At Tughans, one of Northern Ireland’s leading commercial law
firms, we understand the energy sector and the challenges our clients face in
this industry in the context of increasing energy costs for businesses,
security of supply, demanding EU and UK emission reduction targets and a push
to reduce the environmental impact of energy generation and consumption.
In recent years the energy sector in Northern Ireland has
seen significant growth, particularly in relation to renewable energy development.
Tughans has developed a specialist team to advise on all aspects of energy
development including:
• establishing new technology companies and joint ventures;
• securing funding through banks and venture capital;
• renewable energy incentive schemes including the
Renewables Obligation and EIS;
• agreeing options and leases for development;
• obtaining planning permission and other consents;
• drafting and negotiating power purchase agreements;
• advising on the sale and purchase of operational
developments;
• advising clients on all aspects of an increasingly complex
regulatory landscape; and
• advising on construction and procurement.
At the various stages of your project we can offer the right
level of support from our multidisciplinary
team of experts to help minimise risk and ensure your
project’s success.
Recent Energy
Experience
• Advising wind farm developers on the planning applications
and Environmental Impact Assessments for a number of major projects in Northern
Ireland including wind farms, energy from waste plants and anaerobic digestion
projects.
• Advising clients on the development of field-scale solar
generation projects (up to 5MW) including advising on future changes to the ROC
regime, procurement issues for public sector customers and securing options and
leases for potential development sites, advising on planning and grid
connection issues.
• Advising banks on the Northern Irish planning, licensing,
grid connection and SEM compliance issues along with the finance and security
structure in relation to funding for the acquisition and development of
constructed and pre-construction wind farms in Northern Ireland.
• Acting for a number of funds and developers in connection
with rooftop leases for both domestic and commercial properties for solar power
generation.
• Acting on behalf of developers of single wind turbines on
lands owed by third parties and also advising landowners in relation to leases
for renewables projects.
• Advising an NI Bank in respect of the funding and security
package made available for the proposed construction of a biomass combined heat
and power plant in County Tyrone.
• Advising a major investment fund on its funding of a 1.3
MW anaerobic digestion plant in Dungannon and a developer of a 5MW AD plant in
Derry-Londonderry.
• Advising a wind farm developer on planning and energy
regulatory issues relating to the acquisition of two preconstruction wind farms
in Northern Ireland.
• Advising developers on the construction of farm-scale
Anaerobic Digestion plants in Northern Ireland.
• Advising on planning appeals and judicial review
proceedings relating to planning applications for wind farm and other renewable
energy development.
• Advising a joint venture company on the development of a
major energy from waste plant in Belfast.
Partner, Andrew Ryan heads the team and is recognised within
Northern Ireland as a leader in energy regulatory matters, particularly as they
relate to renewable energy development. Chambers Guide to the UK Legal
Profession 2013 notes that he is “highly regarded” and “deeply
informed” in the field of environment and regulatory law. The firm’s key
areas of expertise are consistently ranked highly in both Chambers Guide and
the UK Legal 500.
For further information contact Andrew on T: +44 (0)28 9082
0527 / E: andrew.ryan@tughans.com
