Charles Winch

Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright

Charlie is an associate in the Energy & Infrastructure team in Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office.

Charlie provides project development, M&A, general corporate, project finance, construction and commercial contract advice on a variety of UK and international projects, with a particular focus on renewable and clean energy, including solar, onshore/offshore wind, batteries, interconnectors, and increasingly in relation to blue/green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage. He also advises on the regulation of electricity markets and grid connection arrangements in the UK, and the negotiation of power purchase agreements and related offtake contracts.

Charlie has previously worked in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Singapore office, on secondment to the global energy trading division of a multinational oil and gas company, and in the low carbon hydrogen team of another major international energy company working on one of the largest hydrogen opportunities in the Middle East.

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Low carbon hydrogen projects—an introduction

Practice Notes

This Practice Note is an introduction to hydrogen projects in the UK. It explains why developers and investors may be interested in these projects; the different production methods and associated colour categorisation; use cases for low carbon hydrogen and types of projects developing to accommodate them; some of the key deployment barriers for low carbon hydrogen projects in the UK; and the UK legal and regulatory framework that applies to low carbon hydrogen projects.

Energy

Low carbon hydrogen projects—legislation and policy tracker

Practice Notes

This tracker provides an overview of key developments and anticipated next steps in relation to low carbon hydrogen in Great Britain (GB) since the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, which was published in November 2020. It outlines the policy developments led by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and its predecessor, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as those from the Welsh and Scottish governments to the extent that hydrogen policy is a devolved competency. The tracker covers a range of low carbon hydrogen policy initiatives, including the Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM), Hydrogen Transport and Storage Business Models (HTBM and HSBM), and the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement (LCHA).

Energy