David Trethowan
Partner
David specialises in electricity transmission, interconnector, battery energy storage, and energy sector transactions. He also advises on regulatory matters and energy policy in the UK and Ireland, working with power generators, developers, investors, utility companies, offtakers, and public bodies.
David's experience
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Advised Zenobē, the UK’s leading owner and operator of grid-scale battery storage, on the financing and development of a 68MW battery energy storage project in Lerwick.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising on all property aspects of the development and £147m financing of Zenobe’s 300MW Kilmarnock South project. The project’s financing is being provided by leading infrastructure banks including ABN AMRO, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, NatWest, Rabobank, Santander UK, Siemens Financial Services through Siemens Bank and SMBC Group.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised an Infrastructure Operator on the regulatory development of the competitively appointed onshore transmission owner (CATO) regime in Great Britain
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advised Centrica Business Solutions, an energy developer, in connection with a battery energy storage project in Ostend, Belgium.
- Cross-border
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Diamond Transmission Partners Hornsea Two Limited on the £1.141 billion acquisition and financing of the transmission assets relating to the 1.32GW Hornsea Two offshore windfarm from Breesea Ltd, Soundmark Wind Ltd and Sonningmay Wind Ltd
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Acting for Zenobe on all property aspects of the development, construction, operation and financing of a 300MW / 600MWh transmission connection battery energy storage project at Blackhillock, Keith, Scotland. The project is the world’s first battery designed to deliver stability services using a direct connection into a transmission network.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Eni on its acquisition of BP’s business in Algeria. The acquisition includes BP’s two concessions ‘In Amenas’ and ‘In Salah’ and adds great strategic value to Eni’s presence in the region, as well as contributing to Europe’s gas needs.
- Algeria
- Oil & Gas
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Advised an energy infrastructure company on the regulatory options for the electrification of North Sea oil and gas platforms as part of the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advised Eni on its agreement with bp to form Angola's largest producer, Azule Energy, a new 50/50 independent international energy company, which will hold 16 upstream licenses as well as a stake in Angola LNG and the Solenova solar business.
- Cross-border
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Diamond Transmission Partners Hornsea One Limited on the £1.175bn acquisition and financing of the transmission assets relating to the 1218MW Hornsea One offshore windfarm from Hornsea 1 Limited
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
Credentials
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2024Made Partner in Pinsent Masons
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2013Joined Pinsent Masons
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2011Admitted as a Solicitor - Northern Ireland
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2011University of California, Los Angeles - Business (Finance) (Extension Certificate)
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2010Admitted as a Solicitor - California
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2010Admitted as a Solicitor - New York
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2010Admitted as a Solicitor - England and Wales
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2009Admitted as a Solicitor - Ireland
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2008Law Society of Ireland - Finance Law (Diploma)
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2003University of Dundee - LL.B. (Hons)
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