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Dr. Niklas Ganssauge, LL.M. (Berkeley)

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Stadthausbrücke 1-3
20355 Hamburg
Germany
Languages German, English, French, Spanish

Energy law expert Niklas Ganssauge advises project developers, plant manufacturers, investors and banks regarding onshore and offshore wind farms and solar projects in Germany and abroad. His advice covers all stages of a project from planning to construction as well as the sale, acquisition and financing of wind and solar projects. Niklas has special expertise in drafting and negotiating general contractor, supply, maintenance and service agreements as well as construction contracts. His practice also includes advising on PPAs for wind and solar projects as well as advising hydrogen projects.

Niklas joined CMS in 2005 and was made partner in 2012. He gained international experience on secondments in Barcelona, New York and with ScottishPower in Glasgow.

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Relevant experience

  • Advising Wircon GmbH on projects for Aurinko photovoltaic joint venture
  • Advising Stadtwerke München on acquisition of Jasna onshore wind farm project in Poland
  • Advising Encavis on signing a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) and on the financing for the Spanish solar park "Talayuela"
  • Advising Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH on comprehensive refinancing
  • Advising Stifel Europe Bank and M.M.Warburg on successful capital increase of Pacifico Renewables Yield AG
  • Advising Wircon on merging its operation and maintenance business for photovoltaic plants with Enovos.
  • Advising RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH on the sale of the German onshore wind farm "Gohlocher Wald"
  • Advising Enercon GmbH in the context of the acquisition of the wind turbine manufacturer Lagerwey
  • Advising Wircon on the acquisition, construction and financing of the largest Dutch solar farm "Delfzijl" (31 MWp)
  • Comprehensive advice to Iberdrola Renovables in the context of the development and construction of the German offshore wind farm "Wikinger"
  • Advising Wirsol on the development, construction and financing of solar farm projects in Germany and abroad
  • Advising Wircon on the acquisition, construction and financing of the largest solar farm in Scandinavia (61 MWp)
  • Advising montanSOLAR on the development, construction and sale of solar farm projects in Germany
  • Advising Iberdrola Renovables on the sale of its German onshore wind farm portfolio to MVV Energie
  • Advising Stadtwerke München on the investment in wpd's European onshore wind operations
  • Advising EnBW on operation and service agreements in the context of the investment of Macquarie Capital in the German offshore wind farm "Baltic2"
  • Advising Chorus Group on the acquisition and financing of two solar farms in Italy (10MWp) as well as on the acquisition and financing of a wind farm in France
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Publications

  • Solar Power - A Practical Handbook, Country Report Germany, Globe Law and Business, 2018
  • Projektverträge: GU-Vertrag und Servicevertrag, Beitrag in: „Solarvorhaben“, Jörg Böttcher (Hrsg.), 2012
  • Förderung Erneuerbarer Energien in Deutschland und Spanien, Economia 2009, p. 70
  • Faszination Erneuerbare Energien - Rechtliche Herausforderungen bei der Strukturierung eines EEG-Projektes, azur, Anwaltskarriere 2008
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Education

