Burges Salmon LLP’s renewables sector group demonstrates ‘an exceptional breadth and depth of experience and expertise’ and is highly sought-after on landmark and first-of-kind deals within the UK. Ross Fairley heads the team and acts for domestic developers in negotiating project and commercial agreements and navigating the regulatory aspects of pathfinding energy transition projects. Combining corporate and energy law expertise, Malcolm Donald assists on M&A, joint ventures, and project development matters. Planning and real estate sector experts include Julian Boswall, who specialises in the consenting of major wind, solar, and hydrogen assets and portfolios, and Euan Bremner, who advises lenders and sponsors on land arrangement matters.
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‘The Burgess Salmon renewables practice has an exceptional breadth and depth of experience and expertise in this area. This is evidenced by the range of client work to establish and influence policy and promote and deliver on major schemes.’
‘I value their dedicated and proactive approach to problem solving, a very clear communication style, the ability to translate very complex concepts into plain English and committed approach to meeting deadlines.’
‘Great range of skills provided as part of a team approach, to provide the relevant support for our project, including on contracts, property, subsidy control, procurement and a range of other advice, with the flexibility to bring in other specialists if required, but maintaining continuity and consistency throughout.’
‘The whole team was excellent, adding significant value as the project has progressed.’
Key clients
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Progressive Energy
- Protium Green Solutions
- Blue Gem Wind/ TotalEnergies /Simply Blue Energy
- Bluefield
- Orsted
- NatWest
- ESB
- EDF
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Equinor New Energy Limited
- RWE
Work highlights
Advising Total Energies and Simply Blue on the Erebus floating wind project off the coast of Wales.
Advising ENI and Progressive Energy on the new CCUS linked to green hydrogen production on the HyNet, a multi-billion-pound project in the North West of England.
Advising UK Government on the £1bn low carbon heat network scheme for Westminster.
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Practice head
Ross Fairley
Other key lawyers
Julian Boswall; Euan Bremner; Malcolm Donald; Camilla Usher-Clark