Schofield Sweeney‘s energy and natural resources group is known for its ability to handle small site projects, such as single wind turbine developments, and site assembly matters for large projects. The multi-disciplinary team’s expertise spans corporate, planning, property and tax issues. Practice chair Adam Hastie is sought out by regional and national clients for assistance with development and regeneration work. Karen Crutchley is geared to advise on commercial agreements in the energy and renewables sector.

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Key clients

  • Forepower Limited
  • Raleigh Power Limited
  • Seamer Power Limited
  • Doncaster Power (10MW) Limited
  • Doncaster Power (16MW) Limited
  • Aqua consultants Limited / Lanes Farm Energy Limited
  • Mark Falshaw
  • Woodyfuel (biomass fuel provider)
  • Harmony Energy Limited
  • Tetragen (Knapton) (UK) Limited
  • Harmony Energy Income Trust PLC
  • Broughton Farming Limited

Work highlights

  • Assisting Harmony Energy Limited with progressing a portfolio build of battery storage and solar ground array projects.      
  • Assisted a number of landowners who have been approached by developers wanting to create large ground array solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
  • Helping a large renewable operator with its development of a £480m 69MW energy from waste project near Northwich in Cheshire.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Adam Hastie

Other key lawyers

Karen Crutchley