CleanTech Law from Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP:

CLEANTECH

The CleanTech Practice Group advises clients on a range of issues related to sustainability; energy efficient; alternative and renewable energy technologies; structuring and financing clean tech ventures and projects; federal and state grant programs and other incentives for energy efficient building and the installation of renewable energy facilities; and the leasing, siting and permitting of renewable energy projects. Our CleanTech clients share the desire to do well, by doing good. At Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, we share that sense of mission and will use our knowledge, contacts and experience to help assure that your mission is accomplished.

Sustainability Planning: We counsel clients on how to make the business case for “Going Green.” We focus on Environmentally Responsible Business Practices, Responsible Procurement, Energy Efficiency, Waste Reduction, Sustainable Business Practices, Reduction of Carbon Footprints, and Working with Communities. We also assist clients in connection with the Environmental Protection Agency's "Wastewise Program," which provides technical assistance for implementing recycling and proper disposal of hazardous waste processes and procedures.

Green, Energy Efficient and LEED Certified Building: We advise clients on all phases, from conception to construction, of green, energy efficient and LEED Certified Buildings. We assist companies and managers to understand the risks, costs and benefits of incorporating energy efficiency and LEED Certified Buildings into any building project. We routinely work with regional resources like the USGBC, NYSERDA, NYSDEC, the RPI Energy CAT, New Energy New York and others, to assure a successful and cost-effective result.

Renewable Energy: The Firm has an extensive background in counseling clients, both developers and host communities, on renewable energy projects and has been a front-runner in helping to build out the State’s wind resources over the past several years. We have extensive experience with the substantive environmental and planning issues that arise during the SEQRA review of renewable energy projects. We are also intimately familiar with the collateral issues that arise during such reviews, including consultation with the N.Y.S. Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on cultural resource issues, coordination with the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concerning wetland and stormwater control matters, and the monitoring of Public Service Commission proceedings.

Relevant Representations

Representation of developer in connection with a LEED Certified resort community and golf course at Belleayre Mountain, New York.
Representation of developer of approximately ten wind projects (totaling over 800 megawatts of clean energy) that are either planned or currently being constructed in northern and western New York.
Representation of developer in connection with construction and certification of the first LEED Certified Building in New York State.
Representation of a municipal SEQRA lead agency in connection with its role in reviewing special use permit applications and site plans for a fifty turbine, 125 megawatt project in western New York.
Representation of a manufacturer in connection with Green Planning, including the purchase of renewable energy, carbon credits and investment in renewable energy resources.