Germany: Energy Law

On 10 July 2026, the German Parliament adopted the Electricity Supply Security and Capacity Act (Strom-Versorgungssicherheits- und Kapazitätsgesetz) (“StromVKG”). Publication in the Federal Law Gazette and approval by the European Commission under EU State aid rules remain outstanding.

The European Patent Office refused to grant a patent for a method of developing rod patterns in nuclear reactors based on simulation, ruling that the claimed features do not produce a technical effect. This decision examines whether simulation results for reactor design constitute technical contributions when the rod patterns are not directly implemented in actual reactors and may have non-technical uses such as study purposes.

Germany's Federal Government has introduced a draft bill that explicitly places fusion facilities—including laser fusion plants—under the Radiation Protection Act rather than the more stringent Atomic Energy Act.

As part of its process of establishing the new Regulation for a General Electricity Grid Charges System (Festlegung der Allgemeinen Netzentgeltsystematik Strom (AgNes Regulation)...

Germany's framework for regulating electricity and gas networks is entering a new phase. On 10 December 2025, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) ("BNetzA")...

Germany's proposed reset of its renewable energy support framework aims to promote a more appealing investment environment in 2026...

Provisions on technical availability guarantees in service and maintenance contracts for wind turbines have become indispensable and are frequently the subject of contractual disputes

Germany and Europe have set themselves the goal of achieving a climate-neutral economy by the middle of this century. Offshore wind energy plays a central role in this, as it reliably supplies large quantities of clean energy and reduces dependence on fossil fuels.

Following the resolution of the 20th German Bundestag, the Bundesrat also approved the so-called debt package and amended the German Basic Constitutional Law (GG) with the necessary two-thirds majority to the effect that.