David O’Carroll

Senior Associate

David is an energy, infrastructure and resources specialist, with extensive expertise in project development, procurement, construction and delivery across the entire New Energy sector.

Clients benefit from David’s experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating EPC and O&M agreements, development services agreements, connection agreements, power purchase agreements and other construction contracts, supply contracts and services contracts.

David has a broad range of experience in advising on various technologies, including wind, solar PV, hydrogen, energy storage, waste to energy, gas, coal and hydro.

David founded and leads the Hamilton Locke New Energy Associates Network, an initiative to encourage networking and learning amongst New Energy professionals.

Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, David worked at Ashurst in Sydney and Arthur Cox in Ireland. David’s other work while at previous firms includes advising on public private partnership projects, most notably in the road and rail sectors.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Energy, Infrastructure and Resources; Project Development; Construction

AWARDS

IFLR1000 Awards and Recognition, Rising star, Project development: Energy, 2024

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws – Trinity College Dublin
Admitted to practice in New South Wales and Ireland

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

Advising European Energy’s inhouse EPC Contractor on the project financing of the Mokoan solar farm project (56MW) in Victoria. Advice included the drafting and negotiation of the EPC Contract and O&M Contract, key subcontracts, consultancy agreements and ancillary agreements.
Advising HSH Nordbank AG on its financing of three separate wind farm projects in Ireland from a construction and energy law perspective.
Advising Energy Vault on the Meadown Creek Solar Farm project (250MW) in Victoria. Advice included the review and negotiation of the BESS services contract.
Advising Octopus Australia on its successful VRET2 reverse auction and support agreement with the State of Victoria.
Advising energySEA as substation EPC Contractor on the Kingaroy Solar Farm project in Queensland. Advice included the review and negotiation of the substation EPC Contract, subcontracts and ancillary agreements.
Advising energySEA on the Wollar Solar Farm project in NSW. Advice included the review and negotiation of the harmonic filter supply and installation agreement.
Advising GEII as EPC Contractor on its bid and contract close negotiations on the Murra Warra II windfarm project.
Advising GEII as EPC Contractor on its bid and contract close negotiations on the Bango windfarm project.
Advising Sydney Metro on its $3.7 billion contract with the Operator in respect of Sydney Metro City and Southwest.
Advising on three linked construct only contract packages for the Sydney Metro Southwest line.