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  Welcome to the latest installment of the Clean Energy Transition Series. Part 6 of this series covers the latest in solar power technology, including prospects under the Biden Administration, how solar can grow in the market, how it can be integrated with other renewable sources, and much more. Scott Segal, co-head of PRG, and Frank Maisano, PRG partner, facilitate this conversation with guest Abby Hopper, the president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA).  

Welcome to the latest installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 5 of this series covers the latest in hydrogen energy technology, including the current and potential applications of hydrogen power, storage options, how the US can effectively fund and implement this technology, and much more. Scott Segal, co-head of PRG, facilitates this conversation with guest speakers Andy Marsh, President and CEO of Plug Power, a provider of clean hydrogen and zero-emission fuel cell technology, and Tim Urban, PRG Partner and leader in clean energy tax policy.

Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, joins The Lobby Shop this week to discuss the latest information on coming COVID relief legislation.

Welcome to the latest installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 4 of this series covers the latest in CCUS including the recently finalized 45Q regulations which provides important tax incentives for CCUS projects and a number of other policy actions enacted – or expected to be enacted – by the new Biden Administration and the new Congress. Caitlin Sickles, PRG Principal and regular host of The Lobby Shop, facilitates this conversation with guest speakers Liz McGinley, a Bracewell Partner and chair of Bracewell's tax department, and Christine Wyman, a Senior Principal and energy regulatory attorney.

Welcome to Part 3 of our series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. In this episode, PRG team members Paul Nathanson and George Felcyn interview Stephanie McClellan, Founder of the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW). This conversation breaks down the differences between onshore and offshore wind, how federal and state jurisdictions impact developments offshore, and how offshore wind fits into the future of American clean energy production. Learn more about SIOW on their website, here: https://sites.udel.edu/ceoe-siow/.

Welcome to the second installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 2 of this series is here to explore the history of new energy funding, the Biden administration's ambitions for this endeavor, and how energy tax credits come into play. Today's expert panel is hosted by Scott Segal, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group, and features: Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Martha Kammoun, Partner at Bracewell LLP with a robust practice in energy finance Tim Urban, Senior Principal at Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group with expertise in energy tax policy

Welcome to the first installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 1 of this series is here to set the stage and provide a concept of the key players in clean energy transition, fill in relevant context from clean energy history, and explore how the various policy processes in play work. Today's expert panel is hosted by Dee Martin, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group, and features: Collin O'Mara, President & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation and member of Biden Transition Team Scott Segal, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group Eric Washburn, President of Windward Strategies

Welcome to the world of 46! The team gathered this morning to chat about Joe Biden's inauguration, what a 50/50 Congress will do for policymaking, Biden's call for unity and how that works in practice after the events at the Capitol just weeks ago, and much more.

Happy New Year! What a week - our team met up this morning to discuss the results of the Georgia runoff, what these numbers mean for the future of the GOP, how the Democratic candidates and organizers pulled it off, and we wrap by indulging Liam and Josh with a discussion of the latest season of Cobra Kai.

Today we're joined by Dr. Lindsey Cormack, Assistant Professor of Political and Social Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology. We discuss her work with DC Inbox, a project analyzing all newsletters sent by members of Congress, and the book she published on a major element of that data, Congress and U.S. Veterans: From the GI Bill to the VA Crisis. Additionally, we talk in depth about her new project, a book she's working on about raising children who are civically savvy and engaged by the time they are old enough to participate in politics.