Europe: Energy and Natural Resources

Hidroelektrik santraller (HES), fosil yakıtlara kıyasla işletme maliyetlerinin düşüklüğü, uzun işletme ömürleri, yüksek verimlilik oranları ve atmosferik emisyon üretmeyen temiz yapılarıyla Türkiye'nin yenilenebilir enerji stratejisinde merkezi bir rol oynamaktadır. Türkiye'de hidroelektrik enerji üretimi amaçlı ilk planlamalar ve yatırımlar 1950’li yıllarda başlamış olup, tarihsel süreçte bu yatırımların büyük kısmı Devlet Su İşleri (DSİ) Genel Müdürlüğü eliyle yürütülmüştür.

Hydroelectric power plants (HPP) play a central role in Türkiye’s renewable energy strategy due to their low operating costs compared to fossil fuels, long operational lifespans, high efficiency rates, and clean structure that does not produce atmospheric emissions. The first planning and investments for hydroelectric energy production in Türkiye began in 1950’s, and historically, the majority of these investments have been carried out by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ).

Ireland's Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 introduces targeted reforms to EPA licensing processes, while legal challenges to the EU's Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive threaten a new extended producer responsibility model requiring pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers to fund 80% of quaternary water treatment costs.

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?

Die Europäische Chemikalienagentur hat den Entwurf einer Stellungnahme zur umfassenden Beschränkung von PFAS-Chemikalien veröffentlicht und eine 60-tägige öffentliche Konsultation eingeleitet.

For more than three years, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and Member State institutions have been developing a comprehensive, group-wide restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarının elektrik üretimindeki payının artırılması, son yirmi yılda Türkiye'nin enerji politikalarının temel önceliklerinden biri hâline gelmiştir

In this process, Turkish energy legislation has not been limited to regulations that merely incentivize renewable energy investments; it has developed comprehensive regulations in many areas, such as the licensing of production activities, grid connection, land-use permits, environmental obligations, support mechanisms, and integration into the electricity market.

Ireland's RESS 6 renewable electricity support scheme introduces significant changes including NZIA compliance requirements, a new composite scoring methodology combining price, resilience and energy system integration factors, and technology-specific auction pots for wind and solar projects. The scheme will support successful projects until 2046, with stricter obligations around supply chain diversification, cybersecurity standards, and Public Service Obligation compliance compared to previous iterations.

Yenilenebilir enerji santralleri, elektrik üretim tesisleri, petrol rafinerileri, maden sahaları, doğal gaz altyapıları ve iletim hatları gibi yüksek risk barındıran faaliyet alanlarını kapsayan enerji sektörü, iş sağlığı ve güvenliğinin en önemli olduğu alanlardan biridir. Bu doğrultuda enerji sektöründe iş sağlığı ve güvenliği, yalnızca çalışanların yaşam ve sağlık hakkının korunması açısından değil, aynı zamanda işverenlerin hukuki ve cezai sorumluluklarının yönetilmesi bakımından da kritik öneme sahiptir.

Employers operating in the energy sector in Turkey are subject not only to general occupational health and safety legislation but also to sector-specific technical regulations and administrative obligations. In particular, the precautions to be taken in activities involving high voltage, explosive atmospheres, confined space work, work at heights, and chemical risks are not merely an administrative requirement but form the basis of legal liability.

Hydroelectric power plants (HPP) play a central role in Türkiye’s renewable energy strategy due to their low operating costs compared to fossil fuels, long operational lifespans, high efficiency rates, and clean structure that does not produce atmospheric emissions. The first planning and investments for hydroelectric energy production in Türkiye began in 1950’s, and historically, the majority of these investments have been carried out by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ).