Cleantech experts at Bristol-based national law firm Burges Salmon’s have strengthened their lead role in Northern Ireland’s green energy market by advising on a facility for the team designing the world’s first zero-emissions automated catamaran.
The site in Belfast Harbour will provide a base for engineers at Artemis Technologies, which is building a constant-speed, city-to-city passenger – and ultimately cargo – vessel which requires no fossil fuels, pictured in a CGI. 
It will also have an unlimited range, a top speed of 50 knots (approx. 60mph) and a cruising speed of 30 knots (approx. 35mph) in any condition.
It is the latest in a string of deals and foreign direct investments in clean technology for Burges Salmon in Northern Ireland. The firm advised on a first-of-its-kind lending portfolio of 2,000 rooftop solar assets, the acquisition and disposal of one of the province’s largest wind farms and the acquisition and development of a 198-acre solar park in County Antrim.
Burges Salmon partner and head of renewable energy Ross Fairley said: “It’s great to be working hand in glove with innovators like Artemis to achieve their state-of-the-art projects. It fits perfectly with our sector expertise and commitment to working in the low carbon energy and connected and autonomous mobility areas.”
