The Emirates Solar Industry Association (ESIA) has appointed Dr Michael Krämer, senior associate and energy specialist at Taylor Wessing (Middle East) as legal counsel to first board.

He was elected to the position by ESIA members at the recently held first annual general meeting in Dubai.

The legal counsel's primary aim will be to develop legal framework scenarios, together with other members of ESIA's legal committee. These initiatives will then be presented to UAE policy makers in a bid to strengthen the solar energy market in the country.

Dr Krämer said: "I am delighted to be part of the ESIA’s first executive committee. The creation of the board will provide real impetus to the association’s overall aim to promote solar energy in the UAE and Middle East.”

“As legal counsel I look forward to drawing upon Taylor Wessing’s depth of international practice in the clean energy sector for the benefit of ESIA."

This appointment strengthens Taylor Wessing's position as a foremost legal advisor to companies in the sustainability sector, whose clients in the Middle East, Europe and Asia are, in many cases, the leaders of their respective industries, including renewable energy, e-mobility and sustainable construction techniques. – TradeArabia News Service