Energy & Environment

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Kreisson provides strategic legal support across the lifecycle of energy and environment projects–advising developers, contractors, landowners and infrastructure stakeholders in both traditional and renewable sectors. Our services are structured to help clients navigate complex approvals, regulatory risk and high value commercial contracts while managing environmental obligations and securing long-term project viability.

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WHAT WE DO

We act for clients involved in large-scale energy and environmental developments, including renewables, transmission, storage, extractive resources and energy infrastructure projects.

Our legal services cover the full project lifecyclefrom planning and land acquisition to contract negotiation, delivery support and regulatory compliance. We assist with project structuring, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), connection agreements and benefit sharing arrangements, with a particular focus on ensuring environmental risk is managed alongside commercial outcomes.

We also advise on disputes involving royalty entitlements, planning enforcement, environmental liability and infrastructure corridor access.

Our capabilities include:

  • Contract negotiation and drafting (including PPAs and connection agreements)
  • Planning, approvals and regulatory compliance
  • Risk management and environmental impact strategy
  • Dispute resolution, including royalty and compliance-related disputes
  • Mining and resource extraction claims
  • Benefit sharing and joint venture agreements
  • Litigation, arbitration and planning appeals
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Our Experience/

We have acted on projects involving large-scale renewable energy generation, storage and hybrid developments across wind, solar and green hydrogen. Our team advises on planning approvals, compliance enforcement, land structuring and delivery risk across both grid-scale and embedded energy networks.

We also advise on extractive resource ventures, including mining, gas infrastructure and environmental impact claims. Our experience includes the negotiation of framework agreements, joint venture arrangements, complex land transactions and the management of planning risk and litigation exposure.

From navigating planning prosecutions and regulatory action to structuring energy deals for high-rise residential, retail and regional infrastructure, Kreisson brings commercial clarity and technical understanding to high-stakes energy and environment matters.

Our project expertise

Resource Extraction & Mining

We advise mining, oil, and gas clients on exploration, extraction, royalty entitlements, and compliance with state and federal resource frameworks, ensuring clear entitlement protection and regulatory alignment.

Power & Energy Plants

We provide legal support on the delivery and operation of energy generation assets, including renewable and hybrid plants, advising on EPC and O&M contracts, regulatory compliance, carbon schemes, and energy market participation.

LNG Plant Infrastructure

We assist clients with the structuring, delivery, and regulation of LNG infrastructure, ensuring alignment with pipeline access rules, industry codes, and approvals from regulatory bodies.

Environmental Damage

We help clients proactively manage environmental risk, respond to regulator action, and resolve disputes involving impact assessments, licence breaches, and compliance obligations.

Renewable Energy Projects

We advise on all aspects of renewable energy developments - including wind, solar, battery, and green hydrogen - from planning and approvals through to contract negotiation, project delivery, and regulatory engagement.

Embedded Energy Networks

We assist developers and operators with legal structuring, PPAs, on-selling, and network compliance for solar and battery installations in mixed-use, residential, and commercial precincts.

Other sectors/

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Infrastructure Projects

Legal advice and risk mitigation throughout the lifecycle of large-scale infrastructure projects.

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Building & Construction

Comprehensive support in residential and commercial building and construction law.

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Engineering

Tailored solutions to navigate the complex legal landscape of Tier-1 engineering projects.