International Arbitration of Renewable Energy Disputes
The increase in renewable energy capacity globally and the complex and relatively untested nature of renewables projects and the contracts underlying them give rise to a wide range of potential disputes. International arbitration has long been the preferred dispute resolution forum for the energy sector and is well placed to be the leading process for resolving the many and varied disputes that can arise in the lifetime of a renewables project.
In light of the increased prevalence of renewables disputes, this Special Report considers:
the defining characteristics of renewables projects;
the scope for disputes to arise in the implementation of these projects at an inter-state, investor-state and commercial level;
the suitability of arbitration to resolve these disputes, and how its processes can be adapted to resolve them in an efficient and effective way; and
what the future of arbitration of renewable energy disputes might look like.
Take-home nugget:
In terms of overall technology types, natural gas is the main fuel for electricity generation in the UK.
Taken from Decarbonising Energy: The Pathway to Net Zero by Hugo Lidbetter
Take-home nugget:
Depleted oil and gas reservoirs are typically attractive sites for carbon dioxide storage. The strata overlying depleted oil and gas reservoirs are capable of retaining liquids and gases over millions of years.
Taken from Carbon Capture and Storage by Dirk Uwer and Daniel Zimmer