Director and CEO of the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Mass Transit District. Karl discusses the mission of the coalition to advance the hydrogen fuel cell electric bus economy and its applications