Alexander Uff

Barrister, Quadrant Chambers

Alexander Uff has over two decades of experience as a specialist in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Originally qualified as a barrister, Alexander was a partner in an elite global arbitration practice at Shearman & Sterling LLP for several years before joining Quadrant Chambers in 2021. He provides advice, representation and advocacy to corporations, States and State-owned entities in complex international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, and also sits as an arbitrator.

Alexander’s work has focused in recent years on disputes in the energy, mining and construction / infrastructure sectors, investment treaty claims and commercial disputes, while his experience covers numerous other industries and subject matters including M&A, shareholder and joint venture disputes, pharmaceuticals, IP and licensing, retail, food industries, aviation, agribusiness and insurance, among others.

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Energy storage—the evolving regulatory regime and renewable subsidy position

Practice Notes

This Practice Note summarises the evolving regulatory and renewable subsidy positions that apply to energy storage projects in the UK. It examines the treatment of storage within the Electricity Act 1989 licensing regime, updates to standard licence conditions for electricity generators to accommodate storage projects and the application of final consumption levies for energy storage. It also considers network charges for energy storage projects and unbundling of networks from energy generation and storage.

Energy