Burges Salmon’s unique strength is that it has deep knowledge and expertise across the key sectors of energy, transport, infrastructure and the built environment, with many of our lawyers recognised as leaders in these fields. These sectors have to work together to hit the Net Zero target and the success of a hydrogen economy in the UK will also depend on this.
We have been advising on hydrogen for many years particularly in the electrolyser sector and we are now at the heart of the hydrogen conversation in the UK: our lawyers sit on the Executive of the UK Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association, sit on the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s Hydrogen Task Force working group for standards and regulation, and work closely with the Department for International Trade. We promote industry dialogue through regular round-table events and seminars.
Our work spans all forms of hydrogen from large clusters to on-site bespoke solutions. As well as the hydrogen producers and developers, we work closely with renewable energy providers engaged in the opportunities which hydrogen presents and with the demand side of hydrogen looking at future supplies and uses.
Areas of focus
Multi-disciplinary team: We offer a full suite of legal services to ensure you are fully-supported throughout a project’s life cycle, including advising on:
- Consenting of projects, pipelines, storage and networks
- Regulatory Matters and government incentives
- Procurement, construction, operation and decommissioning
- Hydrogen supply and distribution
- Corporate
- Financing
- Taxation
- Real estate
- Health and safety
- Dispute management and trouble-shooting
Worldwide support: We have lawyers qualified to work in all three UK jurisdictions, as well as a close network of international law firms, with whom we work regularly, to ensure you receive a seamless service, irrespective of the location of a project and the parties involved in it.
Watch Burges Salmon lawyers, Ross Fairley, Malcolm Donald and Carys Sherwood, participate in the Hydrogen Energy Association’s 30-minute ‘Bytes’ webinar, unravelling the hydrogen opportunity here.