Are onshore renewables right for me?

Chris Thyer is a Partner in the Energy and Renewables Team at Bidwells. As a qualified land agent and rural surveyor, he specialises in working with landowners and farmers to develop renewable energy projects. Chris is adept in a variety of renewable energy technologies and is regularly involved in the identification of new sites suitable for green energy development.

“The market is absolutely enormous. Really, the only restriction is the availability of land grid connections and planning consent. If every bit of land could be built on, was built on, I think there’s near enough demand and resources to do it.”

With six years of specialisation in energy, Alex Tomlinson is the Head of the Energy Department at Davies and Partners law firm. He has a versatile portfolio, representing both energy developers and landowners on projects of varying scales and types. From small greenfield initiatives to large rooftop installations and nationally significant projects, Alex's expertise makes him a go-to advisor for complex energy-related legal matters.

“I think the whole distributed nature of generating electricity from smaller sites rather than relying on gas and traditional power plants is a fantastic area. And I think this is the beginning of quite an exciting journey with wind because I think public opinion is changing as well."