Europe: Energy and Natural Resources

7 Şubat 2026 tarihinde 33161 sayılı Resmî Gazete'de Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlığı Maden ve Petrol İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü ("MAPEG") 485 adet maden sahasının ihale edileceğini duyurdu.

On 7 February 2026, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, General Directorate of Mining and Petroleum Affairs ("MAPEG"), announced in the Official Gazette numbered 33161 that 485 mining sites would be put out to tender.

23 Ocak tarihli ve 33146 sayılı Resmî Gazete'de Maden Sahalarında Rehabilitasyon Yönetmeliği ("Yönetmelik") yayımlanmış olup yayımı tarihinde yürürlüğe girmiştir.

The UK government's new Energy Independence Bill promises to reshape the nation's energy landscape, but what will it actually deliver? With only cryptic references in the King's Speech and Labour Manifesto to guide us, the Bill's true scope remains uncertain—though it likely addresses planning acceleration for renewables, regulatory simplification, North Sea licensing clarity, and consumer protections.

As set out in the EPO’s recently-released Technology Dashboard 2025 (its annual summary of key figures and trends in patent activity), growth in the field of battery technologies continues unabated, with the number...

Finland's land use planning system is undergoing a major overhaul with the proposed Land Use Act, introducing significant changes to regional plan authority, planning processes, and renewable energy project requirements. The reform aims to streamline administrative procedures while imposing new distance requirements for wind turbines and planning obligations for solar power plants that will fundamentally reshape how developers approach renewable energy projects.

The Private Wires Bill 2025 - only the General Scheme of the Bill has been published to date. This was submitted to the Joint Committee for review.

In the modern economic environment, access to electricity constitutes a fundamental social good. However, it is frequently observed that providers issue disconnection orders or terminate electricity supply...

After an 18-month period of consultation and review, Ofgem intends to publish its initial decision on the award of a cap and floor (C&F) for long-duration electricity storage (LDES) in Spring 2026.

Many of the most valuable advances in chemical manufacturing happen quietly, in process design, catalyst choice, and scale-up know-how rather than in new compounds. Selecting the right IP strategy is critical to protecting value, supporting investment, and enabling scale-up from lab to pilot to plant. The key question at every stage of development is should protection focus on the process, the product, or be kept as confidential know-how?

The German authorities have published the third instalment of their 6-monthly updates on their current enforcement actions.

Deutsche Umwelthilfe has launched multiple legal challenges against German state authorities over alleged failures to control trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) contamination in water systems.