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September 27, 2019 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli
Blockchain in Energy: An Argument for a Regulatory Sandbox
September 24, 2019 | Blog
Internet of Things Strategies for the Energy Sector
September 18, 2019 | Blog
Whether thinking about managing oil and gas, water or other infrastructure facilities, or considering industrial efficiency, robotics and automation, you may be pondering how the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to leverage resources. Forward thinking strategies include not just staying on top of regulatory changes that affect the IoT ecosystem, but also influencing them.
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New York Approves Major Offshore Wind Energy Deal
August 12, 2019 | Blog
As the latest step in New York’s hard-driving clean energy agenda, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the approval of a major offshore wind energy deal while signing the state’s Green New Deal into law on July 18.
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Blockchain in Energy: Smart Legal Contracts on the Rise
July 26, 2019 | Blog
Smart contracts are an integral part of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies; the latter has seen a dramatic increase in mainstream commercial use. We explore the rise of the smart legal contract.
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Sustainable Investing Will Change the World
May 31, 2019 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli
In the past several years, green bonds, sustainability bonds, social bonds, and bank loans with environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles embedded in loan pricing have been finding their way to market. Find out more about the importance and prevalence of these bonds here!
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Blockchain in Energy: A Practical Path to Standardization
May 15, 2019 | Blog
The Impact Terms Project: Defining the Standard for Impact
April 23, 2019 | Blog
The Impact Terms Project (“ITP”) was launched as a platform intended to provide guidance on best practices to entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders in the rapidly-evolving social enterprise space. To this end, the ITP covers a broad range of topics from corporate formation and financing to exit terms, building a foundation of resources on “what’s market” for those involved in impact. This article discusses the ITP's effort to build institutional knowledge for both entrepreneurs and potential investors in the impact space.
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Blockchain in Energy: Recent SEC Guidance on Tokenization
April 12, 2019 | Blog
Update on Energy Storage and Offshore Wind Initiatives in New York
April 11, 2019| Blog|
How to Value a Solar Development Pipeline (Part 4 of 4)
April 8, 2019 | Blog
In this four-part series, we explore how to value and diligence a solar development pipeline in commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility scale contexts. This is the fourth installment of the series.
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How to Value a Solar Development Pipeline (Part 3 of 4)
April 5, 2019 | Blog
In this four-part series, we explore how to value and diligence a solar development pipeline in commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility scale contexts. This is the third installment of the series.
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Blockchain in Energy: Stakeholders, Solutions and the Path to Standardization
April 3, 2019 | Blog
Can I Raise Venture Capital as a Public Benefit Corporation?
March 25, 2019 | Blog
Can PBCs raise venture capital? Find out in this article, which explores the advantages of PBCs and how to best attract investors.
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How to Value a Solar Development Pipeline (Part 2 of 4)
March 18, 2019 | Blog
In this four-part series, we explore how to value and diligence a solar development pipeline in commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility scale contexts. This is the second installment of the series.
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Mintz Presents Webinar Series on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
February 25, 2019| Blog|
How to Diligence a Solar Development Pipeline (Part 1 of 4)
February 20, 2019 | Blog
In this four-part series, we explore how to value and diligence a solar development pipeline in commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility scale contexts. This is the first installment of the series.
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Will MA Continue to Lead on Offshore Wind Development?
February 14, 2019| Blog|
Real Leaders Announces First-Ever Ranking of Top Impact Companies
February 8, 2019| Blog|
Upcoming Energy & Sustainability Events and Conferences
February 4, 2019| Blog|
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Thomas R. Burton, III
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