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BTO Solicitors LLP - Energy

BTO Solicitors LLP

Glasgow, Scotland
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Deals

Acting in relation to the negotiation (and variation) to a now operational lease of a Gas Peaking Plant in Falkirk.

Acting for the landowner in the negotiation of a battery storage development at a former sawmill site adjacent to a sub-station with 50MW available capacity.

Acting for the landowner, one of the oldest and largest landed estates in Scotland, in the negotiation of a battery storage development at a former sawmill site adjacent to a sub-station with 50MW available capacity.

Continuing advice with regard to development, in partnership with Buchanan Community Hydro Society Limited, of a community hydro project on our clients’ land.

Acting for the Bank in a term loan secured over the Allt Mor Hydro scheme.

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Team Services

BTO’s team is renowned for their commercial and focused legal expertise in the renewable energy sector.  It acts in projects of all sizes, some involving major international funders, others community-driven or privately funded (often joint venture) projects.

It holds an impressive portfolio of deals and clients, acting for commercial developers and operators, community renewables groups and projects, and landowners in diversification of landed estates in wind and hydro developments.

It also has extensive experience of acting for banks and funders across the sector. Of particular note is its unrivalled expertise acting for community groups in all stages of community related projects from inception through to post commission issues.

Specific sector specialisms and experience include: On-shore wind; Hydro schemes; Solar; Biomass / CHP / RHI; Energy from waste; Community renewables; Private wire schemes,; Landed estates; Feed in Tariff and ROCs.

The team has been involved in all manner of transactions and is seeing a continued increase in refinance transactions in the sector, joint ventures and privately funded projects, energy storage, hydro  and work in relation to gas peaking plants.