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Toward a European package on CO2 infrastructure
25 March 2024
In a communication of 6 February 2024, the European Commission announced upcoming works on a European package for CO2 infrastructure.
Read moreOpinion of the French NRA on the draft decree submitting power sale under CPPAs to a prior permit
30 January 2024
The French NRA published its opinion on the draft decree providing an administrative authorisation for producers to sell power under CPPAs.
Read moreGuarantees of origin and generation subsidies: exemptions to the incompatibility
28 November 2023
Guarantees of origin and generation subsidies: exemptions to the incompatibility with feed-in tariffs and contracts for difference.
Read moreSystem operators, competitive activities and charging infrastructure
26 May 2023
The French national regulation agency analysis the competitive activities of system operators, with a focus on charging infrastructure.
Read moreUnearned income tax and intra-group transfer of ownership
24 March 2023
Thoughts on the means to proove transfer of electricity to implement the intra-group exemption of the unearned income tax.
Read moreCommission recommendation on energy storage
20 March 2023
Commission recommendation on energy storage, underpinning a decarbonised and secure European Union energy system.
Read moreDefinition of renewable hydrogen: end of story?
16 February 2023
The recognition of renewable hydrogen may be eased when it is produced with electricity from a low-carbon power grid.
Read moreRenewable and low carbon hydrogen: European waypoint
10 January 2023
This paper provides a waypoint on the definition provided by European legislations on renewable hydrogen and low carbon hydrogen.
Read moreRetroactive modification of State aids to energy production
19 December 2022
The improvement of the bids of offshore windfarm developers is not contrary to the principles of transparency and equal treatment.
Read moreOrdering the administration to adopt implementation measures
21 November 2022
Powers of the judge when it is asked to order the administration to adopt the implementation measure of an existing provision.
Read moreAdministrative sanctions and energy sector
15 November 2022
Overview of the principles applicable to administrative sanctions and of their utility for the companies operating in the energy sector.
Read moreInvalidation of the emergency measures strentghening RTE's powers towards BRPs
21 October 2022
This article analyses the decision of the Conseil d'Etat invalidating the emergency powers granted to RTE towards the failing balance responsible parties, in the framework of the energy prices crisis.
Read moreCollective charging infrastructure belonging to the distribution system operators
29 September 2022
The regulatory framework of collective charging infrastructure belonging to the distribution system operators has been adopted on 21 September 2022.
Read moreElectricity price for business consumers: a set of tools
30 August 2022
This paper provides useful tools for the business consumers which are impacted by the electricity price crisis.
Read moreConfirmation of RTE's powers strenghtening towards balance responsible parties
9 August 2022
This paper summarises the new powers granted to RTE towards the failing BRPs, in the framework of the energy prices crisis.
Read moreCollective charging infrastructure in residential buildings
27 July 2022
A decree regulates the contracts entered into by CPOs for the installation of charging infrastructure in residential buildings.
Read moreDefinition of renewable fuels, in particular hydrogen, produced by power energy
2 June 2022
This paper summarizes the European Commission delegated regulation proposal on renewable fuels, notably hydrogen, produced by power energy.
Read moreRecommendation of the European Commission on facilitating power purchase agreements
24 May 2022
The European Commission adopted a recommendation to member States on 18 May 2022, aiming at facilitating corporate PPAs.
Read moreLong-term tenders on power storage facilities
12 May 2022
This paper describes the long-term tenders scheme which supports power storage facilities. The implementation decree has been published.
Read moreConsequence of a capital ownership change on the operating permit of a generation facility
3 May 2022
The capital ownership stability does not condition the validity of the operating permit, unless otherwise provided in the permit or in the tender specifications.
Read moreTax on energy consumption, guarantees of origin and producer-consumer link
19 April 2022
This paper provides an analysis of the decision of the Conseil d'Etat relating to the proof of a link between the energy produced by a power generation facility and an electricity consumer.
Read moreDraft decree on biogas production certificates
5 April 2022
Analysis of the draft decree on biogas production certificates, and overview of the biogas support mechanisms.
Read moreEnvironmental authorisation and greenhouse gas emission reductions
17 March 2022
Compliance of environmental authorisations relating to power generation facilities, with the national objective of greenhouse gas emissions.
Read moreIndemnification regime applicable to renewable marine energies plants for connection works delay or unavailability
10 March 2022
Modification of the indemnification regime applicable to marine energies plants for connection works delay, unavailability or dysfunction.
Read moreExtension of mining concessions and respect of the environment
2 March 2022
This paper analyses the constitutional court decision on the right of extension of mining concession and the respect of the environment.
Read moreClarifications on significant imbalance in contract law
17 February 2022
The contracts falling within the significant imbalance framework of the Commercial Code do not fall within the significant imbalance regime of Article 1171 of the Civil Code.
Read moreEU Sustainable Taxonomy – Nuclear energy and fossil gas (part 2/2)
8 February 2022
Legal analysis of the inclusion of nuclear power and fossil gas within the European Union sustainable taxonomy (part 2/2)
Read moreEU Sustainable Taxonomy – Nuclear energy and fossil gas (part 1/2)
8 February 2022
Legal analysis of the inclusion of nuclear power and fossil gas within the European Union sustainable taxonomy (part 1/2)
Read moreStrenghtening of RTE's powers toward balance responsible parties
27 January 2022
This paper analyses the new powers granted to RTE toward the failing balance responsible parties, in the framework of the energy prices crisis.
Read moreDefinitions of renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen in the EU and in France
19 January 2022
This paper aims at clarifying the status of the definition of renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen under the European and the French legal frameworks, as of early 2022.
Read moreLegal framework applicable to offshore wind and other marine energies in the EEZ
17 January 2022
This paper explains and describes the new French legal framework applicable to offshore windfarm and other marine renewable energies located on the EEZ and on the continental shelf.
Read moreFloating wind scaling up – A paper of Wind Europe
4 January 2022
A paper of November 2021 of the association Wind Europe has been published with the aim of providing advice to the European institutions and National Governments, in order to enable the scaling up of floating offshore wind farms toward competitiveness.
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