DECC consultation - notification process for dedicated biomass projects accrediting under the RO *

United Kingdom - May 20 2013
On 13 May 2013, DECC published a consultation on the notification process for dedicated biomass projects seeking government support under the RO (the…

Co-authors: Stephanie Lomax, Henry Davey.

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European Union: unbundling rules for financial investors clarified *

European Union - May 20 2013
The European Commission (the "Commission") has released a document setting out interpretative notes as to the application of the unbundling regime in…

Co-authors: Silke Goldberg.

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European Commission opened formal state aid investigation into the German exemption of large electricity consumers from network charges *

European Union, Germany - April 22 2013
On 6 March 2013, the European Commission ('the Commission') decided to investigate in-depth the German exemption of large electricity consumers from…

Co-authors: Dr Ralf Thaeter, Lode Van den Hende, Silke Goldberg, Michael Sanchez Rydelski.

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A round-up of recent UK energy developments - 1 February 2013 *

United Kingdom - February 1 2013
On 25 January 2013 DECC published a guide to the oil stocking obligations which have been adopted in the UK. Oil stocking obligations were first…

Co-authors: Stephanie Lomax, Stephen Murray.

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DECC gas generation strategy published *

United Kingdom - December 7 2012
DECC has upped its initial estimate of new gas generating capacity which will be needed by 2030 in order to avoid power shortages from 10-20GW to 26GW, or approximately thirty power stations.

Co-authors: Stephanie Lomax, Stephen Murray.

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