Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — August 2025

By Thomas R. Burton, III, Sahir Surmeli, Lyndon Plothow
20 yers of industry leadership 

A Note from the Editors

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox. This month’s edition includes: 

Legal Feature

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Signed into Law: Tax Implications at a Glance

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Client Feature

Our spotlight this month is on The Metals Company, a leading explorer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense, manufacturing, and infrastructure.

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M&A Activity

In our latest roundup of M&A activity in the sustainable energy and infrastructure spaces, we look at Deep Isolation’s acquisition by Aspen-1 Acquisition and Resilient Power’s acquisition by Eaton.

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Washington Update

ML Strategies’ Energy & Sustainability Washington Update. This month’s update covers a series of major actions out of Congress and the executive branch that mark significant shifts in direction — from spending and permitting to trade, technology, and agency leadership.

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Litigation Updates

Stay informed on the latest litigation news involving sustainable energy and infrastructure.

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Event Highlights

Climate Action and Green Energy Transitions (August 16) and the Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change (August 17 – 18).

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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Team — Built For This Moment

At the frontlines of the energy and sustainability revolution since the start, our team was built for this moment: to advance innovation, transform infrastructure, and scale solutions integral to business success and a thriving planet.                              
 

We would also like to remind our readers that you can always ask us anything at mintzedge.com/ask-anything/. We built the MintzEdge website as a resource for entrepreneurs and investors, and hope that all of you take advantage of the site and see how it can help you.

 

Mintz Senior Project Analyst Wish Pandey and Project Analyst Jessica Zeng contributed to this edition of the newsletter.

 

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    Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — July 2025

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    Thomas R. Burton, III

    Thomas R. Burton, III

    Member / Chair, Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Practice

    Tom Burton has helped to shape the clean energy industry by drawing on his passion for innovation. As a Mintz attorney, Tom counsels investors, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 100 companies. He also guides start-up organizations and accelerators to foster the next generation of energy leaders.
    Sahir Surmeli

    Sahir Surmeli

    Member / Co-Chair, Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Practice

    Sahir Surmeli is a Mintz business counselor who advises companies, boards, entrepreneurs, investment banks, and venture and private equity investors as they build and grow companies. He handles public offerings, 144A and private financings, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
    Lyndon Plothow

    Lyndon Plothow

    Of Counsel

    Lyndon Plothow is an Of Counsel at Mintz who focuses his practice on representing financial institutions and issuers in US and international issuances of debt and equity securities. He works with clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, transportation, aviation, and energy & sustainability.