Few industries in the next decade face such profound change as the energy sector. Climate change has galvanised consumers, businesses and financiers to invest in clean energy and green production, and governments around the world are plotting ambitious green revolutions of their economies.
While conventional energy sources will still play an important worldwide role in the years to come, renewable projects are becoming more profitable, fully merchant, and less reliant on subsidies and tariffs.
Our international energy group understands the shifting marketplace, and has a long history of advising companies in the energy sector – from hydrocarbon to on and offshore wind farms, solar PV, hydro, geothermal, energy from waste and other forms of renewables.
We can advise companies from the entire value chain, including utilities and generators, equipment and manufacturers, oil and gas companies, as well as investors, developers, financiers and banks.
We also provide full-service advice, including on energy project development, project finance, plant engineering and construction, operation and maintenance, off-take arrangements, planning and environmental law, regulatory issues, real estate, tax, mergers and acquisitions, and disputes.
Areas of focus
Cross border energy & infrastructure finance/funds Cross border energy & infrastructure M&A Data Centre Expertise Digitization of energy markets Energy contracts Energy disputes Energy infrastructure/networks Energy regulation Energy storage/Power-to-X Heat & water IT & telecommunication infrastructure Oil & gas Power plants Renewable energy & cleantech UtilitiesTaylor Wessing advised CEE Group on a special renewable energy transaction. CEE Group acquired the only "onshore wind+storage" project in Germany to date from juwi including a PPA contract with MVV Trading GmbH. juwi was awarded the contract for this innovative project in the first nationwide innovation tender by the German Federal Network Agency in September 2020. The electricity is reimbursed with a fixed market bonus as well as with a so-called Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that juwi developed jointly with MVV Trading GmbH. Hamburg-based CEE Group has acquired project and PPA.
Press releaseRegular advice to UK-based asset manager Impax Asset Management on the acquisition and disposal of wind and PV projects in Germany and other European countries, including advising on joint ventures with project developers for the joint development and implementation of renewable energy projects.
Comprehensive legal advice to the asset manager CEE Group, specialised in renewable energies, on the acquisition of the 154 MWp solar park project Döllen as well as legal advice on complex construction agreements, various issues concerning the permitting and the zoning plan procedures as well as in connection with the sale of the electricity to be generated.
Comprehensive legal advice to German private bank Berenberg regarding the financing and the review of the borrower legal due diligence in connection with the development of the Hungarian solar park "Szügy" (65 MWp) of the international EPC & solar park developer Greencells Group, for which the Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Fund III provides junior debt financing for the construction and commissioning phase.
Advising Emerald Technology Ventures as one of the industry leading cleantech focused venture capital investors on ESG clauses in investment agreements, in particular on the target's obligation to introduce sustainability structures post-closing and regarding possible consequences in the event of violations.
d.light, a company developing and delivering affordable solar-powered solutions designed for the developing world, on its financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) where d.light will use funds drawn under that agreement to fund the design, assembly, distribution, financing and installation of 7 to 10 million solar devices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Taylor Wessing's Renewable Energy practice is part of the international Energy & Infrastructure industry group with more than 50 experts worldwide. We have been advising across all areas of law on all renewable energy matters with a focus on corporate/M&A and financing of renewable energy for around 20 years and have extensive legal and commercial expertise as well as in-depth market knowledge. Here you will find an overview of our expertise, references and main contacts.
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