tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:52:55 +0000energy policyrenewable energyEU lawelectricityEuropean UnionNorwaysupport schemescompetition lawFranceclimate changenatural gas/LNGenvironmental laweventsenergy customersinternal marketoilenergy marketsEEA lawgrid and energy transport infrastructuresenergy efficiencyUnited Statesemissions tradinginternational lawinvestmentsbook reviewscarbon capture and storagepublic international lawsecurity of energy supplyliberalisationRussiaSmart gridenergy unionWTOnuclear energyshale gasstate aidsunconventional energybiofuelsgrid accesssmart meteringcase lawsustainable developmenttaxationtrade lawcapacity market mechanismslabellingChinaEuropean Green DealliabilityUKUnited Nationscoallaw of the sealitigationmaritime lawraw materialsCanadaEnergy Charter TreatyPolar regimesbiomasscircular economyenergy storageinstitutional lawlegal theoryownershippermittingtransportwasteIcelandSwedencompany lawembodied energyfinancinghydropowerinnovationoil-shalepublic procurementsThis blog is meant as a personal notebook on recent legal developments in the sector of sustainable energy.http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)Blogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-5408253968618357496Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:20:00 +00002021-02-23T10:01:46.317+01:00The chapter reviews the use of local content requirements (LCRs) in the Norwegian oil and gas legislation. Looking at the evolution of the regulation of LCRs over time and structured around two main phases, it identifies some best practice in terms of sustainability. In the primary phase of the development of the Norwegian petroleum sector (1970s to mid-1990s), the national legislation included http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2021/01/local-content-and-sustainable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-6436207021478112429Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:16:00 +00002020-09-11T14:01:06.084+02:00book reviewsliabilitypublic international lawThis new edited volume by A. Wawryk, H. Trischmann, C. Banet, E. Pereira and K. Hall has just been published:"The Regulation of Decommissining, Abandament and Reuse Initiatives in the Oil and Gas Industry: From Obligation to Opportunities" (Wolters Kluwer, August 2020)OverviewThe book gives a comprehensive description and critique of the key issues that must be addressed by nations, and of the http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2020/09/new-book-publication-regulation-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-8041821827001487735Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:29:00 +00002020-09-16T10:49:20.705+02:00In the years to come, electricity consumers will face increased grid costs associated with their consumption due to the need for investments in grid infrastructures. Both aging infrastructures and new production/consumption patterns relying increasingly on distributed and alternative sources will require economic investments by grid operators, which, in fine, will transfer the costs to final http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2020/06/new-publication-electricity-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-6764903918992942612Wed, 13 May 2020 15:47:00 +00002020-05-13T18:21:11.319+02:00coalcompetition lawelectricityEU lawEuropean Green Dealstate aids On 12 May 2020, the European Commission has announced having approved the financial compensation envisaged by the government of the Netherlands in favour of the early closure of the Hemweg coal fired power plant. The compensation of EUR52.5 million has been deemed to be in line with the EU state aid rules, as the closure will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions and there will not be undue http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2020/05/european-commission-approves-dutch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-3139776026796000252Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:50:00 +00002020-03-04T14:50:03.738+01:00climate changeEU lawEuropean Green DealEuropean Union The European Commission has adopted today, 4 March 2020, a proposal for a regulation establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality, also called European Climate Law. The proposal for a Regulation is available at the following address: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/commission-proposal-regulation-european-climate-law-march-2020_en.pdf A short commentary willhttp://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2020/03/eu-climate-law-proposal-for-regulation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-8282171096853211801Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:16:00 +00002020-02-29T15:17:47.427+01:00energy policyEU lawEuropean Green Deal The topic of this weekly podcast by Montel News is "On the road to climate neutrality". I answered some questions on what is on the EU climate and energy agenda. Listen to the full podcast here: http://podcast.montelnews.com/257968/2859160-on-the-road-to-climate-neutrality Summary Ahead of the EC publication of its Climate Law next week, this week’s pod discusses the implications for http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2020/02/podcast-interview-for-montel-weekly-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-7741805731609289282Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:25:00 +00002020-02-04T13:25:26.925+01:00book reviewsenergy policyEU law The XIIIth edition of the European Energy Law Report, edited by Martha M. Roggenkamp and Catherine Banet, has been published in January 2020 by Intersentia. The European Energy Law Reports are an initiative taken by the organisers of the European Energy Law Seminar which has been organised on an annual basis since 1989. The seminar is now taking place in January each year in The Hague. http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2020/02/new-publication-european-energy-law.