Comprehensive legal advice for waste and bioenergy projects
We understand and can support you with the unique challenges and opportunities within the waste and bioenergy sector. Our experienced team provides comprehensive legal advice at all stages of development, as well as on subsequent sales or acquisitions.
We guide clients on financing, development and planning, construction and on regulatory compliance in conjunction with local authorities, along with the supply and offtake of resources from waste generators and aggregators.
With our in-depth knowledge, we can support you navigate the complexities of these highly regulated sectors, ensuring successful project outcomes.
The OC team are second to none. The practice is unique in that the team comes along for the entire process with the client. The commercial acumen of the team and passion for delivery is far beyond that I have experienced from other firms.
How we can help you
The expertise of our lawyers covers the full scope of waste and bioenergy projects. We can advise you on all areas of waste resource management issues, including:
- all aspects of compliance and risk management;
- advising on property arrangements;
- waste regulation and related environmental law;
- feedstock and supply chain strategy;
- power and materials offtake and trading strategies;
- planning consent and permitting;
- construction and development;
- assessing grid connection viability operation and asset management;
- regulatory and licensing issues;
- negotiating rights with third-party landowners;
- addressing grid infrastructure requirements; and
- project financing.
We also offer ongoing contract interpretation advice during live projects to help avoid disputes and, if necessary, represent clients in adjudication, arbitration, and court litigation.
We have also very recently developed and advised on the first sleeved corporate green gas purchase agreement, as green gas starts to play an increasingly important role in corporate decarbonisation ambitions.
Our waste and bioenergy lawyers
We are one of a few firms with a market-leading reputation for merchant bio-energy projects. Our team regularly advises energy and investment funds on acquisitions and disposals of assets in this area.
Our clients include utilities, contractors, developers/sponsors, suppliers and funders. We advise them on energy generation and fuel production projects, including energy from waste, anaerobic digestion, biomass, biogas/biomethane and biofuels.
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