Peer-to-peer contracts: electricity from me to you!?
Peer-to-peer contracts: the new star in the sky of shared energy use?
Whistleblowing reporting systems
We help with implementation and processing!
360° Renewable Energy
Your one-stop shop for the energy transition
Is your municipality aiming to become climate-smart? Do you want to put your company’s energy supply on a sustainable footing? Are you planning to establish an energy community? Are you facing headwinds in the realization of your renewable energy power plant? Are you looking for ways to finance your wind farm?
With its 360° Renewable Energy practice group, Haslinger / Nagele offers comprehensive advice on renewable energy sources and all aspects of the energy transition. As a true one-stop shop, we develop tailored solutions across legal fields. The foundation is a young and dedicated core team that can draw on the support of colleagues with decades of experience and expertise in all aspects of commercial law. At the same time, minimizing the number of contact persons simplifies coordination and communication. The practice group is currently led by founding members Johannes Hartlieb and Mario Laimgruber, drawing on the expertise of our full-service commercial law firm as needed.
News
EABG-Check: the new draft law at a glance
Mario Laimgruber and Alexander Gimona take a critical look at the new EABG draft.
ElWG Check 2.0: What does the power grid cost?
Pecunia non olet! Johannes Hartlieb and Alexander Gimona discuss the planned changes to electricity grid fees.
How we can support you
Subsidies & financing
- “New” subsidy system: Be it market premiums or investment subsidies, we retain clarity even with complex funding conditions.
- Project financing: We provide continuous advice on financing projects, both for project developers and for banks/investors.
- Green bonds: Root your financial structure in sustainability. We help develop and implement your bond issuance program.
Plant law
- Spatial planning, sectoral or EIA procedures: Whether hydroelectric power plant, photovoltaic system, wind turbine, or the necessary electrical transmission infrastructure – you’re in good hands with us.
- Easements, compulsory rights, compensation: Our experienced and broad perspective brings clarity. We help you eliminate problems.
- Expertise: Through cooperation with engineering firms, chartered civil engineers, and planners, we efficiently develop interdisciplinary solutions and enforce them legally for you – without friction or inefficiencies.
Energy & procurement law
- Green Public Procurement: Legal advice on all aspects of “green procurement law.”
- Grid connection and grid usage: You want access to the power grid – we pave the way.
- Energy communities: Planning, implementation, operation. From choosing the right legal form to coordinating with grid operators – we’ll guide you on your legally secure path to becoming a prosumer.
- Power Purchase Agreements: Conventional energy supply isn’t always the best model. Whether you’re a project developer or an energy consumer – we make your power purchase legally sound.
Climate protection law
- Climate taxes and climate tariffs/CO2 pricing: We help you keep the costs of climate change manageable for your business.
- Questions on emissions trading: We deliver the answers.
- Climate-fit due diligence/taxonomy: Make your company attractive to sustainability-focused investors. Together with experts from other disciplines (tax advisors/auditors/engineers, etc.), we assess your company’s current implementation of climate protection standards and identify potential for further steps.
- Climate litigation: Who is responsible for climate change? If you (have to) ask yourself this question, you need expertise in the (international) climate protection law regime. We fight for your rights!
Data protection
- Data processing in energy communities: Blockchain and smart contracts are used in many energy communities for process management. We advise on the implementation and are there for you when things go wrong.
- Smart energy: Grid operators, energy suppliers, and energy consumers are becoming increasingly connected. We ensure secure data flows.
Commercial & corporate law
- M&A: Are you planning to buy/sell a renewable energy facility? With our many years of transaction experience in this area, you can focus on your goal.
- Project structuring: No renewable energy project is like another. We help you plan the right organizational structure and implement it quickly.
- Energy communities: From the choice of legal form and drafting of a suitable shareholder agreement to the entry in the relevant register; formalities are in good hands with us.
Real estate & construction law
- New times, new projects: It’s easier to build on solid legal foundations. We advise you on your real estate projects with a special focus on the energy transition and support you in all phases of the process.
- Civil and public law issues: We provide the input you need – all from a single source.
- Municipalities in the energy transition: Draw on our extensive experience advising local authorities, municipalities and other public-law entities – for example, in implementing legislative or regulatory proposals, or handling construction and other administrative law matters.
Labor law
- Sensible restructuring in line with the energy transition: With expertise and experience, we accompany you on the path to new work environments.
- Personnel changes due to new business fields: Whether drafting contracts or representing you in proceedings before labor courts – we provide legal advice on all aspects of individual and collective labor law.
We are partners: Cleantech-Cluster Energy and PV-Austria
Since May 2021, Haslinger / Nagele has been actively advancing the energy transition in Upper Austria as a member of the Cleantech-Cluster Energy. The Cleantech-Cluster (CTC) is the dynamic platform for environmental and energy technology companies in Upper Austria, contributing to market growth in the field of sustainable environmental and energy technologies along the value chain.
In addition, since October 2023, the firm has been a member of the Austrian Photovoltaic Association (PV Austria), an important network for the promotion and implementation of photovoltaic projects. PV Austria specializes in advancing sustainable photovoltaic and energy storage solutions in Austria and in fostering the use of renewable energies. Through these committed memberships, Haslinger / Nagele actively contributes to the development of innovative and holistic solutions in order to drive forward the energy transition in an ecologically and economically sensible way.
