The ELG celebrated its 25th anniversary during its spring meeting held in Dublin (Ireland) at Arthur Cox on Friday 27th April 2018.
The Group has the opportunity to visit the Covanta Plant of Dublin, and attended a gala dinner at the Royal College of Physicians.
On 22 September 2017, the ELG held its 5th Energy Event at the Royal Castle in Warsaw (Poland).
The Energy Event brought together leading energy industry practitioners, regulators, bankers and lawyers from all over Europe and Arab countries who will attend to discuss some of the industry’s most compelling issues in a private and secluded environment.
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WORKSHOP 1: RENEWABLES, "3X3 renewables case studies"
This workshop focuses on renewables and analyses three case studies in Europe. Case 1 deals with off shore wind projects in Northern Europe, notably the UK and the Dutch support mechanisms and the Danish tender model. Case 2 reviews solar projects in Southern Europe, including technical aspects such as power evacuation infrastructures for solar and wind farms, and related dispute-resolution issues, further to the surge in arbitration cases following the changes to the support mechanisms, especially in Spain and Italy. Finally, Case 3 studies renewables projects in Eastern Europe, with a focus in Ukraine.
Introduction by Leonid Ristev, Karanovic / nikolic, Serbia
Case#1 Off Shore Wind In Northern Europe
Case#2 Solar In Southern Europe/Africa
Case#3 Biomass/Wind In Eastern Europe/Africa
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WORKSHOP 2: ENERGY STORAGE
A workshop to explore the ways energy storage (ES) can help make future, more flexible, energy markets work well and to identify regulatory and commercial mechanisms to make ES commercially viable. Aims are (i) to facilitate an informed and engaging discussion amongst interested industry representatives, including legal professionals and (ii) to identify key issues and recommendations to be included in a short paper to be written on behalf of delegates and submitted to the European institutions and other interested national decision makers.
Introduction, Chair: Peter Polak, Fiebinger Polak & Partner, Austria
The Customers’ Perspective: Discussion of impact ES may have on customer experiences and ability to engage with the markets
The Customers’ Perspective: Discussion of impact ES may have on customer experiences and ability to engage with the market
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WORKSHOP 3: PIPELINES AND GAS TRADING
The 3rd workshop deals with pipelines & gas trading in a moving environment. What are the major changes which are taking place in Europe? In Eastern Europe, a focus is made on Ukraine and Turkey, with Ukraine now buying gas from Europe and Russia replacing Ukraine with Turkey as its new transport corridor. The effects of Brexit on the legal framework applicable to pipelines in Scotland, and generally on pipelines to/from the UK, is analysed.
Session#1, Chair: Yaroslav Petrov, Asters, Ukraine
Session#2, Chair: Okan Demirkan, KDK, Turkey
Session#3, Chair: John Grady, Shepherd & Wedderburn, Scotland
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This workshop focuses on the challenges in renewables in the Middle East and Africa. Participants discuss the status of the energy and mining industries in these regions, where environmental concerns are not perceived as a priority, and where energy independence is often not an issue. What are its prospects? How to assess and manage risks for investments in the energy sector? How to finance and protect investments in the region? What are the effects of the sanctions to Qatar?
Introduction, Chair: Thierry Lauriol, Jeantet, France
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WORKSHOP 5: CLEAN ENERGY PACKAGE
On 30 November 2016 the European Commission presented “Clean Energy for All Europeans”, a package of measures designed to keep the European Union competitive as the clean energy transition is changing global energy markets. The Clean Energy Package is stated to have three main goals: putting energy efficiency first, achieving global leadership in renewable energies and providing a fair deal for consumers. The purpose of this Workshop is to provide an overview of the proposals for the new and recast Directives and Regulations that comprise the Clean Energy Package and to examine key elements of the proposed measures.
Session#1, Chair: Alex McLean, Arthur Cox, Ireland
Session#2, Chair: Damien Verhoeven, Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick, Belgium
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The Group held its spring meeting in Amman (Jordan) at Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates and Legal Consultants on Saturday 29th April 2017.
During the public session, Ali Sharif Zu’bi introduced the meeting by presenting challenges for Jordan in energy sectors.
Then, the following presentations were made by:
The Group held its latest meeting in Sofia/Bulgaria at Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov on Friday 28th October 2016.
During the public session, the ELG’s members visited Aurubis’s site near Sofia and Mr. Georgi Nikolov, General Secretary of Aurubis Bulgaria AD presented the company and the copper market.
Aurubis, a leading copper producer and the largest copper recycler worldwide, was founded in 1866 and produces high-quality copper from copper concentrates and recycling materials and processes it into intermediate products. The copper market is in expansion: in 1980 the market volume was about 9 million tons, whereas today the quantity of refined copper produced and processed is roughly 22 million tons. Asia has become the main drive of the growth in copper demand. Europe remains an important center of global copper demand, with a consumption of about 3.6 million tons of copper. Due to its material properties (notably its excellent electrical and thermal conductivity), copper is ideally suited for use in electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications.
The Group held its meeting in Frankfurt/Germany at Hengeler Mueller on Friday 22nd April 2016.
During the public session, Dr.Nikolas Hübschen, Head of Gas Purchase Law, Legal & Compliance, Uniper, made a presentation regarding “Radical Changes in European Energy Markets – an Inhouse Perspective".
