Anthony Johnson
Partner
London
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Overview
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Experience
Introduction
Anthony brings comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional experience to his work with clients on high-profile projects across the energy and decarbonization sectors.
Anthony Johnson is a trusted renewable energy and decarbonization advisor, having worked with a range of private and public sector clients on numerous high-profile projects in the hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, waste to energy, biomass to energy, nuclear and other renewable energy and decarbonization sectors, both in the UK and internationally.
Anthony advises on the regulatory and contractual aspects of the Government's Electricity Market Reform and the Contracts for Difference regime which underpin the economics of many of these projects, and which Anthony has been instrumental in adapting for various novel business models as part of his role advising the UK Government on its CCUS and Hydrogen programs.
In addition to advising the UK Government on these programs, Anthony's experience also includes advising on the Hinkley Point C Nuclear New Build Project, the Dukovany II Nuclear New Build Project, the South Clyde EfW Project, the Westfield EfW Project, the Earls Gate EfW (CHP) Project, the Kemsley EfW (CHP) Project and the North Wales Residual Waste Treatment Project.
- Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero | Co-Lead Partner | Ongoing | Advising on all aspects of the Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) program.
- Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero | Lead Partner | Ongoing | Advising on all aspects of the Low Carbon Hydrogen program.
- Alfanar | Partner | Ongoing | Advising on the Lighthouse Green Fuels Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project.
- Czech Government | Lead Partner | 2022 | On the Dukovany II new-build nuclear project.
- Fortum Energy and Green Investment Group | Lead Partner | 2022 | On the successful closure of the South Clyde EfW Project.
- Brockwell Energy | Lead Partner | 2021 | On the successful closure of the Earls Gate EfW (CHP) Project.
- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Wheelabrator Technologies | Lead Partner | 2020 | On the sale of Wheelabrator UK.
- Covanta Energy, Brockwell Energy and Green Investment Group | Lead Partner | 2018 | On the successful closure of the Earls Gate EfW (CHP) Project.
- Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | Senior Associate | 2016 | On the successful closure of the Kemsley 'K3' EfW (with CHP) Facility.
- China General Nuclear | Senior Associate | 2016 | On its £6 billion investment in new-build nuclear projects in the UK including Hinkley Point C.
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