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-1619521803473388114Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:59:00 +00002019-12-10T16:25:04.142+01:00circular economyclimate changeenergy policyEU lawEuropean Green Deal Waiting for the announcement on 11 December 2019 of the concrete measures that the European Green Deal will cover, the European Commission has published on its website a list of policy areas which will be concerned. With the announced objective of "becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent", the following areas of action will apparently be prioritised: adoption of a European http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2019/12/waiting-for-european-green-deal-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-7256977661810559542Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:19:00 +00002019-11-17T21:12:00.145+01:00carbon capture and storageclimate changeemissions tradingenvironmental lawEU lawpublic international law Did you miss our seminar in Oslo on 14 November 2019 on the legal aspects of carbon capture and Storage (CCS) deployment? You can now watch it on line on Youtube  HERE. Topic: « Climate emergency & legal response: the role of law in CCS deployment. Regulatory incentives to enable carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Norway and Europe.» Description: Legal rules are as http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2019/11/climate-emergency-legal-response-role.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-1762747763376268219Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:18:00 +00002019-08-20T12:18:58.233+02:00carbon capture and storageenvironmental lawpublic international law There has been an important update on the issue of transboundary transport of CO2 for the purpose of permanent storage, as covered by the London Protocol's export amendment (2009 amendment to Art 6). This is of primarly importance for the realisation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects which include the international transport of CO2. In short, an amendment to the 1996 London http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2019/08/carbon-capture-and-storage-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-1580024737635338025Sat, 15 Jun 2019 15:08:00 +00002019-06-18T17:09:22.826+02:00electricityEU law The last pieces of legislation of the Clean Energy for All Europeans Package have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union of 14 June 2019. Those acts cover electricity market design, risk-preparedness and the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER): Directive (EU) 2019/944 of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2019/06/all-pieces-of-legislation-of-eu-clean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-1930397996359479117Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:03:00 +00002019-03-05T09:06:09.260+01:00electricityenergy marketsenergy policyeventsgrid and energy transport infrastructures Join us on 4 April 2019 in Oslo for a seminar on Electricity Market Design: "Electricity Networks and their operators in a time of change". About the seminar: Changing patterns in electricity generation and consumption raise tremendous challenges for transport and distribution infrastructures and their operators. The electricity networks remain the backbone of the electricity system, but http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2019/03/seminar-on-electricity-market-design-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-8932216981547372300Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:33:00 +00002019-01-15T16:33:15.197+01:00carbon capture and storageNorway On 15 January 2015, the Norwegian government has awarded the first exploitation permit for CO2 injection and storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Equinor. The award follows the announcement made in July 2018 and concerns an area located near the Troill oil and gas Field in the North Sea. Equinor is working together with Shell and Total as part of the Northern Lights Project. They werehttp://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-step-closer-full-scale-ccs-in-norway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-8812771423102945568Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:05:00 +00002019-03-06T17:08:21.988+01:00competition lawstate aids The European Commission has announced on 7 January 2019 that it intends to prolong the current EU state aid rules for two years, until end of 2022. Those rules, which were part of the reform on State Aid Modernisation (SAM), were supposed to expire end of 2020. Other state aid rules have no fixed expiry date. The rules part of the SAM-reform are rules which are typically updated on a http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-european-commission-to-prolong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-5625351744750450337Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:44:00 +00002018-11-21T10:45:53.930+01:00book reviewselectricityEU lawgrid accessnatural gas/LNGrenewable energy The XIIth edition of the European Energy Law Report is now available! Reference: European Energy Law Report XII, M. Roggenkamp and C. Banet (eds.), Intersentia, Nov. 2018 ISBN 9781780686721 Description: This volume includes Chapters on Developments in EU Energy Law, Renewable Energy: Cross-border Projects and Dispute Settlement, Capacity Reserve Mechanism, Prosumers, and New http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/11/just-published-european-energy-law.