englischIn German energy law, electricity storage is currently not viewed as an independent activity but rather divided into electricity consumption and production. However, European law prescribes a different understanding, in which a storage is treated as one economic unit with its own respective [...]

englischThe conversion of electricity generation from fossil fuels to the use of renewable energy sources is currently one of the central challenges in the EU, especially from a legal point of view. The author presents in German the legal situation of the promotion of renewable energies in Poland [...]

englischIf the share of renewable energies in the electricity mix increases to more than 85 % in the long term, as has been defined as the climate protection target for 2050, both short-term and long-term electricity storage will be necessary in order to actually achieve the targets. The long-term [...]

englischTo date, civil law studies on electricity storage are non-existent. The legal discourse ignores the fact that storage is confronted with a multitude of unresolved civil law problems, the dogmatic dimension of which is likely to exceed the significance of the energy law issues discussed to [...]

englischThe study addresses the question of the extent to which legal control through private law instruments is suitable for supporting the energy and climate policy goal of increasing end-use energy efficiency and which legal approaches are available for adequately countering obstacles on the way [...]

englischDuring the construction of German offshore wind farms, disagreements occur on a daily basis. Parties mostly agree on dispute boards as a conflict resolution mechanism. However, the German wind farm constructors do not only have positive experiences with dispute boards. Very often the parties [...]

englischThis work enhances the discussion of capacity mechanisms in the German electricity market by introducing a specific competition law perspective according to Art. 106 par. 1 TFEU. General guidelines on the provision’s scope are developed following the ECJ ruling in the “Greek Lignite” case. [...]

englischIn this work the German remuneration schemes for renewable energy and cogeneration are compared comprehensively for the first time. Regarding certain specific questions, for example financial remuneration or redistribution of costs, the author evaluates both schemes and points out [...]

englischThe book deals with liability issues regarding the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). After giving an overview on technical aspects, ongoing discussions regarding potential risks and the existing authorization framework, it focuses on an analysis of the relevant liability provisions [...]

Die EEG-Umlage bildet zusammen mit dem zugehörigen Ausgleichsmechanismus das Regelungssystem zur Deckung der durch die Förderung der Stromerzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energieträgern entstehenden Kosten. Diese Förderung und somit auch die EEG-Umlage sind wesentlicher Bestandteil zur Umsetzung der [...]