Accelerating Hydrogen Development in Germany8 May 2025
Developing a (green) hydrogen economy remains a major German and… Read more
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Geothermal Energy: New Act to Mitigate Exploration Risks in Germany8 May 2025
The Geothermal Acceleration Act aims to mitigate exploration risks and ensure compensation for drilling damages, promoting geothermal energy projects in Bavaria and the North German Plain.
New German Federal Planning and Permitting Law Plans8 May 2025
Germany’s new coalition government aims to accelerate renewable energy projects by simplifying permitting processes and limiting legal actions from environmental organisations.
Germany’s 2025 Coalition Agreement8 May 2025
The individual articles offer a legal and practical assessment of selected topics from the coalition agreement. Each contribution sets the political announcements in context, identifies legal implications and highlights their relevance for the energy and infrastructure sectors.
WFW advises NeXtWind on joint venture with VSB Group for German onshore wind repowering project14 April 2025
This is the second transaction on which WFW supported NeXtWind in 2025 to expand their German onshore wind portfolio.
New opportunities for renewable energy grid connection12 March 2025
New Energy law: cable pooling, capacity-exceeding grid connection for energy plants and flexible grid connection contracts – what operators, developers and investors need to bear in mind.
WFW advises NeXtWind on German onshore wind portfolio expansion6 March 2025
With the additional capacity equivalent to 1.5 nuclear power plant reactors, NeXtWind will be able to supply around one million households in Germany with green electricity in the future.
WFW advises Stark Energie on sale of German PV portfolio5 March 2025
This partnership strengthens both companies in the German PV market, bringing together Stark Energie’s project development experience and Greencells’ EPC and O&M expertise.
Energy Outlook: Germany 2025 – Opportunities and challenges in the energy sector6 February 2025
Germany faces complex challenges in 2025 as well as promising opportunities in the energy sector for enabling the transition to a sustainable future.
WFW advises Shell on structured trading agreement with Evolve Energy6 January 2025
SEEL will provide gas, power and environmental products against a tailored collateral package of security and contractual undertakings.
WFW advises Eternal Power on €800m Dummerstorf green hydrogen project25 October 2024
WFW advised Eternal Power on the planning and development of its Dummerstorf green hydrogen project with a first phase investment volume of €200m.
