360° Renewable Energy

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

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.