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We are specialist lawyers in wind projects, and have experience of both on and offshore wind developments. We have advised on all sizes and types of projects from small individual turbine sites to multi turbine and those of a size to be deemed Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, dealing with land issues, securing planning and permits, obtaining finance, project structuring, construction, operation and maintenance, grid connection and power purchase agreements.
Bevan Brittan experience
We support clients throughout the lifecycle of the project from inception to re-financing. We are experts in dealing with legal issues as well as being able to advise on the procurement of the construction and long term operation and maintenance contracts, and helping clients to manage issues arising during the operational phase.
What our clients say
In our many years of experience, it’s rare to work with such valuable expertise and can-do attitude. Many thanks for all of your excellent support and advice in this rather challenging situation.
This practice is unique in its ability to match their advice to the capability and capacity of their client.
They have amazing technical and legal knowledge, and they are true human beings and care about doing the right thing for their clients.
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How we can help
Our team of experienced energy lawyers can help you with:
- Complicated title issues and unregistered land
- Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
- Project financing
- Phasing of multi-phase sites
- Planning and permitting issues
- Turbine supply agreements, O&M contracts and balance of plant contracts
- Grid connection issues and developing
- Private wire networks including grid sharing arrangements
- Construction and commissioning issues
- Health and safety compliance
Our specialist wind energy lawyers advise developers, investors, funders, landowners, public bodies and energy companies on the successful delivery of offshore wind projects. We provide practical, commercially-focused advice at every stage of the asset lifecycle, from site identification and development through to operation, optimisation and refinancing.
We can support you with:
Project development and site assembly
- Site acquisition, options, leases and easements
- Complex title issues and unregistered land
- Landowner negotiations and land rights strategies
- Wayleaves, access arrangements and cable routes
- Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and Development Consent Orders
Planning, consenting and regulation
- Planning applications and appeals
- Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance
- Habitat, environmental and biodiversity considerations
- Aviation, radar and other stakeholder engagement issues
- Energy and utility sector regulatory requirements
Commercial, financing and investment arrangements
- Project financing and refinancing
- Joint venture and project structuring arrangements
- Corporate law, acquisitions, disposals and portfolio transactions
- Power purchase agreements (PPAs)
- Revenue-sharing and community benefit arrangements
Construction and procurement
- Turbine supply agreements
- Balance of Plant contracts
- EPC and multi-contract procurement strategies
- Operation and maintenance (O&M) agreements
- Supply chain risk management and contract negotiation
- Construction, commissioning and performance issues
Grid and energy infrastructure
- Grid connection agreements
- Network access and capacity issues
- Private wire arrangements
- Grid sharing and co-location agreements
- Energy storage integration and related infrastructure arrangements
Operational support and dispute resolution
- Asset management and operational matters
- Contract management and performance disputes
- Health and safety compliance
- Regulatory investigations and enforcement issues
- Repowering, life extension and decommissioning projects
Why Bevan Brittan?
Our lawyers combine sector knowledge with expertise across planning, real estate, construction, procurement, projects, corporate, finance and regulatory law. This enables us to provide joined-up advice throughout the lifecycle of wind projects, helping clients manage risk, unlock investment opportunities and deliver successful renewable energy projects.
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Members of the team have experience of advising:
- Distgen on a recent contentious settlement and grant of easements including an application to the Lands Tribunal relating to rights to support a wind turbine scheme and repowering
- Hockerton Housing Project, a community wind and solar scheme consisting of two wind turbines and 7 solar arrays where the energy and income are shared and where we advised on a new lease for additional renewable rights and the interaction with the existing rights and projects
- Naseby Energy Holdings on aspects of their Welford Wind Farm
- On offshore leasing arrangements for Dogger Bank Windfarm and Galloper Wind Farm
- On onshore multi turbine wind farms including Brechfa Forest, Clocaenog, Llandbrymmair, Hirwaun
- On a wind turbine to power the production of the Irn–Bru factory
- The developer on a project financed 28.7MW onshore wind project in Yorkshire, including negotiation of the turbine supply agreement, balance of plant and O&M contracts
- A funder on the refinancing of a large portfolio of operational onshore wind farms across the UK
- The seller on the disposal of three onshore wind farms
- Acquisitions, sales and financing of multiple portfolios of operational onshore wind farms across the UK
- Asset life extensions - advising on the extension, variation and restructuring of long-term land agreements, including turbine leases, cabling rights, access arrangements and ancillary land rights, to facilitate continued operation and maximise asset value.
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