Jul 05, 2024 UK Supreme Court rules that downstream emissions of fossil fuel projects must be assessed before granting planning permission By Cat Greenwood-Smith Adele Marriott Laila Pourdad On 20 June 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of Weald Action...
Nov 30, 2023 Germany’s revision of the Energy Industry Act: a highway for hydrogen? By Philipp Reinecke, LL.M. Ulrich Scholz Mirko Masek Hendrik Wessling Marie von Armansperg +2 more... Show less Following Germany’s recent revision of the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz – EnWG), the legislator significantly...
Aug 11, 2023 New EU sustainable batteries regulation becomes law – what you need to know By Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Hilke Boedeker After a lengthy legislative process, the new EU Batteries Regulation has finally been published in the Official Journal of the EU,...
Apr 04, 2023 Draft rules on 'green' claims and rights to repair published by European Commission By Kieran Watkins Rachel Duffy On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published two long-awaited legislative proposals which form a key part of its Circular Economy...
Mar 20, 2023 EU unveils Net Zero Industry Act to boost competitiveness in Europe By Kieran Watkins The European Commission has unveiled a new regulatory proposal which aims to boost Europe’s industrial policy amidst increasing global...
Dec 22, 2022 The new EU deforestation regulation and its international scope – is your business affected? By James Raeside Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Simon Duncombe +1 more... Show less The European Commission, Council and European Parliament reached provisional agreement on the new Deforestation Regulation on 6 December...
Aug 16, 2022 Decarbonising existing assets: how to mitigate risk when repurposing an existing energy asset By Alexia Millett Amani Khalifa Jon Gilbert Vanessa Medina +1 more... Show less Climate change is at the forefront of the international political agenda and decarbonisation of the energy sector has become crucial. The...
Aug 01, 2022 NEC X29: A new tool in the construction industry’s fight against climate change? By Jon Gilbert Vanessa Medina Earlier this year, we considered the use of sustainability provisions in construction contracts as a way to reduce the industry’s carbon...
May 19, 2022 Renewable energy projects – shifting towards alternative delivery structures? By Hannah Smith Sofia Svinkovskaya Matei Purice As demand for renewable energy grows as part of the global energy transition, we have seen an increased interest in finding alternative...
May 05, 2022 Joint venture partnering on renewable energy projects By Amr Omran Jon Gilbert Richard Johnson Sara Barin Annie Whiteside +2 more... Show less Joint ventures (JVs) are an increasingly popular form of business partnership on renewable energy projects, and play an important role in...
Apr 22, 2022 Resolving disputes on renewable energy projects – what tools are available and how do you choose? By Kate Gough Stefan Pislevik Tala Fahoum Yosr Bouassida Laura Lozano +2 more... Show less The energy transition is experiencing unprecedented momentum as states and private actors pursue action against climate change, move...
Mar 01, 2022 Risks associated with new technology on renewable energy projects By Tom Hutchison Matt Evans As part of our series of blogs on disputes and risk mitigation in energy transition projects, we consider the disputes that might arise...