Schoenherr has successfully represented ImWind in obtaining a legally binding EIA permit for the Loidesthal II wind farm in Zistersdorf, Lower Austria.
TGS Baltic Advises Soldera on Launching Renewable Energy Certificate of Origin Management Platform
TGS Baltic has advised Estonian energy company Soldera on launching the first renewable energy certificate of origin management platform in Estonia.
Romania: CfD Scheme for Renewables to Go Live in 2024
In March the European Commission approved a EUR 3bln (RON 15.22bln) Romanian scheme to support installations producing electricity from onshore wind and solar photovoltaic. The approval relates to an initiative launched for consultations by the Ministry of Energy in August 2023, aimed at implementing a Contracts for Difference (CfD) support mechanism for low-carbon technologies (the "CfD Scheme").
Schoenherr Advises Neoom on Customer Financing Scheme and Project Debt Financing Arranged by Solas Capital
Schoenherr has advised Austrian green technology scale-up Neoom on the structuring and implementation of its "impact invest" customer financing scheme for decentralized energy projects as well as related project debt financing arranged by Solas Capital in an amount of up to EUR 30 million.
Paradigm Shift of the Grid Connection Regulation in Romania
As everybody knows, grid connection is a big challenge, perhaps the biggest challenge, the renewables encounter nowadays in Romania and elsewhere. According to the data available on the Romanian TSO website, over 20 GW of wind and solar projects seem to have obtained grid connection endorsement (Romanian: aviz tehnic de racordare – “ATR”) to the extent the total installed capacity in the country is about 18.5 GW and the consumption does not expect a serious take-off in the foreseeable future. An even bigger capacity might be in the queue to obtain ATR.
BSJP BNT Advises Eurowag Group on Liquid Fuel Trading License for Okmiany Gas Station
BSJP BNT has advised the Eurowag Group on extending its liquid fuel trading license to cover a new gas station it was aiming to inaugurate in Lower Silesia, as well as on the related lease agreement.
Clifford Chance Advises Nofar Energy on EPC and O&M Agreements with CRJ Renewables
Clifford Chance has advised Nofar Energy on the engineering, procurement, and construction agreement and the operation and maintenance agreement with CJR Renewables for two photovoltaic projects in Romania with a capacity of 315 megawatts.