White & Case | Australia, Middle East, Singapore, etc. | 22 Aug 2023
Global demand for air conditioning is projected to triple over the next 30 years, with most of this demand emanating from developing countries.1…
Burges Salmon LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Mar 2023
Energy is a precious resource so we should optimise its use and production. AI will play an important role in achieving that optimisation. But that…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 14 Dec 2022
As we recently reported, the FTC voted to issue a notice in the Federal Register seeking input on updating its Green Guides. The FTC’s notice seeks…
Osborne Clarke | United Kingdom | 17 Oct 2022
On Thursday 13 October 2022, the UK government published the text of its new Energy Prices Bill with the aim of ensuring that consumers "pay a fairer…
Pitkowitz & Partners | Austria | 11 Mar 2022
Vienna has issued energy zone plans for 15 districts in which high-efficiency heating systems must be installed in all new buildings, extensions and conversions, as well as in case of modifications and renovations affecting at least 25% of the building envelope. These plans constitute a move to encourage energy efficiency in the real estate sector as much as possible.
Rokas | Greece | 8 Nov 2021
In June 2021, the European Commission issued a decision in case SA55526, which approved €166.7 million in state aid that the government will utilise for the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal. The terminal will consist of a floating storage regasification unit (the unit), as well as a sub-sea system and an onshore gas transmission pipeline, which will connect the unit to the......
Kubas Kos Gałkowski | Poland | 4 Oct 2021
The draft amendments to the Act of 10 April 1997 and to the Act on Renewable Energy Sources of 20 February 2015 were recently made available for public consultation by the Government Legislation Centre. The draft is extensive and includes numerous changes that are important for the functionality of the energy market. Some of the proposed solutions are aimed at only professional entities but......
Kubas Kos Gałkowski | Poland | 19 Jul 2021
A new amendment to the Energy Law and certain other acts was recently published in the Journal of Laws. The amendment aims to introduce solutions within the legal system to improve the functioning and development of the energy market in relation to the generation, transmission, storage, distribution and trading of energy. New solutions have been introduced to counteract the unfair practices......
DLA Piper | United Kingdom | 12 Dec 2019
In order to improve the energy performance of buildings in England and Wales, the Government is consulting on whether commercial properties should be…
King & Spalding LLP | USA | 15 Apr 2019
Developers and landlords faced the first generation of “green building” initiatives with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)…