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Plans definition

What does Plans mean? Describes the set of design and technical documents for a project. In practice, parties use Plans to mean the drawings and related information that describe the works and are relied upon for design, planning, procurement and construction. The term is not generally defined by statute or case law; its scope is fixed by the contract or licence. Plans means all plans, drawings, models, specifications, reports, design documents and any other materials provided by the Licensor for the purposes of the Project, in hard copy or electronic form, including (without limitation) CAD/BIM models, federated models, schedules, surveys, calculations, method statements, datasheets and...

UK CCUS: legal, regulatory and policy framework—cluster sequencing, transport and storage licensing, and revenue support models (DPA, ICC, LCHA, BECCS, GGR) under the Energy Act 2023

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Practice notes

For detailed commentary on the regulation, consenting and incentivisation of the net zero energy transition under the laws of England and Wales, see also: Collinson and Hockman on Energy Law: Regulating, Consenting and Incentivising the Energy Transition.

The textbook supplies thorough analysis of matters addressed in this Practice Note. This Practice Note presents an outline of the law and policy concerning carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) in the UK. It examines:

what CCUS entails and the principal categories of technologies it covers
the main drivers, barriers and risks associated with deploying CCUS
the progress of CCUS clusters within the UK
current and past government policy and legislative developments to boost CCUS deployment, including creating business models to introduce an incentive mechanism for CCUS projects
policy progress on repurposing existing oil and gas assets for CCUS projects
selected funding routes for CCUS projects, including the Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund
the prevailing national and international legislative framework supporting CCUS projects

This summary reflects the matters discussed throughout this Practice Note and provides further context for readers considering CCUS policy and law.

For more information on the following specific aspects of CCUS: planning framework applicable to CCUS projects, see Practice...

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Dalia Majumder-Russell

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Dalia is a partner in the CMS Energy & Climate Change Team, specialising in complex process power and renewable projects. Over the last 10 years she has advised developers, investors, funders and governments throughout Europe, Africa and North America on a wide range of renewable energy transactions, commercial agreements and the regulatory frameworks within which such projects operate, across all stages of the project lifecycle. She is passionate about the decarbonisation agenda across the energy, heat and transport sectors, and has a particular focus on carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen technologies. Dalia regularly speaks at industry events on CCUS, hydrogen and related matters and is a member of a number of industry expert groups helping to catalyse the development of new regulation, legal frameworks and contractual standards in the sector....

Matthew Brown

Matthew is a Partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team.Matthew has a track record of advising government, regulators, network companies, developers and investors on energy sector regulation, renewables, and wider transactions in the utilities sector.With more than 450 energy and climate change lawyers, including over 100 partners, the CMS Energy and Climate Change practice is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Led from its centres of excellence such as London and Aberdeen, the practice works across 75 offices globally. Building on 40 years of experience advising on power, oil & gas and renewables through to energy disputes, emerging areas and Energy Transition, CMS is uniquely placed to ensure clients receive advice best suited to their commercial needs and to our collective future....

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