  • 2002 - 2004: Trainee lawyer in Hamburg
  • 2001 - 2002: Ph.D., thesis on international private law topic
  • 2000 - 2001: LL.M., University of California, Berkeley
  • 1994 - 1999: Law studies in Kiel including studies in Lyon (1996) and Barcelona (1997/1998)
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31/01/2023
Photovoltaik, Immobilien und Steuerrecht
Faced with the ongoing energy crisis and ESG compliance requirements, companies are constantly asking themselves how they can deal with rising electricity prices and what energy supply alternatives are available. One environmentally friendly solution is often mentioned: photovoltaic systems. In today’s podcast in the “bei­geSTEUERt” series, Dr Hendrik Arendt talks to Dr Niklas Ganssauge, Dr Sebastian Orth­mann and To­bi­as Schneider about the issues raised by PV systems in relation to real estate law, energy law & tax law.
10/01/2023
CMS advises Marguerite Pantheon on the sale of its stake in Butendiek offshore...
Hamburg - Investment company Marguerite Pantheon SCSp has sold its 22.5 percent stake in the German offshore wind farm Butendiek to the Irish investment company Greencoat Renewables PLC. The offshore...
13/12/2022
CMS advises clearvise AG and M.M.Warburg & CO on successful capital increase...
Frankfurt/Main – Wiesbaden-based clearvise AG, which is listed on the Regulated Unofficial Market (Freiverkehr) in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich, has successfully placed a total of 11,898,240 new...
24/06/2022
CMS advises investors on formation of rostock EnergyPort cooperation joint...
Hamburg – A 100 MW facility for producing green hydrogen is set to be built on the site of the coal-fired power station at Rostock’s seaport within the next four years. The electrolysis plant will...
10/11/2021
CMS advises Wircon GmbH on projects for Aurinko photovoltaic joint venture
Hamburg – Investment company x+bricks has established the Aurinko joint venture together with the Hopp family office with the aim of constructing around 45 PV systems by the end of 2022 on the roofs...
31/03/2021
Law and regulation of consequential damages clauses in the energy sector...
1. Do the words “consequential loss” have a given meaning in law? German law – unlike English or other common law jurisdictions – does not explicitly recognise the terms “consequential loss”...
03/11/2020
CMS advises Global Tech I offshore wind farm on comprehensive refinancing
Hamburg – Global Tech Offshore Wind GmbH, the operating company behind the 400 MW Global Tech I wind farm in the North Sea, has completed a comprehensive refinancing of existing loans. The wind farm...
09/07/2020
Germany
Here’s a selection of our energy sector credentials in Germany: ads-tec - Establishment of a joint venture with Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH for battery storage technology. Alliander on the successful award of a concession for the installation and operation of 220 electric car charging points in Berlin. EnBW Energie Baden-Württem­berg |Ad­vising on negotiations for a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a planned solar park in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania. EnBW Energie Baden-Württem­berg on the structuring of the offshore wind farm projects Hohe See and Baltic 2 and the sale of a 49.9% stake to Enbridge and Macquarie in a structured bidding process. Highland Group Holdings Limited on the acquisition, development and financing of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm and its partial sale to Siemens Project Ventures and CIP and on the joint sale of 80% of the shares to a European consortium. Netze BW and ED Netze - Advice and representation in numerous electricity and gas concession proceedings.N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie and Gasunie Deutsch­land - Advising on the acquisition of a stake in the EUGAL pipeline project from Gascade. Polish energy company - Advising on an agreement to trade electricity and gas using blockchain technology. PRISMA European Capacity Platform - Rep­res­ent­a­tion before the ACER Complaints Committee regarding the determination of the gas capacity platform to be used at the German-Polish border. Project planners and operators of renewable energy plants on project development, planning law, approval procedures, legal defence of the approval, direct marketing of electricity, proprietary electricity models, possibilities of avoiding grid fees, concession fees, electricity tax and EEG surcharge. Electricity and gas traders - Drafting of contracts for the purchase and sale of electricity, advice on gas and electricity supply contracts and on portfolio management contracts with industrial customers. TransnetBW and Tennet TSO - Public procurement law advice in connection with the preparation and implementation of the public procurement procedures for the SuedLink power line. VERBUND on various water-law licence and planning approval procedures for several hydroelectric power plants on the Inn and the Danube; issues include: EIA issues, water and environmental protection law, waste law, maintenance duties.
28/11/2019
CMS advises Encavis on signing a long-term PPA and the financing for a...
Hamburg – CMS has advised Encavis on signing a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) and on the financing for a Spanish solar park. The ten-year PPA was concluded with a leading international utility...
26/04/2019
CMS advises Stadtwerke München on acquisition of Jasna onshore wind farm...
Stuttgart / Warsaw – The municipally owned utility company Stadtwerke München has acquired the Jasna wind farm project in Poland from developer WKN and its subsidiary Sevivon, which both belong to...
10/10/2018
CMS advises Wircon on merging operations and maintenance business (O&M)...
Hamburg – Enovos Renewables O&M GmbH has taken over the O&M activities of Wircon GmbH and acquired all the shares in Wirsol O&M GmbH. At the same time, Wircon GmbH has been given an option to acquire...
19/01/2017
CMS advises WIRCON on construction of largest solar park in the Netherlands
Hamburg – The largest solar park in the Netherlands, Sunport Delfzijl, opened today. It belongs to the German WIRCON Group, a project developer and energy service provider operating under the WIRSOL...