Wardyński & Partners | Poland | 27 Jun 2022
In recent months, the wind power sector in Poland has observed the progress of work on a bill to amend the Wind Energy Investment Act and certain…
Schoenherr | Austria | 6 Jun 2022
Burgenland's legislature recently adopted the so-called "Renewable Energies Acceleration Act" (Bgld EbBG). One cornerstone of the Bgld EbBG is the extension of the tax to wind power and photovoltaic plants that have already been erected or for which permitting procedures are still pending. The upcoming extension of tax liability raises legal questions under constitutional law.
Marks & Clerk | United Kingdom | 26 May 2022
Having attended the All Energy and Decarbonise exhibition and conference earlier this month (11th and 12th May), "Onshore Wind: The long game -…
Rokas Law Firm | Greece | 21 Mar 2022
The minister of energy recently published a decision in the Official Gazette. The decision determined the details of renewable energy source (RES) auctions. According to the decision, so-called "small RES plants" (namely, in general terms, photovoltaic solar plants of a capacity of less than one megawatt and wind plants of a capacity of less than six megawatts) may receive operational aid by......
Rokas Law Firm | Greece | 14 Mar 2022
The Ministry of Environment and Energy recently issued Decision No. 123726/5096, which determined, among other things, the technologies and/or categories of renewable energy source and high efficiency combined heat and power production plants that are eligible to apply for operational support through competitive auction procedures. The decision divides all types of procedure into two......
Rokas Law Firm | Greece | 7 Mar 2022
Law 4843/2021, which was recently enacted, contains mainly energy-related provisions – for example, on the transposition into national law of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive and the introduction of provisions that aim to increase the penetration of renewables into the Greek energy mix. The new law also contains certain provisions that aim to tackle specific recent environmental issues.
DLA Piper | USA | 2 Feb 2022
As winter draws near, so does the risk of another major weather event impacting the energy production industry, and, specifically, the wind power…
Stek | Netherlands | 3 Jan 2022
The government considers offshore wind energy to be key in the transition to a near complete climate-neutral energy supply by 2050. With the fulfilment of offshore wind energy capacity targets for 2023 in sight, legislative and policy steps are being taken towards achieving follow-up targets set for 2030 and beyond. Recently, an additional draft to the North Sea Programme 2022-2027 was......
Advokatfirman Lindahl | Sweden | 30 Dec 2021
The municipalities' role in the establishment of wind power is thoroughly discussed and the investigation highlights issues with the current system…
Duane Morris LLP | Vietnam | 26 Feb 2021
The Draft Power Development Planning VIII (“PDP 8”) reinforces the Vietnam Government’s current view on prioritizing renewable energy sources to…