McGuireWoods LLP

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McGuireWoods’ cross-discipline, cross-practice energy industry team brings together legal, policy, energy technology and business experience to meet the challenges our clients face. Our energy industry experience has been recognized for the depth of our bench (more than 100 interdisciplinary lawyers) and the extent of our experience. We have been serving some of our energy clients for nearly 50 years.

We advance our renewable energy clients’ interests by getting deals done, by helping clients successfully and creatively navigate the complexities and pitfalls in this dynamically evolving industry and by maximizing the value of various tax, energy, environmental rules, markets and governmental incentives available to the renewable energy industry.

Burr & Forman LLP

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For more than a century, Burr & Forman LLP’s experienced legal team has served clients at the intersection of business and government. With over 350 attorneys across Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Burr & Forman draws from a diverse range of industry experience and practice knowledge to help clients address their legal needs and achieve their goals. Our lawyers work with clients in the renewable energy industry on corporate, economic development, tax, real estate, environmental, and regulatory issues. Our renewable energy team is experienced in dealing with projects throughout the United States related to solar, wind, biofuels and biomass, synthetic fuels, hydrogen fuel cells, natural gas technologies, and nuclear energy.

Eversheds Sutherland

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Our Renewable Energy practice has experience in a wide range of disciplines, from corporate/M&A to tax, and covers all of the renewable energy technologies, including onshore and offshore wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, biofuels and hydro. We have advised on more than 70GW of renewables projects globally, and more than 2.5GW of generating wind capacity in the past year alone.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 70 of the Fortune 100, 61 of the FTSE 100 and 128 of the Fortune 200. With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 74 offices in 35 jurisdictions. Eversheds Sutherland’s renewable energy team, which includes more than 75 lawyers throughout the US, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, is a key piece within this global capability for clients. For more information, visit eversheds-sutherland.com.

Fractal Energy Storage Consultants

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Fractal Energy Storage Consultants is a specialized energy storage consulting and engineering firm that provides expert financial analysis, owner’s engineering, procurement, due diligence and advisory services for energy storage and hybrid projects. Fractal has unmatched experience with nearly a thousand utility-scale energy storage engagements since 2013. Fractal provides utilities, developers, EPCs and investors, with unbiased and technology agnostic financial, technical and commercial subject matter expertise, enabling a one stop shop with end-to-end services. Visit the website for more information: www.energystorageconsultants.com

Grenergy

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Grenergy is a Spanish-based global renewable energy producer that develops, builds, and operates solar plants. Additionally, Grenergy is a pioneer in the storage sector, playing a crucial role in advancing the decarbonization of the energy system.

With a vast global platform of 15.4GW in various stages of development, Grenergy operates across 11 countries in the USA, Europe, and Latin America. Notable among its assets are the Gran Teno solar PV plant in Chile (240MW) and the Escuderos solar PV plant in Spain (200MW).

Storage plays a crucial role in Grenergy’s growth strategy for the upcoming years. The company’s strong dedication to investing in hybrid projects that integrate solar power with battery storage is evident through its portfolio of nearly 11.3GWh currently in development. Notably, the Oasis de Atacama project stands out as the world’s largest, boasting a remarkable capacity of 4.1GWh and 1GW solar.

Grenergy has been acknowledged as one of the most sustainable companies in the world by Sustainalytics and the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project).

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

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Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm and powerhouse in the project finance market. Its projects group did $211 billion in 448 significant transactions in the last five years. It works in some capacity for most of the major developers who are active in the US market. It is also a prominent thought leader. Its Project Finance NewsWire goes to more than 81,000 people. Issues back 26 years can be found on the firm’s website. Its Currents podcast has had more than three million downloads in five years. Its periodic live podcasts on topical subjects draw 2,000 to 6,000 people for the live sessions and thousands of downloads for the recordings.

Origis Services

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Origis Services delivers the promise of clean energy with operations and maintenance (O&M) services for solar and energy storage across North America. The team manages a diverse utility scale and distributed generation portfolio with experienced professionals backed by a state-of-the-art NERC CIP Compliant Remote Operations Center (ROC) located at its headquarters in Austin, Texas. Visit us at: www.OrigisServices.com

HT-Solar

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Established on May 28, 1998, HT-SAAE primarily focuses on integrating polysilicon, solar cells, solar modules, and solar power stations and holds more than 260 technical patents related to cells. In 2016, HT Solar Enerji was set up in Türkiye to support our clients in Türkiye, the USA, Europe, and the Middle East.

With the solar modules made in Türkiye and being a Bloomberg Tier-One solar modules supplier for years, we have been serving our clients, from 5-6KW residential projects to hundreds of MW utility-scale projects in the US market.

Since 2018, our solar modules, made in our Türkiye factory, have been recognized as “Top Performing Manufacturers” by PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), a prestigious U.S.-based testing laboratory.

To demonstrate our commitment to social responsibility, we have been a member of PV CYCLE since 2017.

We are determined to create a better future for our next generations through our products and services.

United Community Bank

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United Community Bank provides a full range of banking, wealth management and mortgage services for relationship-oriented consumers and business owners. United has $18.9 billion in assets and 162 offices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee along with a national SBA lending franchise and a national equipment lending subsidiary. Known as “The Bank That SERVICE Built,” United has been recognized nationally for delivering award-winning service. In 2021, J.D. Power ranked United highest in customer satisfaction with retail banking in the Southeast, marking seven out of the last eight years United earned the coveted award. United was also named one of the “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker in 2020 for the fourth year in a row based on employee satisfaction. Forbes recognized United on its 2021 list of the 100 Best Banks in America for the eighth consecutive year. Additional information about United can be found at www.ucbi.com.

cQuant

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Founded in 2016, cQuant.io is an industry leader in analytic solutions for energy and commodity companies. Specializing in Total Portfolio Analysis, cQuant’s cloud-native SaaS platform simulates all risk factors, optimizes portfolio decisions, and includes dynamic reports and dashboards for better decision making. cQuant’s customers have greater insight into their financial forecasts and the drivers of value and risk in their business. 

cQuant is a team of senior quantitative model developers, experienced energy analysts, software developers and cloud infrastructure experts. Leveraging decades of energy experience, cQuant is committed to serving the present and future analytic landscape with the most accurate models and highest performance in the industry. The field of analytics is changing rapidly and cQuant is dedicated to offering the latest advantages to their customers. 

FlexGen

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FlexGen designs and integrates energy storage solutions and the software platform that is enabling today’s energy transition.
FlexGen delivers utility-scale storage projects integrated with traditional and renewable power generation globally.
Our clients and partners include the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, EPCs and electric cooperatives in the world.

LandGate

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LandGate is the leading provider of information, data solutions, and an online marketplace for US commercial land resources: solar, wind, carbon, oil & gas, minerals, and water. The company helps landowners, real estate agents, investors, and developers understand energy and environmental resource values and transact on its online marketplace. LandGate’s platform applies its technology to provide deals, leads, data, analytics, and web apps to substantially reduce investors costs.

LandGate has a differentiated product advantage built on highly automated data tasks and the digitization of land resource valuations. The network effect builds with landowners and real estate agents who can easily list land resources for lease or sale on the online marketplace. It also provides a cost advantage for energy and environmental investors/developers who can more efficiently access deals.

Advanced Power Alliance

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CRS Center for Resource Solutions

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Center for Resource Solutions (“CRS”) is a California-based NGO with global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Its leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets. For more information about CRS’s programs, visit www.resource-solutions.org.

E4 Carolinas

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N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC)

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The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center, at N.C. State University, advances a sustainable energy economy by educating, demonstrating and providing support for clean energy technologies, practices, and policies. It also administers the Database of Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE), a resource providing financial incentives and policies. The Center provides service to the businesses and citizens of North Carolina and beyond relating to the development and adoption of clean energy technologies. Through its programs and activities, the Center envisions and seeks to promote the development and use clean energy in ways that stimulate a sustainable economy while reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy, and mitigating the environmental impacts of fossil fuel use.

Southeastern Wind Coalition

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Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance (VA-REA)

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