Darren Walsh is Global Head of Energy at DWF and practices in the energy sector, focusing on low carbon energy generation projects. Darren acts for developers, sponsors, hosts, ESCOs, funders and technology companies in the energy sector. He has advised on renewable schemes such as solar PV schemes, electric vehicle charging schemes, tidal energy, Good Quality CHP and Carbon Energy Fund schemes, as well as energy efficiency and long-term energy service arrangements. Darren is also advising clients in the nascent hydrogen market. He has advised on numerous biomass fuel supply arrangements, fuel processing services and the development of a large number of new biomass energy generation facilities in the UK. Darren is also advising on energy from waste schemes, including modular anaerobic digestion technologies and associated CHP-driven energy and heat services.Darren has over 20 years' experience in the domestic and international nuclear and energy sectors. He was principal counsel to BNFL's overseas business, focusing on: spent fuel reprocessing contracts, waste management and return contracts, and international transportation of nuclear materials to and from Europe and Japan. He has worked in all areas of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium enrichment to reactor management and operations, fuel fabrication, waste management and decommissioning. Darren has advised on complex design, build, commissioning and decommissioning projects in the UK, Europe and the Far East.Darren was in-house counsel to BNFL, head of legal to British Nuclear Group, legal director of BNG Project Services and legal director of VT Nuclear Services from the mid 1990's until joining the Punj Lloyd Group as Vice President - Legal in 2008. Darren was a partner at DLA Piper between September 2010 and January 2020 and is now a senior energy partner at DWF.