Henrik Hasselflug Nielsen

Attorney, Senior Director

Henrik has over 20 years of experience, primarily as an in-house attorney for companies with international footprint. He brings extensive, hands-on expertise from both the supplier and developer sides, offering a comprehensive understanding of the full project lifecycle and its legal complexities. His practice focuses on project development within the energy storage, transmission and distribution, and infrastructure sectors, with particular emphasis on renewable energy and real estate. He advises developers, owners, manufacturers, and lenders on matters related to the development, supply, construction, and financing of onshore and offshore wind projects, solar PV plants, and battery energy storage systems.

Henrik has over 20 years of experience, primarily as an in-house attorney for companies with international footprint. He brings extensive, hands-on expertise from both the supplier and developer sides, offering a comprehensive understanding of the full project lifecycle and its legal complexities. His practice focuses on project development within the energy storage, transmission and distribution, and infrastructure sectors, with particular emphasis on renewable energy and real estate. He advises developers, owners, manufacturers, and lenders on matters related to the development, supply, construction, and financing of onshore and offshore wind projects, solar PV plants, and battery energy storage systems.

Most recent project involvement include

  • Carbon capture and storage project in Denmark: assisting on various legal agreements.
  • PV Power Plants in Denmark: Østerskov, Solmarkerne and Aldumgaard: assisting with drafting of procurement related contracts and other legal documents.
  • Atlantic Shores 1-2 Offshore Wind Farm (2,8 GW) - US: Negotiating and drafting of agreements for supply of transition pieces and monopiles.
  • Coastal Offshore Virginia Offshore Wind Farm (2,6 GW) - US: Negotiating and drafting of agreements for supply of offshore substation transition piece.
  • Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm (0,924 GW) - US: Negotiating and drafting of agreements for supply of monopiles.
  • Revolution Wind (0,704 GW) - US: Negotiating and drafting of agreements for supply of monopiles.
  • Borkum Riffgrund 3 / Gode Wind 3 - Germany: Negotiating and drafting of agreements for supply of monopiles.
  • Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm (1,2 GW) - Poland: Negotiating and drafting of agreements for supply of three (3) offshore substations for the first offshore wind farm in Poland.
  • Hornsea 1 Offshore Wind Farm (1,2 GW) - UK: Involved in the tender negotiations, negotiations, and drafting of various procurement contracts.
  • Borssele I-II Offshore Wind Farm (0,752 GW) - Netherlands: Involved in the tender negotiations, negotiations, and drafting of various procurement contracts.
  • Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm I-II (0,582 GW) - Germany: Involved in the tender negotiations, negotiations, and drafting of various procurement contracts.
  • Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm (0,128 GW) - Taiwan: Involved in the tender negotiations, negotiations, and drafting of various procurement contracts. 
  • Vestas Blade Technology Center on the Isle of Wight: involved in the tender negotiations and in the negotiation and the drafting of the construction-related documents. 

Previously, Henrik was a member of the Offshore Wind Foundation Alliance ("OWFA") and has substantial insight into manufacturing and supply of steel structures such as foundations, transition pieces, and offshore substations to the offshore wind farm industry.

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Poul Schmith

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Senior Director, Head of EPCI & Procurement, Obton A/S

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Legal Director, CS WIND Offshore A/S (formerly Bladt Industries A/S)

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Master of Laws (LLM), University of Aarhus

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