Frederick Lazell

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Dan Feldman |Frederick Lazell |Axel Schilder

Talks (Koalitionsverhandlungen) between the centre-right CDU/CSU and centre-left SPD to form a new German government concluded in a coalition agreement reached on April 9, 2025. In our previous coverage of the German federal elections (Part I can be found here and Part II can be found here), we discussed how energy and climate policy in general, and certain energy sources in particular, may be affected by a shift of power in Germany. Below are the coalition agreement’s outcomes in that regard.

Oct 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | Frederick Lazell |Dan Feldman |Anne-Eva Antonenko

On 27 September 2024, the European Commission ("EC") published draft rules defining "low-carbon hydrogen" and derivative "low-carbon fuels" in the EU (the "Draft Low-Carbon Hydrogen DA"). A public consultation is now open until 25 October 2024.1 Low-carbon hydrogen includes hydrogen produced from fossil energy sources (with carbon capture and storage ("CCS")), colloquially known as "blue" hydrogen, or from nuclear generated electricity, known as "pink" hydrogen.

Oct 7, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Anne-Eva Antonenko |Dan Feldman |Frederick Lazell

On 27 September 2024, the European Commission (“EC”) published draft rules defining “low-carbon hydrogen” and derivative “low-carbon fuels” in the EU (the “Draft Low-Carbon Hydrogen DA”). A public consultation is now open until 25 October 2024.1Low-carbon hydrogen includes hydrogen produced from fossil energy sources (with carbon capture and storage (“CCS”)), colloquially known as “blue” hydrogen, or from nuclear generated electricity, known as “pink” hydrogen.

Sep 24, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Dan Feldman |Frederick Lazell |Axel Schilder

In June 2023 the European Union (“EU”) adopted its definition of green hydrogen and derivatives (known as “renewable fuels of non-biological origin”, or “RFNBO”).1 See our previous client alert summarising the key aspects of the RFNBO rules.

Jun 21, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Dan Feldman |Frederick Lazell |Axel Schilder

On May 30, 2024, the council of ministers of the German Federal Government adopted a draft bill (Bundesrats-Drucksache 266/24) allowing permanent storage of carbon dioxide (Gesetz zur Demonstration der dauerhaften Speicherung von Kohlendioxid – Kohlendioxid-Speicherungsgesetz – KSpG). The bill would amend a 2012 law that only provided means to test (“demonstrate”) various technologies of carbon capture and storage.