Energy and Infrastructure

We advise investors, developers, contractors and banks on all aspects of the energy transition and beyond. Our focus: renewable energies, battery storage, hydrogen, data centres, decarbonisation of heat and other innovative projects.

Transactions and Projects

Our services span the entire project cycle, from development to construction, operation, decommissioning and repowering.

We support our clients in developing, acquiring, and selling energy projects, including due diligence and contract negotiations.

Our team covers all relevant topics:

Energy law
Financing
Permitting
Property law
Mergers & acquisitions
Project contracts
Electricity sales

Dispute Resolution

In addition to transactional and project business, we represent our clients before arbitral tribunals and state courts. We are dedicated to resolving disputes quickly and effectively.

Our track record includes complex international proceedings in which we have successfully enforced our clients’ claims.

Strong Market Network

We are member of several industry associations:

German Energy Storage Systems Association
German Wind Energy Association
Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster
watt_2.0 e.V.
women of new energies e.V.

Projects and References

Our track record includes various projects in Germany and abroad. Recent examples are:

Wind
- Advising Qualitas Energy on the due diligence and acquisition of a 96 MW wind portfolio in Germany
- Financing of a 69 MW wind farm in Serbia: Advising a bank consortium on project and financing agreements
- Refinancing of a 42 MW wind farm in Croatia for Erste Group Bank
- Advising Luxcara on the project contracts for a Finnish wind portfolio
- 316 MW wind farm portfolio: Advising Qualitas Energy on the cooperation with a project developer for the development of ten wind farms
- Project development for one of the largest onshore wind farms in Europe: Support for an asset manager in structuring and negotiating the project contracts
- Offshore wind: Advising on project contracts for the construction and operation of a German offshore wind farm
- Floating Offshore Wind: Advising a developer on a contract for floating foundations
Solar
- Acquisition of a 62 MW solar park in Bavaria: Advising Encavis on the transaction with Fronteris
- 1.5 GW solar project pipeline: Advising Green Fox Energy on the acquisition of a 50% stake in the project developer ON Energy
- Due diligence and advice to Green Fox Energy on the acquisition and construction of a 15 MW solar park in Eyendorf, Germany
- 300+ MW solar portfolio: Advising an investor on joint venture agreements for several solar projects in Germany
- 120 MW solar project: Negotiation of acquisition and project agreements for a solar project in southern Spain
Power Purchase Agreements
- Negotiation of one of the largest German PPAs for renewable energies between Luxcara and RWE Supply & Trading
- Advising Luxcara on a PPA with Alpiq for a 121 MW solar project in Spain
- Advising Luxcara on three PPAs with Meta for a Danish 300 MW solar portfolio
- Advising on a PPA for an African solar project
Battery storage and other innovative projects
- Advising Energynest on a power-to-heat plant with heat storage for Leonhard Kurz
- Negotiating EPC and O&M contracts for a battery project in Germany
- Due diligence for several stand-alone battery projects in Germany
- Battery analysis: Financing advice to a start-up for AI-supported condition diagnosis
- Electric vehicles: Advising Luxcara on its investment in 2,600 e-charging stations in cooperation with Wirelane
- Hydropower: Contract negotiations for a hydropower plant in Serbia
- Hydrogen: Advising a British manufacturer on contracts for the supply of components for a hydrogen project
- Biomass: Advising a foreign investor on six biomass projects in Germany
- District heating: Advising a project developer on district heating projects
Dispute Resolution
- Representation of a Finnish company in a EUR 27 million arbitration in Zurich
- Representation of a Danish company before an arbitration tribunal in Copenhagen in a construction dispute regarding a solar park
- Representation of a Swedish wind project in arbitration proceedings in Stockholm
- International arbitration proceedings in Zurich concerning a supply contract: enforcement of claims for damages in the amount of EUR 10 million against a supplier from Hong Kong
- International expert proceedings: defending an energy company against EUR 38 million in damages and additional price claims