Energy: Property & Land Aspects
Our experienced real estate team provides advice and assistance on all property aspects of renewable energy projects. We cover all types of generation, including solar (ground- and roof-mounted), wind, hydro and AD.
We have experience acting for landowners, developers and tenants alike, as well as advising on the property aspects of the funding of projects, and on sites across the country.
The team works closely with our planning, agriculture, environmental, commercial, corporate, banking, construction and tax colleagues in order to provide a seamless service, enabling us to act and advise on all issues which may be encountered on energy projects.
Our clients include:
British Solar Renewables, Gamma Solutions S.L., Downing, REDS Investments Limited, Gamesa Wind UK Limited, Ethical Power Group Limited and Merepark.
Recent experience
Acting for Downing LLP on the sale (by its VCT funds) of a significant number of its AD portfolio
Acting on the set up, funding and construction of EV Chargepoint Infrastructure network
Acting for a multinational manufacturer on the installation of a behind-the-meter battery solution at its main UK production facility
Working with Triodos Corporate Finance to advise on crowdfunded IFISA bonds for hydro-electric projects including Dove Renewables and Church Minshull
Advising the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation on the development finance for an LNG power station in Argentina
Advising Chilworth Construction Management Limited on its role in the construction of an energy-from-waste facility in Dundee and Angus
Advising Outlook Energy on its energy market forecasting system, optimisation software and related contracts in the energy trading market
Advising a UK electricity supplier on its supply license requirements and “license lite”
Advising Social and Sustainable Capital on the financing of the acquisition of three community solar PV farms in the West Midlands, the largest community solar transaction to have taken place at the time
Acting for Rendesco Holdings on the reorganisation, fundraising and bond offer of the Renewable Design Company group, a developer of commercial ground-source heat pumps
Advising Biowatt Energy on the financing and construction of several gas-to-grid AD facilities
Advising Zestec Asset Management on a £20m Framework Agreement with major energy investment fund, Next Energy Solar Fund, for the deployment of FIT and subsidy-free commercial rooftop pv installations
Advising Suncredit RP Ventures on several ‘peaking power’ demand generation facilities
Advising on the EU and UK law implications of the capacity market freeze
Advising CTF Solar on the £15m sale of 13.5MW of solar assets to Blackrock
Advising Gamma Energy on £18m of refinancing of two solar farms, Stokes Marsh and Stoneshill
Acting for St Modwen on its participation in the large-scale biomass generation facility and associated district heating system serving Cranbrook new community and Skypark.
Acting for British Solar Renewables on the UK’s first fully-listed solar bond issue (£40m), the first joint venture hub arrangement in Dorset connecting 2 solar farms and a biomass plant under section 22 of the Electricity Act, and various large-scale ground-mounted schemes, including Owls Hatch and Bradenstoke solar farms.
