Infocast Hydrogen Hubs: Building A Financeable Value Chain

Conference | August.28.2023 - August.30.2023 | 8:20am - 12:15pm (Central Standard Time)

Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria

Orrick is proud to sponsor Infocast’s 2023 Hydrogen Hubs Summit: Building A Financeable Value Chain. Patrick Ferguson will be moderating a panel discussion on Monday, August 28, focused on “REC Markets, Carbon Credit Regimes, and the Development of Tradeable Products for Hydrogen Projects.” Panelists include Benjamin L. Gerber, President & Chief Executive Officer of M-RETS; Anna Menke, Senior Hydrogen Hubs Manager of Clean Air Task Force; and Sharon Paterson, Senior Advisor, Americas for MiQ.org.

Blake Winburne will be moderating a panel discussion on Tuesday, August 29, focused on “Energy Source Perspectives: Advantages of Basing Hydrogen Hub Production on CCS vs Carbon-free Generation.” Panelists include Uuganbayar (Ugi) Otgonbaatar, Director of R&D, Grants and Partnerships for Constellation Energy; Keith Pronske, President & CEO of Clean Energy Systems; Finbar Sheehy, Senior Director of Innovation & Technology for Avantus; and Jason Wasserman, Executive Director of Green Hydrogen for NextEra Clean Energy.

Infocast’s Hydrogen Hubs Summit brings together policymakers with today’s leading hub development teams, technology providers and potential hydrogen offtakers to explore procurements and development opportunities as hydrogen hub projects move from the drawing board to reality.

Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria

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Contacts

Patrick Ferguson Partner, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy

San Francisco

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D:+1 415 773 5762
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Offshore Wind
Energy Storage
Energy & Infrastructure
Energy
Power

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Patrick Ferguson Partner

San Francisco

Patrick is described by Chambers USA as “an excellent writer”, an “expert on the California power market", and “experienced across a range of assets including solar and geothermal power plants and transmission lines.” He works on commercial and regulatory challenges involving the transition of the electric power grid to renewable resources, and represents some of the country’s largest power producers in wholesale and retail energy and capacity market transactions.

Patrick advises solar, wind, geothermal, and energy storage project sponsors on site acquisition, transmission, and power purchase agreement negotiations. He also assists producers of new technologies that combat climate change, including renewable fuels, carbon capture, and carbon offset credits, in structuring novel commercial transactions.

Blake Winburne Partner, Energy, Infrastructure

Houston

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D:+1 713 658 6620
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Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Energy
Infrastructure
Power
Pétrole & Gaz
Renewable Energy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
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Blake Winburne Partner

Houston

Blake is recognized both nationally and globally by Chambers (Chambers USA and Chambers Global 2008-2024), including in Band 1 for Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional, Projects. Chambers sources report that he has "strong commercial acumen, executive presence and excellent, long-standing stature." Blake is also recognized in the "Hall of Fame" for Energy Transactions: Electric Power by Legal 500 and has been named one of the "world’s leading energy and natural resources lawyers" by Euromoney (2009-2020).

Blake advises clients on energy sector mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures, and on the development, structuring, and financing of large-scale energy projects in the United States and internationally. He regularly represents multinational energy companies, large private equity funds, project developers and sponsors, borrowers and debt issuers, investment banks, and other capital providers and investors in the energy industry.

Blake has significant experience in the electric power sector, including fossil fuel-fired, simple and combined-cycle and co-generation facilities, as well as wind, solar (central station and distributed), landfill gas, biomass and other renewable energy projects. He also represents clients in transactions involving oil, natural-gas and refined-products pipelines, gathering and processing systems and storage facilities (tank farms and underground), exploration and production investment platforms and operations, electric power and natural gas transmission and local distribution systems and alternative fuels production and marketing arrangements.

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