The renewables & energy industry is currently going through a major transition, with a massive growth in renewable energy being driven by the impact of both climate change legislation and public opinion. Semple Fraser is at the forefront of this transition and we are actively engaged with clients in delivering strategies that aim to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality. We are also working with clients seeking to shape Government policy and legislation in areas such as the Feed-in-Tariff and ROC regimes, carbon capture & storage and the “end-of-waste” debate.
The climate change agenda is driving us towards an ever greater generation of renewable energy. However, the reality is that we will be reliant upon fossil fuel for some time to deliver our base load energy requirements. Our practice reflects this.
Our renewables & energy group is engaged in projects as diverse as the definition of “renewable energy”. We advise clients on a range of areas from onshore wind, energy from waste (biomass, anaerobic digestion, landfill/biogas etc) and hydro, through to the high profile Ayrshire Power proposed clean coal/carbon capture power station at Hunterston, Ayrshire.
Our renewables & energy group brings together our market leading specialists in corporate/transaction services, construction, environment/waste, finance, intellectual property, planning and real estate to deliver industry focused, commercial legal advice to our clients.
We work collaboratively with our clients and with the regulators from EU level to DECC, the Environment Agency and SEPA on a national and local level. At Semple Fraser, we not only know what the law is but often more importantly where it is going to go. Indeed we have helped shape UK and EU waste law.
We act on a UK wide basis and advise on:
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EU renewable energy law and EU and UK waste law
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commercial contracts,
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construction,
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corporate structures, M&A and JV’s,
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employment and health & safety,
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financing options (debt and equity),
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planning applications, s75/106 Agreements, appeals and public inquiries, and
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real estate.
Our market leading position is borne out by the company we keep, acting for the likes of Ayrshire Power, the European Commission, Peel Energy, Tesco, Shanks, OSS Group, JUWI and WKN Windkraft.
Semple Fraser is a company member of RenewableUK (the leading renewable energy trade association), Scottish Renewables and the Industrial and Power Association.
for further information please contact: bill fowler