Erwin Noordover

Practice Areas

Erwin Noordover has been a lawyer since 2009 with a focus on Clean Tech and (sustainable) energy. As an energy transition expert, Erwin has worked on the development and financing of large and very complex (sustainable) energy projects on land and sea. He has now contributed to more than 4,000 MW of wind and solar energy.

Erwin Noordover advises in environmental law, nature conservation law, spatial administrative law, water law and is a leading expert in the Netherlands in wind and solar energy and battery storage related public law matters.

Career

Erwin Noordover assists market parties, financiers and governments in environmental law matters and procedures regarding the generation, transport, storage and saving of energy. With his extensive experience in legal project management, he guides industrial, urban and infrastructural spatial projects from start to finish. As a strategic and legal advisor, Erwin focuses on the prevention of delays and procedures. Erwin has a good eye for the political, administrative dynamics and social context in which his clients operate and the challenges associated with the realization of a project.

Erwin obtained his master’s degree in Constitutional and Administrative Law (LL.M.) in Leiden and completed the postgraduate specialization course Environmental Law at the Grotius Academy cum laude in 2016. He also completed a business administration mini-MBA at INSEAD. Before Erwin joined NEWGROUND LAW as a partner on 1 February 2021, he was a lawyer at Stibbe Amsterdam.

Professional Memberships

Environmental Law Association (VMR)

Administrative Law Association (VAR)

Publications

E.M.N Noordover, “Sustainable development under the Environment Act: practice what we preach?” contribution to the volume “On the road to the Environment Act with the VMA,” Boom Juridisch, 2023

E.M.N Noordover, 'EU Renewable Energy Emergency Regulation. Unfortunately no much-needed acceleration?', Journal of Construction Law 2023/88, no. 8

Clients

Pure Energie: develops and operates onshore wind and solar farms, as well as battery systems.

Prowind: develops and operates onshore wind and solar farms and battery systems at those farms in the Netherlands, Germany and Canada.

Eneco B.V.: invests in, develops, builds and operates large-scale renewable energy projects in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Eneco Wind is developing projects with a generation capacity of more than 2,000 MW from wind.

Windunie: with over two decades of experience, Windunie has been a key contributor to the renewable energy landscape in the country.

Begro Energy Projects B.V: has over 25 years of experience in the renewable energy sector.

BayWa r.e.: with operations in 34 countries, BayWa is a leading global developer, service provider, distributor, and supplier of renewable energy solutions, actively shaping the future of energy.

Blue Bear Energy B.V.: is a developer of wind and solar farms in the Netherlands and South Africa.

Pondera Consult B.V.: consulting firm focusing on complex issues in energy transition and creating reliable and innovative solutions for the energy system of the future.

STAWAG Energy B.V.: developer of wind and solar projects since 2003.

Pronewable Development: developers of renewable energy.

Work Highlights

SENSE-Hub project: Together with its project partners, NewGround Law is exploring the legal challenges and opportunities associated with the realization of offshore solar farms. The recently granted innovative research project, the Solar Enhanced North Sea Energy Hub (“SENSE-HUB”), led by Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), addresses the integration of various energy system modules in the Dutch North Sea. This project will consider the synergies between offshore wind, offshore solar, and hydrogen production at sea. Over its four-year duration, SENSE-HUB aims to accelerate the integration of offshore solar into renewable energy systems.

Languages Spoken

Dutch

English