A vital contributor to reducing carbon, a heat network – also known as district heating – is a distribution system of insulated pipes that takes heat from a central source and delivers it to a number of domestic or non-domestic buildings.
Our market-leading lawyers have built a reputation advising on innovative, ground-breaking projects, helping to develop commercial solutions that support the development and delivery of clean heat projects, driving this rapidly evolving market.
We are at the forefront of the latest regulatory developments which will affect clean heat projects for years to come and help our clients to ensure their projects are delivered efficiently and future-proofed as far as possible.
This is now more critical than ever as the regulation of heat networks and the implementation of zoning by the Energy Act 2023 is in process and will provide a major boost to the deployment of clean heat by underpinning demand and unlocking large-scale private sector investment
Area of focus
Our clean heat specialists have a proven track record advising on the following:
- Delivery models and procurement strategies
- Project development and delivery (transaction documents)
- Regulation, including the implications of heat network zoning
- Secondary market transactions, mergers & acquisitions and refinancing.