Energy News and Insights
December 2011

Newsletter: December 2011

Welcome to Energy News and Insights, our newsletter that addresses topical issues for the renewable energy industry and details the latest legislation changes and regulatory developments in Germany.

Our December edition gives an overview of the following topics:

Nature conservation offshore - Overview over the extension of the German nature conservation rules into the EEZ
Cost-cutting effect for the photovoltaic industry under the new German Renewable Energy Act (EEG)
Solar module guarantee conditions in focus
In retrospect: Recent events regarding the European and German energy market
Implementation stopped of the EC Directive 2009/31/EC on carbon dioxide capture and geological storage (CCS) dated 23 April 2009 (CCS Directive) in Germany
Proposed new rules for financial markets (MiFID II) affect emission allowances
Revision of the remuneration requirements for electricity generated from biomass diminishes the productivity of planned power plants

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