Energy

Bech-Bruun

At Bech-Bruun, the energy team is a leading adviser on commercial, project, and regulatory matters across the renewable energy sector. Team head Johan Weihe is a leading authority on transactional matters across clean power technologies, regularly acting for major clients in matters regarding significant waste-to-energy, power-to-X, and carbon capture and storage projects. Offering deep expertise in the renewable energy industry, Dan Bjerg Geary is a key adviser for complex contracting and project development matters concerning electricity infrastructure and hydrogen facilities. Having returned to the firm in 2023, Mathias Rose Svendsen heads up the offshore wind group and specialises in contract drafting and negotiations.

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‘Strong capabilities with respect to the relevant regulations.’
‘Extremely strong team in both professional competences and personal relations. Very skilled in dealing with complex contracts and negotiations.’
‘Always delivered in time and to a high standard. They took on really difficult assignments and came up with good solutions.’
‘Bech-Bruun’s energy team comprises a wide range of qualified advisers within regulatory and compliance, transactional, contractual work as well as specific competencies required for complex energy-related work.’
‘Great experience in the field and open for debates and input.’
‘Johan Weihe, Nicolai Als, Anders Birkelund Nielsen are trustworthy and competent.’
'Dan Bjerg Geary is a long-time adviser to us and other players in the industry and has firmly positioned himself in the elite of contractual advisers within renewable energy.’
‘Simon Milthers bolsters an impressive range of transactions in the energy market, having particular experience in complex carve-out transactions that we have benefitted greatly from.'

Key clients

ARC – I/S Amager Ressourcecenter
Vestforbrænding
Energinet
Argo
A.P. Møller Holding A/S
KK Wind Solutions A/S/Maersk
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
APMH Invest XXI ApS
Vattenfall
Nel ASA
Hanwha Corporation/E&C Co. Ltd.

Work highlights

Assisted Mitsui & Co., Ltd. with the acquisition of 49% ownership shares in a Power-to-X project (304MW solar plant in Kassø and the associated 52MW e-methanol facility).
Advising Energinet in relation to a partnership agreement with Siemens Energy on a comprehensive expansion of the power grid in Western Denmark of up to approx. DKK10.5bn.
Advising Argo, the municipally owned waste and energy company, regarding the liberalisation and incorporation of the waste-to-energy plant and other waste management activities.

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