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Our experience includes:

  • Energia, acting for a late stage bidder on its participation in the all-island, multi-billion euro sales process for Energia from I-Squared Capital. Energia is one of Ireland’s largest energy utilities (both electricity and gas), a major renewables developer and is developing a data centre at its Huntstown campus.
  • Celtic Interconnector, advising EirGrid, the national transmission system operator, in connection with the development and financing of the 700MW HVDC Celtic Interconnector between Ireland and France with a capital cost in excess of €1.6bn.
  • ORESS Tonn Nua, advising EirGrid on the first offshore wind energy auction and project to take place under the new plan-led approach offshore wind development in Ireland.
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), acting for CIP on its fund’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Statkraft’s 2.2GW Irish offshore wind portfolio. This portfolio includes the proposed 500MW NISA windfarm.
  • Digital Realty, advising Digital Realty, one of the world’s largest data centre developers across a number of data centre developments and on electricity market contracts (including complex corporate Power Purchase Agreements).
  • DAA plc, on the phased development project for the new 70-acre office park, “Dublin Airport Central”, which involves advising on all project development aspects including the procurement competition and construction documents for this unique development.
  • CIP, acting on its investment into Greengate Biogas Partnership a platform to develop, construct and operate multiple biogas plants across Ireland.
  • Aughinish Alumina, advising on all Aughinish’s activities undertaken in Ireland, including: the procurement, construction and creation of its 160MW CHP plant; its significant gas supply arrangements; its participation in the SEM; its carbon hedging and trading arrangements.
  • Temporary Emergency Generation, acting for EirGrid plc on the structuring and funding of the procurement of circa of 660MW temporary emergency generation services contracts to ensure the stability of Ireland’s national grid.
  • DIF Capital Partners, acting for a DIF fund on its acquisition of a 51% stake in ib vogt GmbH,one of the world’s leading developers in utility-scale PV solar.
  • Oweninny I and Oweninny II Wind Farms, acting for the European Investment Bank on the funding of both the Oweninny I and Oweninny II Wind Farms, a joint venture between Bord na Móna and the ESB which is one of the largest windfarms on the island of Ireland.
  • Brookfield Renewables, acting for Brookfield on its development and financing of the Slieve Callan wind farm project in South West Ireland (which included a 25km 110KV contestable grid connection).
  • EirGrid plc, advising EirGrd on grid connection matters including disputes, and separately acted for EirGrid on a dispute pursuant to the Capacity Market Code.
  • Dublin Waste to Energy, acting for Green Investment Group (GIG) on its investment in and subsequent sale of a portion of its interest in the Dublin Waste to Energy Facility located in Poolbeg, Dublin Port.
  • Oriel Offshore Wind Farm, acting for Parkwind NV one of Europe’s leading offshore Wind Farm developers, in its initial strategic investment in the Oriel Wind Farm – a 330MW offshore wind farm project proposed in the Irish Sea.
  • Renewable energy infrastructure development (offshore and onshore wind and solar)
  • Participation in the RESS and ORESS Auctions
  • Power Purchase Agreements
  • Capacity and wholesale energy markets participation
  • System/Ancillary Services market development and participation
  • Energy related disputes, including disputes under market codes.
  • Clean hydrogen development
  • Battery storage
  • Data Centre development and private wires
  • EU Regulations and Directives
  • Grid Connection applications

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