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Federal Court Of Justice Decision Dated 15 July 2025 Confirms That Construction Subsidies For Battery Storage Systems Based On The Performance Price Model Are Permissible

On 15 July 2025, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled (case no. EnVR 1/24) that network operators in network connection procedures under the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) may demand a construction cost subsidy (BKZ) for battery storage systems (BESS) based on the performance price model.

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Are Offshore Wind Converter Platforms A Bottleneck In The Energy Transition? New German Government Wants To Create Production Capacities At German Shipyards

Germany and Europe have set themselves the goal of achieving a climate-neutral economy by the middle of this century. Offshore wind energy plays a central role in this, as it reliably supplies large quantities of clean energy and reduces dependence on fossil fuels.

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

The Special Fund For Infrastructure And Climate Protection - What Is Next?

Following the resolution of the 20th German Bundestag, the Bundesrat also approved the so-called debt package and amended the German Basic Constitutional Law (GG) with the necessary two-thirds majority to the effect that.

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Speeding Up The Energy Transition - The New German Government's Plans For Gas And Steam Power Plants And Its Quest For The Right Technology For Renewable Energy

After the previous coalition government's Power Plant Safety Act was no longer passed following the end of the governing coalition, the negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD for a new coalition gave fresh impetus to German energy policy.

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

New Legal Framework For The Commercial Use Of Carbon Capture And Storage (CCS) And Carbon Capture And Utilisation (CCU)

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Förderung von Unternehmen durch den Clean Industrial Deal und CISAF: Was Unternehmen jetzt wissen müssen

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

Newsflash: 18th EU Sanctions Package Against Russia - Strict Oil Price Cap, Nord Stream Ban And Further Measures Against The Shadow Fleet

European Union International

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Oppenhoff

German Federal Court Of Justice Confirms Legality Of One-off Construction Cost Charges For Battery Energy Storage Systems

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EU Commission Plans Prolongation Of The Gas Storage Regulation Until 2027

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PwC Legal Germany

German Tax Update – 20 June 2025

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Alvarez & Marsal

Energy: Powering Through 2025 – Key Legal Challenges And Opportunities In Germany

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Addleshaw Goddard

Germany's Upcoming New Government – What To Expect In The Climate And Energy Sector

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A&O Shearman

Clean Industrial Deal, Action Plan For Affordable Energy And Omnibus Packages I And II

European Union Energy

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PwC Legal Germany

German Landmark Climate Change Litigation Case Continues

Germany Environment

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Jones Day

Together Or Alone? The Unexplored Potential Of Caucus In The German Mediation Landscape

Germany Litigation

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PwC Legal Germany

FCO Tightens Grip On Cartels With Increasing Number Of Dawn Raids And Court Proceedings

Germany Anti-trust

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Luther S.A.

Company Pension Schemes: Must-haves And Minimisation Of Liability When Implementing By Means Of Direct Insurance

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

Family-owned Businesses: Keeping The German Economy Afloat?

Germany Commercial

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Flick Gocke Schaumburg

LD Munich, 14 April 2025, Procedural Order, UPC_CFI_119/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

The Energy Impulse: The Overbuilding Of Grid Connection Points In The Amendment To The German Energy Industry Act (EnWG) – Windswept And Sunburnt?

Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more commonplace for grid operators to receive a large number of grid connection requests from wind and solar projects.

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Oppenhoff

Potential Of The Energy Transition For Investors In Germany – Noerr Insight No 7: Geothermal Energy

In our briefing German energy transition: Potential for investors we gave a detailed overview of the opportunities and risks of the energy transition in Germany for domestic and foreign investors.

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Noerr

Potential Of The Energy Transition For Investors In Germany – Noerr Insight No 8: Reappraisal After Coalition Collapses

In our briefing German energy transition: Potential for investors we gave a detailed overview of the opportunities and risks of the energy transition in Germany for domestic and foreign investors.

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Noerr

CJEU Rules On Legal Concept Of 'Self-consumption Facilities' In German Energy Industry Act

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a preliminary ruling decision on 28 November 2024 (C-293/23) considering the legal concept of a ‘self-consumption facility' within the meaning of section 3, no. 24a (or 24b) of the German Energy Industry Act.

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Noerr

Reforms Of The German Law Governing Charging Points

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Noerr

Germany's Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs And Climate Action Publishes Package Of Measures To Renew And Strengthen The Car Industry

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Noerr

Standard Essential Patents: A New Challenge For The IoT And Smart Meter World

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Decision Day: Grid Fee Exemption In Customer Systems And Energy Price Brake Put To The Test

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Amendment To The Energy Industry Act: Changes For Energy Supply Companies And Grid And System Operators

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

BGH: Balance Sheet Allocation Of Electricity Withdrawals At Higher Voltage Levels In The Event Of Supplier Failure - Recommended Action For Grid Operators

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Hydrogen Core Network - The Federal Network Agency's Strategy For The Energy Transition

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Follow-Up: Ökobilanzierung (LCA) von Gebäuden wird verpflichtend

Germany Real Estate

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Blogreihe „Wasserstoff Aktuell" – Was Sagt Der Referentenentwurf „eines Gesetzes Zu Sofortmaßnahmen Für Einen Beschleunigten Ausbau Der Erneuerbaren Energien Und Weiteren Maßnahmen Im Stromsektor" Vom 04.03.2022 Zu Wasserstoff?

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

EEG 2023: Oldies but Goldies – ausgefördert ist doch nicht ausgefördert?

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Hydrogen Core Network - The Federal Network Agency's Strategy For The Energy Transition

On 22 October 2024, the Federal Network Agency approved the Germany-wide hydrogen core network, which will form the basis for the national hydrogen infrastructure in future.

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Follow-Up: Ökobilanzierung (LCA) von Gebäuden wird verpflichtend

Das EU-Parlament hat in der vergangenen Woche die Neufassung der „Richtlinie über die Gesamtenergieeffizienz von Gebäuden"beschlossen.

Germany Real Estate

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Blogreihe „Wasserstoff Aktuell" – Was Sagt Der Referentenentwurf „eines Gesetzes Zu Sofortmaßnahmen Für Einen Beschleunigten Ausbau Der Erneuerbaren Energien Und Weiteren Maßnahmen Im Stromsektor" Vom 04.03.2022 Zu Wasserstoff?

Am 04.03. hat die Bundesregierung ihren Entwurf für eine umfassende Überarbeitung des Rechts der erneuerbaren Energien vorgelegt.

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

EEG 2023: Oldies but Goldies – ausgefördert ist doch nicht ausgefördert?

Die ohnehin schon sehr rudimentären Regelungen im EEG 2021 für eine Anschlussförderung von Altanlagen mussten im vergangenen Jahr auf Betreiben der Europäischen Kommission noch weiter zurechtgestutzt werden...

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

EEG 2023: Das Energiefinanzierungsgesetz (EnFG) – Wo kommt das Geld für die Förderung von Erneuerbare-Energien- und KWK-Anlagen künftig her?

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Sustainable Data Centers—The German Energy Efficiency Act: What Data Center Operators Need To Consider Now And In The Future

The German Energy Efficiency Act (the "Act") came into force at the end of 2023. As of January 1, 2024, energy efficiency obligations apply specifically to data centers.

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Mayer Brown

Updating The National Hydrogen Strategy

On 26 July 2023, the German government published the update of the National Hydrogen Strategy (NWS 2023).

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

The Building Blocks Of A Successful Green Hydrogen Project – Loick AG

Fieldfisher speaks to Hubert Loick, Founder and Chairman of Loick AG, about his company's experience of building a hydrogen project in Thuringia, central Germany.

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Fieldfisher

Bundeskartellamt – 2022/2023 Report On The Electricity Generation Market Power Published

The Bundeskartellamt published its report on the electricity generation market, based on comprehensive data on the use of power plants in Germany and analyzing the market power situation...

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Nazali

Netze BW Green Energy Project: Transforming Home Heating In Germany

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Centurion Law Group

#09 Spezial: Energiekrise Und Rezession – Auf Was Sich Unternehmen Jetzt Einstellen Sollten | When It Really Matters (Podcast)

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AlixPartners

Rethinking China? A Resilient EMEA Footprint Could Run Through North Africa

Germany Government

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AlixPartners

The Energy Pulse: First Hastily Stitched Together And Now Being Touched Up? - German Government's Easter Draft Amendment To The Energy Price Brakes

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Oppenhoff

Challenges For Data Center Operators - The Federal Government's Draft Bill For An Energy Efficiency Act

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Ladeinfrastruktur In Deutschland: Status Quo Und Herausforderungen

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AlixPartners

Predictive Maintenance In The Framework Of Lithium-ion Battery Cell Manufacturing

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P3

The Energy Charter Treaty In The Light Of The Electricity Price Brake: An Opportunity For Investors To Litigate?

European Union Energy

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Energy Price Brake: Obligation To Preserve Jobs And Ban On Bonuses

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Oppenhoff

Challenges For Data Centre Operators?

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Russia Sanctions: EU Sets Price Cap For Russian Oil

European Union International

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Oppenhoff

The European Energy Crisis: What Can Employers Do?

European Union Employment

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Ius Laboris

The Regional Court Of Stuttgart Dismisses Claim In A Series Of Climate Change Lawsuits Against Automakers And Oil And Gas Company

Germany Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Current Legislative Proposals To Combat The Energy Crisis

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

Energy Sector: Large Gas Consumers Need A Contingency Plan

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Oppenhoff

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