WFW advises lenders on £235m financing for 680 MW BESS project6 November 2025
Due for completion in 2026, the project is Statera’s largest consented BESS project to date.
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WFW advises Varco Energy on 100 MW UK BESS project acquisition30 September 2025
Located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, the Old Allen Road project is expected to be operational by May 2027.
WFW advises lenders on £594m financing for UK’s largest BESS project10 September 2025
The project will be transmission connected and significantly increase the UK’s installed BESS capacity.
WFW advises AMPYR Distributed Energy on innovative £170m debt facility for solar and BESS projects13 June 2025
Watson Farley & Williams advised AMPYR Distributed Energy on a £170m debt facility granted by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.
WFW advises lenders on BESS project financing for Eku Energy22 May 2025
Watson Farley & Williams advised NatWest and SMBC as lenders on a debt financing and uncommitted accordion facility.
WFW advises lenders on £180m BESS portfolio debt financing7 April 2025
WFW advised a consortium of lenders on the £180m debt financing of a 612 MW/1.6 GWh BESS portfolio for Constantine Energy Storage LLP.
WFW advises lenders on Cleve Hill project financing21 March 2025
The project is the largest co-located solar and BESS project under construction in the UK.
Clean Industry ‘Bonus’ or ‘Burden’?3 March 2025
On 13 February 2025, the application window opened for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference scheme. AR7 introduces the Clean Industry Bonus, superseding the previous ‘Sustainable Industry Rewards’.
WFW advises L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund on acquisition of minority stake in East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm16 May 2024
We advised L&G NTR Clean Power Fund, on its acquisition, alongside the Development Bank of Japan Inc., of a 10% stake in the 714 MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm from Macquarie Asset Management.
WFW advises Varco Energy on Sambar Power battery storage project acquisition14 May 2024
Located in Cornwall the project will connect into the transmission network at the Indian Queens substation.
Consultation on proposed offshore transmission cables now open1 May 2024
National Grid is planning to build two primarily offshore transmission cable routes to carry clean energy from Scotland to demand centres in England.
Tender process in the Crown Estate’s Celtic Sea floating offshore wind is now open6 March 2024
The tender process in the Crown Estate’s Celtic Sea floating offshore wind opened on 28 February 2024. The first stage for prospective bidders is the pre-qualification questionnaire.
