With the entry into force of Solar Package I on 16 May 2024, important innovations and simplifications were introduced for the installation and operation of private photovoltaic systems and plug-in solar devices, the so-called balcony power plants. The aim of these measures is to significantly accelerate the expansion of photovoltaic systems and to reach an […]

Applications for electricity price compensation can be submitted until 30 June 2024. Specifically, German companies from energy-intensive sectors have the opportunity to reclaim part of their electricity costs for 2023. In total, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has provided 3.896 billion euros for this measure, although the budget has never been fully used in […]

As one of its first acts, the current federal government adopted the Guarantees of Origin Register Act (HkNRG) on 1 January 2022, which is to introduce a register of origin for gas, heating and cooling. A few weeks ago, this act was specified in more detail by the Gas, Heating and Cooling Guarantees of Origin […]

The Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) aims to better protect whistleblowers who draw attention to wrongdoing in the course of their professional activities. It prohibits any reprisals against whistleblowers and obliges companies to set up secure channels for reporting wrongdoing. After the act came into force on 2 July 2023, companies with more than 250 employees […]

In the coming years, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) will provide a sum in the mid double-digit billions to support energy- and emission-intensive industrial companies in decarbonisation. To this end, the BMWK published the new funding guideline for climate protection contracts in June 2023.  The aim of the new funding […]