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McDermott Will & Emery

BIMSCHG Amendment: Significant Simplifications for Onshore Wind Farms

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The German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) adopted the reform of the Federal Emission Control Act (Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz – “BImSchG“) with the Acceleration Pact for Renewable Energies and Electrolyzers on June 6, 2024,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Road to Net Zero: Offshore Wind Farms Are Gaining Momentum

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Germany and Europe aim to be carbon-neutral by 2050, with wind energy set to become the most significant source of energy in the future. However, in Germany, the pace of deployment is still insufficient. Chancellor Olaf...more

Hogan Lovells

Germany: new regulatory framework to foster future development of onshore projects

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The so called “Easter Package” has passed the German Parliament. The German legislator has introduced substantial changes to the legal framework for onshore wind projects by resolving a bundle of new laws. The amendment...more

A&O Shearman

CfD regime for offshore wind in Germany

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The new German government has ambitious targets for offshore wind: It aims at more than 70GW of offshore wind by 2045. At least 30GW of offshore wind capacity shall be installed by 2030 already. Less than 10GW are currently...more

Hogan Lovells

2021 Offshore Wind Auction in Germany

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There have not been any auctions for offshore wind projects in Germany since 2018. Recently, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) called for the 2021 auction round. It is the first of its kind auction based on the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2020 #5

Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the Netherlands in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. Marc van...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 42, November 2019 #2

FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline - "The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - July 2019 #3

Judge Rules Against Oil Companies to Keep Climate Liability Case in Rhode Island - "The ruling will allow Rhode Island prosecutors to continue to bring charges against 21 oil and gas producers including Chevron, Shell and...more

White & Case LLP

Offshore wind projects: Assessing the environmental impact: Germany

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A complex and sophisticated planning and approval process does not prevent opponents from raising environmental challenges—even after project approvals are awarded. The German federal government plans to further expand...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2019 #3

Trump Signs Orders to Speed Up Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction - "President Trump signed two executive orders that he says will speed up construction of pipelines and other projects to enhance the production and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2019 #3

NY Natural Gas Moratorium Due to Lack of Pipelines, but Some in Denial - "The slowing of economic development resulting from New York's political actions is a testament to what happens when energy becomes politicized." ...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Marcellus Shale Update: 2018, The Year in Review

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2018 began with the United States producing immense amounts of oil and natural gas; pipeline companies struggling to build out the national pipeline system but not being transparent about how they are doing it; Europe, led by...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2018

New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change - "The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more

Morgan Lewis

Germany’s Reform of the EEG Provides New Opportunities for Investors in Renewables

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The reformed Renewable Energy Sources Act will create expanded market opportunities across the renewable energy sector and new investment opportunities in generation projects and smart grid operational technologies....more

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