UK based landowner

Opportunity

Our client wanted to identify and develop income earning opportunities from their land. In particular they wanted our help to explore and develop the idea of using the land as a base for renewable energy sources.

Our solution

We helped to identify and connect with an energy developer who wanted to locate a wind turbine on the land. To an extent this was the easy bit. The challenges came in ensuring that our client not only achieved the desired income stream, but also that they remained protected.

Benefits delivered by us to our client:

Location

Additional income

Protection for the landowner

Exclusivity

Ensuring that the area for the wind turbine was properly delineated and that the location and connections did not adversely impact the owner’s land.
Provision for our client to buy and store energy from the scheme at a reduced cost.
If the project fails, the developer will cover our client’s costs. Should the development take longer, the developer will incur charges. Optional fee for an exclusivity agreement on the land. Provision for additional payments to the landowner if the developer sells the project.
Requirements preventing the developer trying to complete similar deals with nearby landowners.