The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today upheld an action brought by the European Commission against the Federal Republic of Germany: The ECJ took the view that Germany failed to correctly transpose parts of the third internal energy market package due to, among others, a lack of independence of…

A new and revised edition of the energy law handbook “Recht der Energiewirtschaft” by BBH partner Prof. Dr. Christian Theobald and Dr. Jens-Peter Schneider, professor at the University of Freiburg, (editors), has just been published by C.H. Beck: Readers will find the book to be both a treasure…

BBH Consulting AG (BBHC) has strengthened its team with the addition of Arne Dorando, an expert with long-standing experience in the public utility sector. Mr Dorando specialises in strategic business development based on sustainability.

With more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector,…

Thanks to a cooperation between the municipal utility Stadtwerke Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim (SWLB) and Deutsche Telekom, the citizens of Ludwigsburg will not only get high-speed internet, but also a wide choice of network providers. The aim of the cooperation, in which Becker Büttner Held (BBH)…

The law firm Becker Büttner Held (BBH) has provided comprehensive advice to the housing association WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte mbH on the acquisition of a total of 577 residential and three commercial units.

Following another project in 2018 when BBH assisted the Berlin-based company…

On behalf of the Onshore Wind Energy Agency (FA Wind), the law firm Becker Büttner Held (BBH) has developed the contractual basis for the participation of municipalities in the earnings of onshore wind energy installations. The sample contract is intended to help improve the acceptance of onshore…

The Berlin House of Representatives today approved the acceptance of Vattenfall GmbH’s offer to sell all of its shares in Stromnetz Berlin GmbH to a state-owned company. The members of the House of Representatives also approved the bid put forward by Stromnetz Berlin GmbH in the ongoing electricity…

Luxembourg – Brussels – Berlin – Karlsruhe – Düsseldorf – Bonn – Cottbus: A round trip in times of Corona? Due to the pandemic, the regulatory conference of AK REGTP had to take place digitally again this year. However, this time too, it became apparent that a digital conference has its advantages:…

With the help of the law firm Becker Büttner Held (BBH), Austria’s largest energy supplier Verbund is further expanding its generating capacity from renewable energy sources in Germany: Within the framework of a cooperation with Visiolar GmbH, Verbund is going to develop PV projects with a capacity…

It is tradition at BBH’s annual conference to address the big topics that (will) impact the energy and infrastructure sector today and in the future. Hydrogen gas is definitely one of them. This is because climate neutrality in the area of energy supply certainly cannot be achieved without the use…