• monitoring of changes in national and EU regulations, in particular with regard to the interpretation of the rules and regulations established for the support of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and cogeneration (CHP) jointly with the area of environmental advisory and public aid rules
• legal analysis of selected conditions of the support systems for RES electricity functioning market in terms of national legislation and the correctness of their application or implementation directory in accordance with the regulations of the European Union or international law
• procedures and requirements for obtaining relevant concessions and permits, regulatory powers and responsibilities in the area of operation of the RES and CHP
• public aid for the energy sector and conditions of the support systems operation, including certificates, certificates of origin or other forms of directional support (eg. power market), it acquire or consulting conditions for obtaining support measures developed with the participation of financial support instruments or guaranteed by the State. Their analysis and notification to the national or EU competent authorities
• conducting proceedings or legal representation before the Energy Regulatory Office, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Polish Power Exchange (TGE), the National Fund, courts and public bodies
• models and conditions of sales of energy and related products
• standard contracts, negotiation and sales contracting taking into consideration the connection to the network, ex officio trader, balancing market rules, and how to determine the price and the provisions relating to the penalties or other varieties of contractual clauses
• contracts related to the required energy distribution: from the connection to the grid contract along with the configuration of the balancing market share, distribution contract ensuring energy and trade balancing services and other support in this area
• conditions and obligations in the area of market integrity and transparency (REMIT and EMIR, MiFID, MiFID II, MFIR) and energy trading on the OTC market, the stock market or on trading platforms
• investment and environmental advisory services in the field of energy investments at various stages of the investment process
• current issues of labor and employment, tax and business advisory related to current operations and trade in terms of the requirements and obligations in the area of energy regulation (national and EU)
• energy asset management agreement of financing and transaction advisory services especially in view of the processes of change in equity during the investment process and the integration of energy markets
• legal assistance for the regulator through participation in the preparation of studies, workshops and seminars on regulations applicable to the sector of renewable energy sources and electricity produced from cogeneration. Our lawyers have participated in:
• analysis of the determinants of support systems and regulators responsibilities for the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES)
• analysis of the determinants of support systems and regulators responsibilities for the generation of electricity from cogeneration (CHP)
• conditions of purchase – sale of electricity to the ex officio trader and of the producer of electricity from RES to different ways of calculating the market price
• development and dissemination of tools and procedures applied in relation to the renewable energy sector and the electricity produced in cogeneration, including the preparation of guidelines for licensing, operation system and settlement of certificates of origin, a review of the functioning of best practices and auditing (surveillance) of energy generated from RES and CHP in the EU and EFTA countries (UK, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Belgium), together with the session of seminars and workshops in this area
• comprehensive analysis of the regulators requirements of trading and clearing media in the sectors of water, gas, electricity and heat, with the separation of the energy and heat obtained from renewable sources, the Independent Operator Measurement (NOP) services and the use of measuring with reverse transmission devices (smart metering)
• regulators environment support system of certificates of origin of high-efficiency cogeneration expiry (eg. the yellow and red certificates) with legal consequences for energy companies and monitoring the process of legislation,
• guidelines for the establishment of a financial mechanism associated with financial collateral engaging with the underground storage of carbon dioxide (CCS)
• regulators guidance in terms of the possibility of creating a support system and financial guarantees for projects in the field of exploration and recognize thermal waters
• legal advisory about centralization of the functional model of electricity and energy-related products trade in the capital group, including the legal assessment of the new model (regulators, corporate, civil, tax and labor and employment issues)
• market analysis and legal model of charge services for electric vehicles and charging equipment ownership
• legal analysis in terms of opportunities for cogeneration start-up attempts supplied with natural gas from the network, in the production of electricity and heat from cogeneration for own