Renewable Projects Magazine

Welcome to our new Renewable Projects Magazine, created to provide a concise and user-friendly update for professionals involved in the construction of renewable energy projects. This edition highlights key legal and contractual developments shaping the renewable projects sector globally.

In this edition:

• Tanya Chadha considers the evolving contracting mindset for Energy from Waste plant revamps explaining why traditional EPC models are often unsuitable and why more bespoke approaches to contracting and risk allocation are increasingly required.
• Simon Bellas and Stephanie Yu explore the rapid growth of renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia, examining key developments across jurisdictions and the policy and market drivers underpinning the region’s accelerating energy transition.
• Ella Wallwork and Bailey Robinson analyse the challenges arising on wind farm projects in Australia and across APAC drawing on recent trends and developments to highlight the recurring causes of disputes and the importance of effective contractual risk allocation.
• Joanne Wilkins and James Stewart examine the management of fuel risk in Energy from Waste projects, focusing on the operational and contractual challenges posed by out of specification fuel and the practical measures available to mitigate those risks.
• Rachel Irwin explores the rise of split scope contracting in battery energy storage projects, considering how this procurement model reshapes the allocation of integration and interface risk and the contractual mechanisms needed to manage it effectively.