Biofuel and Renewable Energy Practice 
Concerns about global climate change and American energy independence continue to drive the emergence of energy technologies in a developing renewable energy market. In response, the state and federal regulatory environment is evolving to address the environmental and economic challenges of meeting the growing demand for domestic biofuels and other renewables, such as wind and solar energy. Hopping Green & Sams is committed to keeping clients engaged in the dynamic trends in renewable energy production.
An experienced renewable energy team
HGS has represented clients in nearly every sector of the biofuel and renewable energy market, including agricultural interests, ethanol and biodiesel producers, and electrical generating facilities. HGS attorneys are proactive in tracking the latest developments in the field, regularly attending and speaking at national conferences and routinely publishing articles on issues pertinent to clients navigating the biofuel and renewable energy arena. HGS attorneys are also active in several biofuel and renewable energy associations, including the Florida BioEnergy Association, 25x'25, and the Clean Economy Network.
Our bench strength in environmental and land use matters
HGS's depth and focus in environmental and land use law allows the firm to field a team well-suited to address client needs:
Land Use Approvals - HGS attorneys have worked on nearly every major Florida growth management bill since modern land use controls were first instituted and have sought land use authorizations and entitlements for an extensive list of projects, including renewable energy projects.
- Air Quality Regulation - HGS attorneys have worked on nearly every air quality regulation in Florida since the firm doors first opened, including the 1990 federal Clean Air Act Amendments. HGS attorneys have handled air quality matters for biomass power plants, ethanol and biodiesel production facilities, and an array of other industries, from pharmaceutical production to phosphate manufacturing.
- Hazardous Waste Management - HGS attorneys routinely assist clients, including biofuel and renewable energy projects, with hazardous and solid waste permitting, regulatory compliance and enforcement litigation, and agency rulemaking and legislative matters.
- Water Use - HGS attorneys routinely assist clients in water use and discharge issues, from legislative matters and agency rulemaking to seeking necessary permits and litigating compliance matters.
- Power Plant Permitting - HGS has a team of attorneys focused on all land use and environmental aspects of power plant facilities. HGS has represented both public and private electric utilities in connection with facilities powered by everything from biomass, solar, and photovolatics to fossil fuels and nuclear fuel.
- Climate Change Regulation - HGS attorneys are engaged in climate change and greenhouse gas issues in unique regulatory contexts at all levels of government, including federal and state greenhouse gas initiatives, state and local green building requirements, and energy conservation developments in land use approvals.
Practicing Attorneys: Angela R. Morrison and Joseph A. Brown.