Energy Projects
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5B
Advised on over AUD 20m of pre-Series A, Series A and pre-Series B capital raising in various forms, shareholder arrangements, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) grants, R&D tax loans, engineering arrangements, manufacturing arrangements, intellectual property (IP) arrangements, collaboration and joint venture arrangements, premises leases and licences, employment and consultancy arrangements, product sale and warranty arrangements and distribution (including licensing) arrangements plus myriad upstream and downstream contracts covering (among various other things) supply and deployment of more than 25 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity across Australia, USA, India, Chile and Panama.
5B is a Sydney-headquartered, clean technology business on a mission to accelerate the planet’s transition to ultra-low-cost clean energy by harnessing the full power of the sun, and plans to achieve this goal with its prefabricated, modular and rapidly-deployable Maverick solution. 5B’s investors currently include BP, AES, Artesian, Malcolm Turnbull AC and Simon Holmes ὰ Court (or associates thereof).
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Atmos Renewables
Advised on long-term partnership agreement with Wind Projects Australia (WPA) for identification and development of renewable energy project (especially wind farm) project opportunities across the National Electricity Market (NEM), joint development agreements (JDAs), consultancy agreements and asset management agreements.
Atmos Renewables is a leading Australian renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) with interests and ownership in nearly 2 GW of wind, solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets across all the NEM states. Atmos Renewables is determined to play a lead role in decarbonising Australia’s electricity network by building and operating – over the long-term – its portfolio of renewable energy generation assets while being the partner of choice for communities, landowners and off-takers across Australia.
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MPower
Advised on various contracts covering acquisition, development, engineering, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance, asset management and sale in relation to projects within a portfolio projected to include 100 MW of solar farms and battery energy storage systems across Australia.
ASX-listed MPower draws on the deep expertise and extensive experience of its much-valued personnel to build, own and operate on-grid and off-grid solar farms, battery energy storage systems (BESS), hybrid power systems and other power systems.
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Lion Energy
Advised on project structure, risk management strategies and contracts intended to cover the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of hydrogen refuelling stations for buses (and potentially also trucks) across the eastern states of Australia.
While traditionally focused on the exploration and development of, and production from, oil and gas fields across Indonesia, Lion Energy has additionally adopted and is now actively pursuing a green hydrogen strategy targeting opportunities in Australia.
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Firm Power
Advised on due diligence, land option, lease and government grant funding arrangements for the proposed Western Sydney Smart Battery being a 20 MW / 40 MWh battery energy storage system to be located adjacent to the Penrith Zone Substation in NSW.
Sydney-headquartered Firm Power is a battery energy storage system (BESS) developer intent on demonstrating an innovative power-as-a-service model which will not only provide power system and energy services but will also provide network services by injecting power into the grid during times of critical peak demand
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Green Gold Energy
Advised on various contracts covering acquisition, development, engineering, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and sale in relation to 70 MWac of solar farms (some of which have incorporated or will incorporate battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities) across Australia.
Green Gold Energy specialises in the development, construction and operation of grid-connected and off-grid solar farms across South Australia, Victoria and NSW, and prides itself on (and openly attributes its success at least in part to) the collaborative working relationship it has been able to forge and maintain with its supply chain participants as well as local councils and grid operators.
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Sundown Pastoral Co
Advised on risk management strategies and contracts covering power purchase, option to lease land and associated regulatory arrangements for a proposed 5 MWac solar farm and 11 MWh battery energy storage system to be used to power a co-located cotton processing facility.
Sundown Pastoral Co is a privately owned agricultural and pastoral enterprise that is renowned for its innovative farming techniques, sustainable production methods and environmental stewardship, including Good Earth Cotton being the world’s first traceable, climate-positive cotton.
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Blue Diamond Machinery
Advised on equipment sale and warranty arrangements, equipment hire arrangements, distribution (including licensing) arrangements (including in conjunction with Toyota, France-headquartered hydrogen-powered generator technology business EODev and Hong Kong-headquartered battery energy storage system (BESS) technology business Ampd Energy), staffing arrangements and patent, trade mark, branding and other intellectual property (IP) arrangements.
Blue Diamond Machinery is an Australian business that has in just 10 years grown to become a leading independent national equipment distributor, trusted by major mining, construction and commercial hire businesses, by supplying high-quality equipment and support services at competitive prices.
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Wind With Purpose
Advised on joint venture and funding arrangements for development and construction of a proposed 70MW wind farm to be located in an industrial precinct near Perth, WA.
Wind With Purpose is a Perth-headquartered wind farm developer, owner and asset manager with a 1.2GW pipeline whose key team members collectively boast more than 30 years experience developing, constructing and operating and maintaining wind farms across ANZ, Europe and Asia (or consulting in relation thereto).