Energy and infrastructure events

To register your interest in attending any future events please email energy@eversheds-sutherland.com

Upcoming events for the energy and infrastructure sector

Floating Solar Breakfast Workshop

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 08:30- 11:00, Eversheds Sutherland, London

Eversheds Sutherland and DNV GL are hosting a floating solar breakfast workshop on 5 November from 8.30am at Eversheds Sutherland’s London office.

Legal and technical experts from both DNV GL and Eversheds Sutherland, who have advised on floating solar, will lead the workshop alongside other speakers.

We will be delighted if you can join us to learn more about this innovative technology.

If you would like to book to attend this event please click here

The Renewable Energy, Power Infrastructure & Energy Efficiency Investors Conference

Wednesday 16 - Thursday 17 October 2019 - Sheraton Hotel, Amman, Jordan

Eversheds Sutherland is delighted to be a partner for the upcoming RENPOWER Jordan and Lebanon 2019 conference. This two-day event will highlight business development and investment potential in power infrastructure and renewable energy projects in Jordan and Lebanon.

Iyad Zawaideh, Iwan Walters and Clint Dempsey, partners of Eversheds Sutherland, will be speaking at the conference alongside the representative of Ministries of Energy as well as key local stakeholders from both countries.

For further information on the conference, including agenda and registration, please contact Michel Masquerlier, administration@euroconventionglobal.com

Hydrogen - The Growing Potential in a Net Zero World

Thursday 10 October 2019, 08:30- 11:00, Eversheds Sutherland, London

Eversheds Sutherland and MUFG are co-hosting IPFA's breakfast event on 10th October 2019 with a focus on hydrogen.

Rob McNabb, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland will be moderating the panel of experts from MUFG, ARUP, Equinor and REA.

For further information on the conference, including agenda and registration, please contact events@ipfa.org

WaterAid Presents: Are businesses ready for the impact of climate change?

Thursday 3rd October 2019, 18:00-20:00, Eversheds Sutherland, London

In partnership with HSBC and Eversheds Sutherland, WaterAid Presents is a series of events focusing on cross-sector collaboration for a healthier, fairer and more sustainable world.

We invite you to join us for the fourth event, on 3 October 6pm - 8pm, which focuses on climate change, water stress and the impacts on UK businesses.

Michelle T Davies, International Head of Clean Energy and Sustainability at Eversheds Sutherland will chair the panel of experts.

Michelle will be joined by:

Jonathan Farr, Senior Climate Change Policy Analyst, WaterAid,
Kirsty Lewis, Climate Science Advisor, DFID
David Nash, Flood Resilience Programme Manager, Zurich Foundation
Allan Wilkinson, Head of Agrifoods, HSBC

The panel will explore how we can address the impacts of climate change and build a more resilient future, followed by an audience Q&A, and a drinks reception and networking.

If you would like to book to attend this event please email wateraidpresents@wateraid.org

Past events for the energy and infrastructure sector

Climate Change – The Science, The Economics, The Law

Friday 5 July 2019, 12:00 - 18:00 - Eversheds Sutherland, London

As part of the Mayor Of London’s London Climate Action Week, Eversheds Sutherland was pleased to host this mini-conference which offers an opportunity to hear from some of the most eminent experts in their respective fields, taking a global view of what can be done to make the changes all human society needs in acting against climate change.

Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97 percent* or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities: our consumption and reliance on CO2 emitting fossil fuels is the single largest contributor (IPCC – United Nations). Most of us agree that Climate Change requires urgent action.

(*NASA – John Cook, Fellow at the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland in Australia. et al Study - “Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature - 2013.”)

We heard from environmental, economic and legal experts including Stephen Hill, Energy and Infrastructure Partner at Eversheds Sutherland.

MENA New Energy 2019

Tuesday 26 - Wednesday 27 March 2019 - Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, Dubai

A renewable energy conference & exhibition

Eversheds Sutherland is delighted to be the strategic partner for MENA New Energy 2019.

This event focused on energy demand, regional environmental targets and cost competitive technologies driving a clean energy transition across MENA.

