The renewable energy team at Advokatfirmaet Hjort provides broad expertise across the electricity and clean power segments. Planning, licensing, and stakeholder engagement expert Kristin Bjella leads the team and regularly acts for major domestic energy utilities and project companies on landmark matters concerning wind and hydropower assets. Across the team, Jørn A. Uggerud leads on transactional and project development mandates in the offshore wind sector, Rolf Trolle Andersen is highly sought after among electricity utilities and energy-intensive consumers for power grid and network developments, and Kenneth Høgevold has expertise in M&A and regulation issues concerning the electricity and heat sectors.
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Key clients
- Å Energi group
- Energiselskapet Hardanger group
- Source Galileo Norge AS
- Statkraft SF
- Fosen Vind DA
- Roan Vind DA
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Borg CO2 AS
- Hydropower AS
- Svabo Industrinett AS
Work highlights
- Advising regarding the Supreme Court's ruling that Roan and Fosen windfarm's operations infringed upon the rights of the local Sami population.
- Advising Source Galileo Norge AS on the formation of joint ventures Utsiravind AS and Goliatvind AS with Odfjell Oceanwind.
- Providing legal guidance to Glitre Nett AS on contractual and procurement strategies essential for the development and maintenance of its regional electricity grid.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Kristin Bjella
Other key lawyers
Jørn A. Uggerud; Rolf Trolle Andersen; Kenneth Høgevold