Renewable Energy Lawyers Australia | Energy Transition & BESS

Experience

Holding Redlich advises on the development, acquisition, financing and delivery of solar, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), hydrogen, waste-to-energy and emerging energy infrastructure projects across Australia.

Our experience across renewable energy and energy transition projects include:

Solar projects

Original Power: advised on the development of the Ngardara Solar Project in the Northern Territory, Australia's first utility-scale microgrid project led by a First Nations co-operative. We advised across all stages of the project, including financing and corporate structuring, governance, tax and regulatory matters, land access arrangements, procurement, network and connection arrangements, and a bespoke power purchase arrangement.
Risen Energy: advised on the acquisition of the 205MW Campbells Forest Solar Farm in Victoria, including transaction structuring, legal due diligence, foreign investment, regulatory and land tenure matters. Our work included FIRB approvals, Security of Critical Infrastructure Act compliance, share sale documentation, lease due diligence and regulatory approvals affecting the transaction.
FRV: advised on solar farm developments in Victoria and New South Wales, including land acquisitions, planning and environmental due diligence, land tenure arrangements, easements, government approvals and foreign investment matters.
European Energy: advised on land acquisitions for solar farm projects in Queensland, including options to purchase, contracts for sale, easements, compensation arrangements, environmental offset agreements, quarry and borrow pit tenure, access licences and land tenure due diligence.
Rio Tinto: advised on the development of a two-stage solar farm and battery energy storage system project located on a mining lease in Weipa, Queensland, supporting electricity supply to the Weipa township and adjacent bauxite mining operations.

Wind projects

Cubico Sustainable Investments: advised on the 500MW Wambo Wind Farm in Queensland, a joint venture between Cubico Sustainable Investments and Stanwell Corporation. Our work included planning permits and approvals, tenure, environmental and cultural heritage matters, environmental offset agreements, cultural heritage management plans, landowner and land access arrangements, road infrastructure agreements, and associated tenure and transaction documentation.
Iberdrola Australia: advised on a wind farm project in New South Wales, including framework agreements, land access and tenure arrangements, ground leases, offtake arrangements, easements and associated transaction documentation, as well as securing rights to repower and extend the land tenure for the existing Woodlawn Wind Farm.
Milli Wind Farm: advising on the development of the proposed 400MW Milli Wind Farm and battery energy storage system project in Queensland's Darling Downs region, including complex land tenure, leasing, easement and project access arrangements.
Carmody's Hill Wind Farm: advised on land rights and commercial development arrangements, including option and lease arrangements, development arrangements supporting equity and debt participation, and management services arrangements.
Squadron Energy: assisted on the Clarke Creek Wind Farm project, providing advice on environmental and cultural heritage matters.

Battery storage and hybrid projects

Lightwood Group: advised on land acquisitions and leasing arrangements for battery energy storage system, solar and hydrogen developments in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
Renewable Energy Partners: advising on land acquisitions for a battery energy storage system site in Queensland, including agreements for lease, leases, rental deeds, stamping and lodging requirements.
Risen Energy: advising on the land acquisition of a battery energy storage system site in South Australia, including negotiating a lease and rental deed.
Italian Renewable Energy Storage: advised on localising EPC, supply and installation and power purchase agreements for solar and storage projects in Australia.
Iberdrola Australia: assisted with drafting a development agreement with an EPC contractor for the development of a battery energy storage system project and the provision of EPC services.

Energy transition and emerging technologies

Metropolitan Waste Resource Recovery Group: advised on the development of a waste-to-energy facility for 17 local government councils in Australia.
Four Victorian councils: advised on the tendering and delivery of waste to the Maryvale Waste-to-Energy Facility, a project delivered by a joint venture and forming part of Victoria's circular economy policy.
Lightwood Group: advised on the structuring and delivery of a transaction securing Keppel Ltd as operator for the proposed Hazelwood North data centre hub in Victoria, including site control, staged development rights and long-term tenure documentation.
FRV: advised on its investment in Evergen, an Australian energy software company specialising in distributed energy resources and virtual power plant technology, including due diligence, foreign investment advice, and drafting and negotiating the subscription agreement and shareholders' agreement.

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Australia’s renewable energy sector remains one of the most active M&A markets globally, and that momentum has continued into 2026. The scale, diversity, and geographic breadth of transactions we see across solar, wind, battery storage and development platforms continue to reinforce Australia’s position as a core destination for clean energy investment.

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