Business areas in focus

Energy

Challenges and requirements

The energy sector is experiencing change and is currently witness to a consolidation trend resulting from the purchase of, among others, local authority power grid companies, electric power transmission companies and natural gas thermal power plants, as well as mergers between local authority water companies. Likewise, there are concrete plans to liberalise the waste incineration sector, to expand the area in which district heating is supplied and to establish renewable energy plants.

How we can help

As a result of our long-standing advice to large Danish and international energy actors, both public and private, we have accumulated specialist competencies in the energy sector, in particular as regards energy transactions. We have substantial experience in establishing renewable energy plants and on/offshore windmill parks, as well as the water and waste water sector. As regards regulatory matters, we have significant experience of district heating, waste incineration and district cooling. Moreover, we have established a strong international network, which enables us to participate in cross-border energy transactions.

Our advice encompasses, among others:     
  • Electricity supply
  • Heat supply
  • Natural gas supply
  • Water and waste water supply
  • Renewable energy
  • Waste incineration
  • District cooling
  • Conversion of local authority supply entities to corporate form
 
 
  • Transfer of energy companies
  • Conduct of energy related lawsuits
  • Energy tariffs
  • Biomass
  • Windmills
  • Biogas
  • Geothermal energy
  • Establishment of collective heat supply installations

Our ratings

Legal 500 Rating 2012

Energy

Per Hemmer and his energy and climate group at Bech-Bruun have ‘deep industry knowledge’ on transmission-related contractual and regulatory issues, and serve as principal legal counsel to Energinet.dk. Hemmer and the ‘excellent, trustworthy’ Jakob Østervang advised Himmerlands Elforsyning on buying the electricity distribution and supply activities of AKE Net and AKE Forsyning. Recently promoted partner Johan Weihe continues to advise Amagerforbrænding on a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen. Other clients include Vattenfall and Clean Energy Invest.

Legal 500, Energy

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Event 18 April 2012
Bella Center, Hall E

Chinese and Danish Partnerships

Event 05 October 2011
Copenhagen

Establishment of biogas plant

Event 04 October 2011
Aarhus

Establishment of biogas plant