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Renewables
The legislated policy is to reach Net Zero by 2050. We have dedicated subtopics for legal teams – renewable electricity subsidies and embedded benefits, projects for solar, onshore wind, and offshore renewable projects.
Market regulation and licensing subtopics
With increasing political and regulatory focus on the electricity supply market, many larger legal teams are interested in this area. Our subtopics include GB electricity generation and storage regulation.
Key energy law developments
Keep up-to-date with market practice and advances in real-time. We have forward looking trackers of the expected dates of final decisions, and implementing measures for consultations across the British energy market.
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The energy sector is fast-paced and ever changing. Are you up-to-date with the latest changes in energy regulation and policy– and have a sense of what’s on the horizon?
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Latest Energy News
The European Commission has adopted an amendment to its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) State aid Guidelines to address the increased carbon leakage...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its annual update to Parliament on progress under the Electricity Market Reform...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published the National Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy Generation (EN-7), which came...
The Cabinet Office and the European Commission have concluded negotiations for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027 and completed exploratory...
Banking & Finance analysis: The case of Macdonald Hotels alarmed lenders and their lawyers earlier in the year, with obiter comments suggesting that,...
Latest Energy Practice Notes
Construction horizon scannerThis horizon scanner, formerly known as the ‘Construction future developments tracker’, identifies key upcoming changes...
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)—key features of ECO4What is the ECO?The ECO is an energy efficiency scheme that requires large energy suppliers to...
UK ETS—legal framework, key obligations and administrationSince the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 (IP completion day), the...
UK ETS—allocation of allowances and auctioningSince the end of the Brexit transition period (IP completion day) on 31 December 2020, the UK no longer...
Conditions precedent in commercial contractsThis Practice Note considers the meaning, interpretation and use of conditions precedent in commercial...
Latest Energy Precedents
Termination clause1Termination1.1This Agreement may be terminated by either party giving a minimum of [enter number] months’ notice in writing to the...
Template agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Party A][ of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under...
Power purchase agreement (PPA)—exempt power supplyThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[name of the Company] [of [address] OR incorporated in...
Board minutes approving a proposed commercial agreementCOMPANY NUMBER:[ insert company number][insert company name] [LIMITED OR PLC]Minutes of a...
Briefing for directors—general duties under the Companies Act 2006Every director of a company owes a number of duties to the company they are...
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An introduction to EU law and competition law issues for take-or-pay clauses in energy contracts
An introduction to EU law and competition law issues for take-or-pay clauses in energy contractsThis Practice Note introduces take-or-pay clauses in...
Production Sharing Contracts
Production Sharing ContractsIntroductionA production sharing contract (PSC) is a contractual relationship between a host government and a private...
The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime
The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regimeWhat are OFTOs?Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs) are the owners of offshore transmission assets which...
Power purchase agreements (PPAs)—key terms and issues
Power purchase agreements (PPAs)—key terms and issuesWhat is a power purchase agreement?A power purchase agreement (PPA) is a contract between an...
Wind Turbine Supply Agreement
Wind Turbine Supply AgreementWhat is a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA)?The Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) is a critical component of the contractual...
An introduction to tolling agreements in the LNG sector
An introduction to tolling agreements in the LNG sectorIntroductionThe business model underpinning a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is of...
Knock-for-knock indemnities: risk allocation in offshore energy contracts
Knock-for-knock indemnities: risk allocation in offshore energy contractsWhat are knock-for-knock indemnities?A knock-for-knock clause is a reciprocal...
Grid connection—key rules
Grid connection—key rulesWhat is a grid connection?A grid connection allows a user to connect to the local network or ‘grid’ so they can receive or...
LNG sale and purchase agreements
LNG sale and purchase agreementsTypes of LNG sale and purchase agreementsLiquefied natural gas (LNG) is commonly traded as a portfolio commodity, in...
Balance of plant agreements in wind farm projects—Overview
Balance of plant agreements in wind farm projects—OverviewScope of this noteThis note provides an overview of Balance of Plant (BOP) Agreements in the...
Understanding upstream petroleum agreements—concessions, production sharing contracts and service contracts
Understanding upstream petroleum agreements—concessions, production sharing contracts and service contractsThe purpose and scope of petroleum...
Gas sales agreement—key clauses
Gas sales agreement—key clausesTypes of gas sales agreements (GSAs)Contracts for the sale of gas may take several forms, including:•term...
Contracts for Difference (CfD)—key features
Contracts for Difference (CfD)—key featuresElectricity market reform (EMR)The EMR programme was developed by the government to promote investment in...
An Introduction to Oil & Gas Sales and Trading
An Introduction to Oil & Gas Sales and TradingGovernments permit companies to explore for and produce hydrocarbons (crude oil and natural gas)...
Project structure for renewable energy projects
Project structure for renewable energy projectsHow are renewable energy projects typically structured?For most renewable gathering projects (certainly...
What is a smart meter?
What is a smart meter?A summary of typical metering methods in the UKTraditionally, the utility metering for a domestic or non-domestic building in...
Farm-out agreements—key terms
Farm-out agreements—key termsScopeA farm-out is, in effect, a mechanism pursuant to which the owner of a participating interest in certain oil and gas...
Associated legal terms
HEP
Human Error Probability: Term used in safety engineering. Probability assigned to represent the likelihood that a human, usually the operator, fails to complete a particular action correctly.
MFT
Mean-Field Theory
Pile
A term that was used to describe the first nuclear reactors which consisted of "piles" of graphite and uranium blocks. See Windscale Piles.
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