Michelle T Davies, Head of Clean Energy and Sustainability at Eversheds Sutherland together with construction lead Rob McNabb and local partners Iwan Walters, Head of Clean Energy and Sustainability in the Middle East and Clint Dempsey, Head of Banking and Finance in the Middle East participated in the conference alongside many other industry leaders.

If you would like to arrange to meet up with our team to discuss global clean energy opportunities, please contact Megan James at meganjames@eversheds-sutherland.com

Renewable Energy in Latin America Conference 2019

Thursday 14 March 2019, 08:30 - 14:00 - Eversheds Sutherland, London

In partnership with: Canning House

On Thursday 14 March, Eversheds Sutherland hosted for the third year running, the Renewable Energy in Latin America conference in partnership with Canning House at our London office.

The conference covered the main opportunities for clean energy investment in Latin America, including private PPA markets, government-led programmes, project finance, investment protection and recent regulatory developments. It was an opportunity to observe developments of the past year, consider the challenges and investment opportunities as well as understand the policy frameworks in place and their implications for international investors.

Partner Stephen Hill chaired the Project Finance and Other Alternatives for Renewables in Latin America panel, where he was joined by partner Madeleine Tan from our New York team as well as representatives from Equinor, UK Green Finance Initiative, BEIS and BBVA. He also chaired the Government-led Renewable Energy Programmes panel with government representatives from Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Brazil.

Partner Greg Falkof presented on the Investment Protection and Risk Mitigation in Latin America panel alongside representatives from Verisk Maplecroft and UKEF.

Following this session, Atlanta based partner Tom Warren chaired and spoke on the Private PPA Opportunities in Latin America panel with representatives from ACERA and Carbon Trust.

Keynote speakers included Mark Menzies MP; the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru; Sir Roger Gifford; Senior Banker, SEB and Chairman of the UK Green Finance Initiative and H.E. Ambassador Genaro Pappalardo, Ambassador of Paraguay to the UK and Northern Ireland.

It was fantastic to see so much interest in Latin America’s fast-growing renewable energy market and we would like to thank all our guests who attended from around the globe.

Guest speakers included:

Mark Menzies MP, Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru
Sir Roger Gifford, Senior Banker, SEB and Chairman of the UK Green Finance Initiative
Karl Petter Waern, Project Finance Legal Advisor, Equinor
Ruben Castrillo, Director, Project and Acquisition Finance, Energy, BBVA LatAm & Spain
Jimena Blanco, Head of Americas – Politics, Verisk Maplecroft
Simon Buckenburg, Senior Underwriter, UKEF
Darío Morales, Director of Studies, ACERA
Diogo Mariath, Manager, Global Infrastructure Finance, Carbon Trust
Ramiro Gómez Barinaga, Legal Advisor to Argentine Government for Renewable Energy
H.E. Ambassador Genaro Vincente Pappalardo Ayala
German Espejo, Deputy Head of Mission, Colombian Embassy
Silvana Lesca Baroli, Minister Counsellor, Uruguayan Embassy
Pedro Tiê Candido Souza, Secretary Head of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Technical Cooperation Section, Brazilian Embassy

Sessions took place in the morning followed by a networking lunch.

For further information about this event, or to discuss opportunities in Latin America, please contact Lydia Davis at lydiadavis@eversheds-sutherland.com

Renewable Energy Corporate Finance Quarterly Briefing - Focus on Blockchain

Friday 27 July 2018, 08:30 - 11:00 - Eversheds Sutherland, London

We were pleased to host the second of the quarterly breakfast briefings series, organised in collaboration with Clean Energy Pipeline, at our London office.

Blockchain is a decentralised ledger technology. When linked with an energy system that allows distributed electricity generation at thousands of sites including solar, wind and hydro in addition to the use of smart meters allowing consumers to see the real time cost of the electricity they use, it has the potential to fundamentally change electricity generation, distribution and sale.

Blockchain can be used throughout the power lifecycle, firstly as a tool to raise capital by issuing tokens, then as a system to simplify transactions between generators and consumers and finally as a link with the internet of things to allow real time choices to be made on electricity production and consumption to match supply and demand thereby ensuring the most efficient use of power.

Our panellists elaborated on the opportunities Blockchain offers in the clean energy sphere.