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With the rapid growth of Germany’s large-scale battery storage market, route-to-market agreements have moved centre stage. Anyone seeking to finance a larger project today can hardly avoid a hedge structure, such as toll or floor. Reason enough to look more closely at some of the more complex topics on the table.

The privileged status of battery storage systems under planning law was intended to provide clarity, but the amendments to the Building Code are already raising complex questions of interpretation. We analyse the new regulations on co-location and stand-alone systems and highlight where pitfalls continue to lurk for project developers.

Two companies meet and agree on a complex contract, then a judge comes along and declares half of the clauses invalid. What sounds like an unfunny lawyer’s joke is quite normal in Germany: the review of general terms and conditions also applies to business transactions. However, the Federal Court of Justice has shown how the parties can escape judicial review.

Agrivoltaics brings agriculture and solar energy together – and is developing from a research topic into a business model. In this article, we highlight important legal issues and what farmers and operators should bear in mind when realising projects.

Trump’s tariffs are wreaking havoc on global trade and various countries are responding with countermeasures. How does the trade war affect international supply contracts? Here’s a quick overview.

Why keep it simple when you can make it complicated? The German jungle of paragraphs for battery storage is often confusing. This overview sheds some light on current legal issues.

Energy companies face an array of new rules against cyberattacks

Easements for solar, wind, hydrogen & co. shall become transferable. Banks and developers are rejoicing – perhaps too soon?