Since 2013, several investment treaty claims have been filed in the field of renewable energy against European member states based upon alleged breach of the Energy Charter Treaty.

If there are two or more conflicting water use projects (eg, hydroelectric power stations), the Water Act provides for a special conflict procedure.

Up until the end of 2018, renewable energy sources (RES) generators in Slovakia were mainly subsidized...

The energy and climate crises are leading to new proposals to accelerate the approval of renewable energy projects. New EU and national energy and environmental packages are on the way.

In August 2011 the Ministry of Economy authorised the Austrian crude oil exploration company Rohöl-Aufsuchung AG to undertake exploratory drilling for natural gas and mineral oil within the Austrian municipality of Straßwalchen.

In case an energy performance certificate has been presented and handed over to the purchaser or the lessee and the energy-related characteristics turn out to be inaccurate, the purchaser or lessee is entitled to claim warranty.

On March 5 2015 Austria's agriculture, forestry, environment and water economics minister presented a draft law to amend the Chemicals Act and the Biocidal Products Act.

Der Ministerrat hat sich zu einer Regierungsvorlage zum EGG durchgerungen. Dadurch rückt die Phase eines Investitionsbooms für Biomethananlagen...

One of the fastest-growing trends in the world of debt is sustainability. Climate change will be one of the most important public policy issues in the next decades. Based on public...

Am 16.09.2020 wurde der mit Spannung erwartete Entwurf des Bundesgesetzes über den Ausbau von Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen ...

The European Union's Renewable Energy Directive, adopted on 9 October 2023 as part of the "Fit for 55" package, marks another legislative effort of the European Union towards enhancing sustainable energy use and combating climate change.

The National Council passed the "Federal Act on the Funding of the Production of Renewable Hydrogen of Non-Biogenic Origin (Hydrogen Funding Act - WFöG)" and published it in Article 1...

On 2 February 2022 the European Commission approved in principle a Complementary Climate Delegated Act (the "Complementary Delegated Act") which includes criteria for nuclear and gas energy activities under the EU taxonomy.

Am 15.02.2023 wurde der Begutachtungsentwurf zum Bundesgesetz über die Einführung einer Versorgerverpflichtung für Gas aus erneuerbaren Quellen veröffentlicht...

After four months of negotiations, the Austrian National Council has finally reached an agreement on the amendment of the Green Electricity Act ("Ökostromnovelle").

The Bulgarian Parliament has approved a controversial 20% fee on the income of solar and wind power plants, as well as a restriction -- for all renewables -- of the amount of electricity produced that can be purchased at preferential prices.

Energiegemeinschaften sind das neue Leitbild für eine stärkere dezentrale Erzeugung und Versorgung von Energie (allgemeine Informationen zu Energiegemeinschaften siehe...

The Koralm pumped storage hydroelectric power plant will be constructed in Styria, Austria. With a bottleneck output of about 1 gigawatt, it will be one of the most powerful hydropower plants in Austria.

Austria passed a new Investment Control Act ("ICA") expanding the screening of foreign investments ("FDI"), effective July 25, 2020.

The world has seen a significant shift towards sustainable energy sources in recent years.