Energy storage is an important part of a modernized energy grid. Energy storage has always been important, but as variable renewable resources become a larger part of the resource mix, energy storage becomes increasingly essential. While the energy industry broadly recognizes the importance of energy storage, there are significant obstacles…
Morten Lund is a partner in the San Diego office of Stoel Rives LLP. A member of the firm’s Energy Development group, he is the current chair of the Energy Storage Initiative and former chair of the Solar Energy Initiative. His experience includes development and financing of a broad variety of energy and infrastructure projects, covering the full lifecycle of infrastructure projects, from early-stage development through construction, financing and acquisition/divestiture. Lund has worked on wind and solar energy projects, energy storage projects, combustion generator projects, nuclear energy facilities, hydro-electric facilities, cogeneration facilities, chemical facilities, forestry/paper facilities, large aircraft and shipping fleets. He can be reached at morten.lund@stoel.com.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.