This session presents the latest book publication of the Academic Advisory Group of the SEERIL. The book explores tools and techniques for addressing legal, sustainability and contractual risks in design, financing, generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of distributed energy resources (DERs).

DERs including solar panels, community microgrids and residential battery storage are reshaping the energy landscape. DER technologies challenge the traditional centralized power model, offering greater potential for decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitisation and democratisation of electricity systems in line with the ongoing global energy transition.

With presentations from the expert contributors to the book, this session reflects on innovative legal drafting, contract negotiation and policymaking approaches needed to address the wide range of sustainability questions posed by DER design and implementation.