Energy industry and hydrogen

Why work with us in the energy industry and hydrogen sector

Rethinking energy. Advancing hydrogen. Shaping the future.

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The accelerator for energy projects

Approval, implementation, contract design – we create clear structures for successful projects.

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Clarity on special issues

Even experts occasionally need a second opinion.

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Hydrogen

A market in development; solutions for the generation, transportation, storage and use of the energy source of the future.

Today’s network of energy law standards is almost unmanageable in scope. Nevertheless, every regulation can be traced back to one of two systemic decisions: The European-initiated facilitation of competition and the primarily nationally initiated energy transition on the other.

Creating a balance between the two system decisions that is acceptable to all stakeholders remains complicated. This is why legislators are constantly making adjustments. This constantly presents every player in the energy market with new challenges.

We are at your side across the entire spectrum of these challenges, whether in large-scale projects or just in detailed questions of energy law. So that your project does not remain a feasibility study.

Range of services

Range of services for energy & hydrogen

Approval of energy projects

We have managed approvals for conventional power plants for decades. Today, we support our clients in developing new generation solutions from wind and PV generation and battery storage to geothermal and biomass cogeneration plants as well as H2ready gas turbines.

 

Implementation of energy projects

The implementation of energy projects is often more complex than the planning. We find solutions when things get stuck in the project.

 

Drafting contracts for energy projects

Joint ventures, partnership agreements, construction contracts, general contractor agreements, management and maintenance contracts, electricity and heat supply contracts, fuel purchase agreements. We are familiar with all contractual challenges.

 

Clarity in the regulatory jungle

Many of our clients know the energy industry inside out. We are also on hand when things get difficult in detail or when cross-sectional areas are involved: amortization account, occupational safety, expropriation proceedings, craftsmen’s law, correction factor, commercial tenant electricity, low-voltage products, standardization, technology law, heat pump subsidies. You name it.

 

Building the hydrogen economy

We already discussed the use of hydrogen as a drive energy for railroads in 2017, and we are working on setting up a hydrogen filling station network with its own generation division based on renewable energy. The go-ahead for the core network shows the trend for the coming decades. It is exciting to be part of this.

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PV systems

Comprehensive regulatory advice on the implementation of PV projects.

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OWP compensation

Defense against compensation claims from OWP operators in the millions.

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Electrolysis plants

Planning and implementation of hydrogen production on an industrial scale.

Get to know our team in the field of energy management and hydrogen

Christian Althaus
Partner
 Christian Althaus
Dr. Jana Benzel
LL.M.
Partner
Dr. Jana Benzel
Leonie Bräer
 Leonie Bräer
Sebastian Gajek
LL.M.
 Sebastian Gajek
Dr. Joachim Gores
Partner
Dr. Joachim Gores
Dr. Friedrich Grote
Partner
Dr. Friedrich Grote
Svenja Kaftan
LL.B.
 Svenja Kaftan
Dr. Martin Mönks
Partner
Dr. Martin Mönks
Dr. Michael Neupert
Partner
Dr. Michael Neupert
Tim Potthast
 Tim Potthast
Dr. Moritz Rademacher
LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Dr. Moritz Rademacher
Petra Resing
Partner
 Petra Resing
Dr. Johannes Schulte
Partner
Dr. Johannes Schulte
Dr. Torsten Uhlig
Partner
Dr. Torsten Uhlig
Boris Waldheim
Partner
 Boris Waldheim
Dr. Maximilian Ziegler
B.Sc. (Warwick)
Partner
Dr. Maximilian Ziegler