Clean Energy, Waste & Sustainability
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Clean energy, waste & sustainability expertise
We are one of few law firms in the UK with a dedicated clean energy, waste & sustainability practice.
Our clients include energy project developers, equity and debt investors, contractors, large energy consumers, utilities and other energy suppliers, local government, landlords and occupiers, energy services companies (ESCOs) and aggregators.
On the waste side we act for some of the UK’s major waste and re-usables companies, both private and public, including waste disposal authorities, waste collectors, transfer station operators, hauliers, brokers, and operators of all types of waste treatment facility including energy-from-waste.
Additionally, we help clients in all sectors to decarbonise, improve their sustainability, reduce their energy consumption and emissions, manage their waste, and address the ‘green agenda’. Our team also advises clients on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and how these impact their businesses.
Our clean energy, waste & sustainability team is led by Clare King (clean energy), Kirstin Roberts (waste, sustainability and ESG) and James Larmour (projects & infrastructure).
Kirstin Roberts FCIWM
Director
Clean energy
We have genuine in-depth knowledge of the clean energy sector, with particular expertise in renewable energy, battery storage, distributed generation, heat and innovative/smart solutions.
Waste
We are one of the few UK law firms with a dedicated waste practice. This team is headed by Kirstin Roberts, Ben Derrington & Alison Ogley, who between them have 30 years + of specialist experience dealing with waste & recycling matters.
Sustainability
We are a multidisciplinary team of over 90 lawyers with a real passion for all things ‘green’. Find out how businesses across all sectors could generate new revenue streams and/or make cost savings by enhancing their green credentials.
Zero emission vehicles & charging infrastructure
We really understand the ZEV market – the various business models available and the key considerations of stakeholders. This allows us to help our clients realise their ambitions whilst ensuring that their commercial interests are protected.
Insights & webinars
Sustainability: buzzword or business critical?
Don’t let your business get left behind
Our panel of experts discussed:
> What does sustainability actually mean and how you could work towards it in your business
> Case study: a corporate’s approach to sustainability and how its sustainability plan has merged with its commercial plan to grow its business
> The increased focus of investors on sustainability and how this is driving change across the supply chainBioenergy: current market & future opportunities
Our speakers discussed the current bioenergy market and future opportunities. We also covered the Green Gas Support Scheme, common misconceptions in the bioenergy sector, and developments in the feedstock market. A poll of attendees revealed that most believe anaerobic digestion will win out as the predominant bioenergy generation technology.
Hydrogen: what’s the buzz
The first in a series of webinars exploring the role of hydrogen in the UK economy, this session covered the energy, transport and wider infrastructure sectors. Our speakers provided a high level introduction to hydrogen in the energy sector, including:
> How does hydrogen fit into the energy transition
> The different methods of producing hydrogen
> What are the main uses of hydrogen
> What are government and industry stakeholders doing to promote hydrogen in the 2020sHydrogen in transport
We take a closer look at the role of hydrogen in the energy transition & hydrogen’s potential in the transport sector.
Read our other hydrogen materials here:
Energy focus: UK’s energy mix – a role for hydrogen?
Transport focus: hydrogen vehicles – the future?
Freeths advises Centrica - breakthrough hydrogen production technology
Related news & insights
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Key contacts
Kirstin Roberts FCIWM
Director
Meet our team
Philippa Dempster
Senior Partner & London Office Managing Partner
Chris Freeston
Nottingham Office Managing Partner & National Head of Banking & Finance
James Hartley
Partner & National Head of Dispute Resolution
Jackie Heeds
Partner & Joint Lead of Major Projects
Malin Svanberg Larsson
Partner
Andrew Maxwell
Partner and Head of Competition
Kirstin Roberts FCIWM
Director
Stephanie Gozney
Managing Associate
Charlotte Hartwright
Senior Associate
Sadiea Mustafa-Awan
Senior Associate
Henrietta Rendell
Senior Associate
Shraiya Thapa
Senior Associate, Knowledge Management Lawyer
Karolina Olczak
Immigration Executive
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