Hydrogen Rising

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 details of the ne...

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 driving the commer...

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 need to know abou...

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 President at Fuel C...

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 Rising to talk about...

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 Sandia national la...

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 technology c...

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 range of secto...

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 the use of renew...

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 in the public...

Co-hosts David Wochner, partner at K&L Gates, and Sandra Safro, Associate General Counsel at the Edison Electric Institute, kick off season 2 of Hydrogen Rising with a discussion of developments since the last episodes of Season 1 in November, including exciting new programs at the U.S. Department of Energy like the H2 Twin Cities program and the H2 Matchmaker Tool, as well as moves by cities to b...

In this episode of Hydrogen Rising, co-hosts David Wochner from K&L Gates and Sandra Safro from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) speak with Eric Holdsworth, Managing Director for Clean Energy and Environmental Policy at EEI about his experience at the recent COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland.  Eric shares his perspectives on what the outcomes of "the most important COP since Paris" mean for...

Late Friday night, November 5, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a bipartisan basis in favor of the Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , sending the landmark and signature piece of legislation to President Biden for his signature.  The $1.2 trillion bill includes $550 billion in new spending, touching all aspects of infrastructure in America.  And the growing hydrogen in...

Co-hosts David Wochner from K&L Gates and Sandra Safro from the Edison Electric Institute sit down with Jim Sartucci and Elle Stuart, members of the K&L Gates Maritime and Public Policy teams, to discuss how the maritime industry is considering policy and regulatory changes, the most important issues for the industry in the energy transition, and the potential role that hydrogen can play in helpin...

In honor of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day in the United States, Dr. Sunita Satyapal , Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, sits down with Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner and Sandra Safro to discuss the role of her office in helping build out the U.S. hydrogen economy, including the new DOE Hydrogen Shot initiative, collaboration with...

In this episode, Sandi Safro of the Edison Electric Institute and guest co-host, K&L Gates partner Buck Endemann, speak with Ben Gerber, President and CEO of M-RETS, about Renewable Thermal Certificates (RTCs) and their application to molecule-based components of a clean energy economy, like hydrogen.  Ben shares his thoughts on how the flexibility of hydrogen end-uses in both the fuel and power g...

In this episode, co-hosts David Wochner (K&L Gates) and Sandi Safro (Edison Electric Institute) talk with K&L Gates partner and former U.S. Coast Guard officer, Luke Reid, about the potential adoption of hydrogen as a fuel source for the maritime sector, and opportunities and challenges the global shipping industry faces as it tries to reduce its emissions profile. The discussion includes consider...

Andrew Horvath, Global Group Chairman of Australia's Star Scientific, speaks with Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner and Kelly Davies about the Hydrogen Energy Release Optimiser (HERO®), his company's award-winning, breakthrough catalyst technology. Andrew discusses Star Scientific's vision for the hydrogen future—including opportunities presented by the food industry and data centers, his vie...

Co-hosts Sandra Safro and David Wochner briefly discuss the U.S. Senate passage of the major infrastructure legislation and its hydrogen provisions, as well as significant news for one of the Hydrogen Rising co-hosts.  This episode also provides a sneak peek into podcast episodes for the rest of the year. 

Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner and Sandra Safro spend time with Ms. Corine Dubruel, the Vice President for Public Affairs of Plug Power Europe.  Corine discusses the incredible growth of hydrogen across multiple sectors in Europe; "Fit for 55," the sweeping climate and clean energy package recently released by the European Commission that targets a 55% reduction in emissions from 1990 leve...

In this episode of Hydrogen Rising, co-hosts David Wochner and Sandi Safro speak with Pawel Piotrowski of K&L Gates' Doha office and Sholto Hanvey of the firm's Dubai office about the potential role that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will play in a global hydrogen economy.  Middle Eastern countries have played critical roles for decades in the energy sector and could do the same f...

In this episode of Hydrogen Rising, co-hosts David Wochner and Sandi Safro talk with Connected DMV's Rick Moore and Matt Erskine about how this self-described "do" tank is working to advance a major hydrogen initiative for the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area, including the establishment of the National Capital Area Hydrogen Center and a Hydrogen "Greenprint." This discussion is particular...

K&L Gates' government affairs counselor Mary Burke Baker talks with Hydrogen Rising co-host David Wochner about the current state of play on Capitol Hill regarding infrastructure and clean energy legislation, the politics of securing a bipartisan deal, the power of Senator Joe Manchin, and the potential path forward for tax legislation that incentivizes the development of the hydrogen economy.

In part one of a two-part series, K&L Gates' Seattle partner and leader of the firm's Renewable Energy Tax practice, Elizabeth Crouse, speaks with Hydrogen Rising co-host David Wochner about federal tax incentives for hydrogen, including pros and cons related to the 45Q tax credit and a discussion of U . S . Senator Tom Carper's new legislation specifically promoting investments in hydrogen. 

Hydrogen Rising co-hosts Sandra Safro and David Wochner welcome to the podcast Traci Kraus, Director of Government Relations for Cummins Inc., to discuss Cummins' role in the development of the hydrogen economy, the opportunities and applications Cummins sees on the horizon, and the chances for advancement of the U.S. hydrogen industry on Capitol Hill and in the new Biden Administration.