Renewable Energy Case Update

The BCLP Renewables and Clean Energy team reflects on 2022 as another dynamic year in the renewables and clean energy market with a review of reported judicial decisions involving the development and construction of renewable energy projects from around the world. Cases before the courts included various permitting and consent challenges, design liability, intellectual property in various technologies, claims of force majeure under a construction contract, the nature of property rights in the built asset, and nuisance and noise pollution relating to the operation of wind turbines.

The team at BCLP provides advice across all areas of the low carbon economy, with a particular focus on the development, financing and operation of renewable energy assets and related infrastructure. Our experience ranges from advising on generation from renewable sources such as solar, offshore and onshore wind, biomass and energy from waste to regulated and decentralized transmission, distribution and off-grid arrangements and networks, to customer supply and management contracts. A selection of the judgments surveyed are provided in the case summary.