Publications
Publications of our lawyers
Energy law is an interdisciplinary subject that has intersections with general commercial law, company law, administrative law, construction law, public procurement law and energy tax law, among others.
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‘Distinction between grid connection and grid expansion – fee regulations for singularly used operating resources’ Note by Sauer and Cöster-Kauhl
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, judgment of 10 April 2025, ref. 5 U 2/24: Distinction between grid connection and grid expansion – fee regulations for singularly used operating resources (with comments by Dr Mirko Sauer and Dr Jan Cöster-Kauh)
Autor:
EWeRK 2025, issue 4, p. 146 ff.
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‘Right to choose between preliminary ruling applications pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Immission Control Act’ Note by Meltendorf
OVG Berlin Brandenburg, judgement of 22 July 2025, 7 A 8/25: Right to choose between preliminary decisions pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) (with comments by Leonie Meltendorf)
Autor:
EWeRK 2025, issue 4, p. 144 ff.
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‘Federal Court of Justice ruling on construction cost subsidies: What network operators need to bear in mind’ by Brahms
The Federal Court of Justice has issued a recent ruling on the collection of construction cost subsidies for battery storage projects. Lawyer Florian Brahms sees this as providing greater clarity for the industry.
Autor:
neue energie / Issue 11/2025
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‘EnWG Comments’ by Sauer
- § 118a EnWG
- § 118b EnWG
Autor:
Assmann/Peiffer, Energy Industry Act - Commentary, 2024
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‘Heat supply law commentary’ by Sauer
- § 10 to 15 AVBFernwärmeV (together with Hanno Jost Meyer)
- § 5 to 8 of the CO2 Cost Allocation Act (together with Alexander Todorovic)
Autor:
Brahms/Nebel (eds.), Heat Supply Law - AVBFernwärmeV, FFVAV, WärmeLV, HeizkostenV (forthcoming)
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‘Energy Law Commentary’ by Sauer
- § 70 to 77 EEG (109th EL 2022)
- § 54b EnWG (125th EL 2024)
- § 57b EnWG (125th EL 2024)
- § 118 para. 35 – 46, 46b, 46c EnWG (125th EL 2024)
- § 79 to 80a EEG (in publication)
Autor:
Theobald/Kühling (eds.), Energy Law
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‘EnWG Comments’ by Sauer
- § 20 EnWG
- § 20a EnWG
- § 24 EnWG
- § 25 EnWG
- Electricity Grid Access Ordinance
- Gas Grid Access Ordinance
Autor:
Elspas/Graßmann/Rasbach (eds.), Berliner Kommentar EnWG, Erich-Schmidt-Verlag, 1st ed. 2018 and 2nd ed. 2023.