On 30 November 2016 the European Commission published its "Winter Package" containing proposals for new rules for a consumer-centered clean energy transition.

The term "crisis" is ubiquitous; there is no binding legal definition in international law. Due to many recent crises, the European Union and its member states are grappling with the question...

ACER (Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators) and CEER (Council of European Energy Regulators) have recently published their Annual Report on the Results of Monitoring the Internal Electricity and Natural Gas Markets in 2012.

The terminal will cost EUR 233.6m to build, with the Croatia State budget contributing EUR 100m.

Am 07.07.2021 wurde das Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetzespaket ("EAG-Paket") beschlossen. Mit dem EAG und den begleitenden Gesetzesänderungen soll der Ausbau von Anlagen zur Erzeugung von...

The unprecedented economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is severely impacting the electricity sector, with demand falling as much as 20 % in certain cases...

The new Gas Market Act came into force on 3 March 2018, with the primary aim of regulating the rights and obligations of participants in the Croatian gas market pursuant to the Third Gas Directive (2009/73/EC).

Am 12.01.2024 ist der Entwurf des neuen Elektrizitätswirtschaftsgesetzes (ElWG-Entwurf) in Begutachtung gegangen. Das ElWG wird das in die Jahre gekommene ElWOG 2010 ersetzen.

Austria is a federal state. Therefore, governmental responsibilities are shared between two levels of territorial authority: the Federal Government and the nine Provinces.

The transport sector is especially important for reducing worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants.

The European Union's hydrogen market faces a critical juncture as policymakers balance ambitious renewable energy targets with complex regulatory frameworks that have slowed investment. Recent policy signals from Brussels and Vienna indicate a strategic recalibration—the EU Commission has announced a targeted review of RFNBO production criteria while simultaneously launching new funding mechanisms and infrastructure initiatives.

Marktprämien und Investitionszuschüsse sollen zur Zielerreichung beitragen.

When it comes to clearing a path in a forest to construct and operate an overhead electrical power line, electricity grid operators face various legal issues.

On 22 January 2014, the European Commission has issued a Communication on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons using high-volume hydraulic fracturing in the EU (the Communication) and Recommendations on minimum principles for the exploration and production of such hydrocarbons (the Recommendations).

In Schönherr's Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz Infocorner werden die wesentlichen Eckpunkte des EAG-Pakets dargestellt und praxisrelevante Rechtsfragen behandelt.

When we started our NFT self-experiment, it did not take long before questions relating to energy consumption came up.

Der mit Spannung erwartete Begutachtungsentwurf des Bundesgesetzes über den Ausbau von Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen (Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz – EAG) enthält ua ...

Anstelle von bislang gewährten fixen Einspeisetarifen wird im EAG auf Marktprämien gesetzt, die zur stärkeren Marktintegration der Erzeugungsanlagen führen sollen.

In Schönherr's Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz Infocorner werden die wesentlichen Eckpunkte des EAG-Pakets dargestellt und praxisrelevante Rechtsfragen behandelt.

Im September 2020 wurde der Entwurf eines Bundesgesetzes über den Ausbau von Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen ("EAG-Entwurf") in Begutachtung geschickt.