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-801551806565554623Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:52:00 +00002018-06-01T12:52:29.360+02:00 FMEen CREE - Oslo Centre for Research on Environmentally friendly Energy , og Forskergruppen for naturressursrett ved Universitet i Oslo, det juridiske fakultet, inviterer til seminar om kapasitetsmekanismer. Tid: torsdag 7. juni 2018, kl. 12-15 Sted: Det juridiske fakultet, Domus Media, "Kjerka"-møterommet. Påmelding: http://www.cree.uio.no/outreach/events/seminar/2018/http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/06/seminar-on-capacity-mechanisms-seminar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-7078565851524736997Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:53:00 +00002018-04-10T12:53:59.486+02:00book reviewsrenewable energytrade lawWTO Just published! Book chapter on: C. Banet, "Techno-nationalism in the Context of Energy Transition: Regulating Technology Innovation Transfer in Offshore Wind Technologies." Summary: In the context of economic recovery and energy transition, techno-nationalist measures within clean energy technologies have been flourishing for the past decade. These measures may find http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/04/new-publication-techno-nationalism-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-6102468511731255799Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:42:00 +00002018-03-21T20:44:53.511+01:00 The Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo, and the South African Research Chair on Mineral Law in Africa (MLiA), University of Cape Town, invite you to an evening seminar series on "The Key Tenets of Mineral Resource Regulation" on 3, 4 and 5 April 2018 (4-7 pm). ABOUT THE SEMINAR The transition to renewable energy around the globe, as well as technological http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/03/evening-seminar-series-key-tenets-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-318047675929301957Sun, 25 Feb 2018 19:59:00 +00002018-02-25T21:01:05.824+01:00 Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of presenting my views on forthcoming legal challenges and opportunities for the energy sector when relying on blockchain technologies. The occasion was a training seminar organised by Energy Norway. Among the questions I raised were: Do we need a new legal framework, an adapted financial framework or just amended definitions in energy http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/02/blockchain-and-energy-sector-legal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-5873212977643721954Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:04:00 +00002018-02-13T14:04:03.850+01:00electricityenergy policy The University of Cape Town, South Africa and the University of Oslo, Faculty of Law, Norway, are pleased to present a two-day training course.   Electricity market design underpins the functioning of power systems. With changing generation and consumption patterns, there is an urgent need to re-think electricity market design and implement reforms. The objective of this http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/02/course-offer-law-of-electricity-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-6453106882243991523Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:17:00 +00002018-01-29T15:17:25.939+01:00electricityEU lawFrancehydropower On 22-23 January we co-organised the 29th European Energy Law Seminar (EELS) in The Hague (NL). I had the pleasure of presenting my views on "The French regime for hydropower concessions under EU scrutiny. Opening up to competition … or not." as part of the comparative session reviewing regimes in Norway, Italy, Portugal and France.     The proceedings from http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/01/presented-views-on-eu-law-challenges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-5898502256452702347Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:06:00 +00002018-01-04T17:07:15.670+01:00case lawclimate changeenergy policylitigationnatural gas/LNGNorwayoil   The Oslo District Court has today, 4 January 2018, delivered its judgment in the case concerning the validity of decision awarding oil and gas production licenses in the Arctic waters of Norway, in the Barents Sea.   What is the case about   The case is about the validity of the decision taken by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and validated by the King in Councilhttp://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2018/01/judgment-day-in-norwegian-climate-case.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-75656546129960675Tue, 05 Dec 2017 09:35:00 +00002017-12-05T10:35:04.879+01:00 The 29th European Energy Law Seminar (EELS) will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 22-23 January 2018. The Seminar is a unique opportunity to review the latest EU energy law developments and discuss in detail legal developments, case law and practice in the field with colleagues from all over Europe. So, hold the date and see you in The Hague!http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2017/12/29th-european-energy-law-seminar-is-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-838388932111256762Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:05:00 +00002017-11-26T21:05:02.371+01:00book reviewsenergy marketsenergy policyEU law Building on the presentations held at the annual European Energy Law Seminar taking place every January in The Hague (NL), this book reviews central energy law issues from a national, EU and international perspective. A must have! C. Banet and M. Roggenkamp (eds.), European Energy Law Report XI (Intersentia, 2017) This volume includes chapters on “EU Energy and Climate Law – http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2017/11/just-out-european-energy-law-report-xi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303806087227107619.post-9161788774124709448Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:21:00 +00002017-10-27T13:31:29.276+02:00book reviewselectricityFranceNorwayrenewable energy Just out, here is a new book on offshore wind regulation. The publication takes a comparative approach by reviewing applicable regulations and market conditions in 10 jurisdictions in Europe and Pacific Asia. It has been a honour to contribute to this publication by authoring two chapters, one on France (Chapter 3) and one on Norway (Chapter 5). Reference: The Development of a http://sustainableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2017/10/new-book-comprehensive-legal-framework.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine Banet)0