Preface

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-xx

List of Abbreviations

pp xxi-xxvi

List of Contributors

pp xxvii-xxx

Introduction

pp 1-12

Chapter I - How is the Energy Sector Faring at the EU Courts? A Year in Review

pp 13-32

PART I - NEWCOMERS IN THE ELECTRICITY MARKET: AGGREGATORS AND STORAGE

pp 33-34

Chapter II - Newcomers in the Belgian Electricity Market: Aggregators

pp 35-56

Chapter III - Aggregation of Distributed Energy Resources in the United States: Current Uses and Potential for More Widespread Deployment

pp 57-78

Chapter IV - Potential Hurdles to the Regulation of Electricity Storage Development in the UK

pp 79-100

Chapter V - Power-to-Gas and Hydrogen for Energy Storage under EU Energy Law

pp 101-124

PART II - HYDROPOWER CONCESSIONS IN THE EU: A NEED FOR LIBERALISATION OR PRIVATISATION?

pp 125-126

Chapter VI - EU Law and Norwegian Hydropower Legislation: A Challenging Interface

pp 127-152

Chapter VII - The Legal Regime of Hydroelectric Licences in France

pp 153-164

Chapter VIII - Hydropower Concessions in Italy

pp 165-172

Chapter IX - Hydroelectric Concessions: The Portuguese Legal Framework

pp 173-194

PART III - INVESTMENTS AND DISINVESTMENTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

pp 195-196

Chapter X - The EU Approach to the Regulation of Guarantees of Origin

pp 197-218

Chapter XI - The Screening of Foreign Direct Investments into the European Union: Regulation 2019/452 and its Implications for Energy Investments

pp 219-244

Chapter XII - Closure of Nuclear Power Plants in Germany, Sweden and France: Different Strategies for Different Results

pp 245-260

Chapter XIII - Phasing Out Coal-Fired Power Plants in the European Union: Examples from the Netherlands and Germany

pp 261-286

PART IV - OFFSHORE DECOMMISSIONING IN THE NORTH SEA

pp 287-288

Chapter XIV - The Regulation of Decommissioning in the Netherlands: From Removal to Re-Use

pp 289-306

Chapter XV - Decommissioning of Offshore Installations upon the UK Continental Shelf

pp 307-328

Chapter XVI - Regulation of Infrastructure Decommissioning in the Danish Offshore Oil and Gas Sector: The Final Chapter in the Danish Oil Adventure

pp 329-350

Chapter XVII - Decommissioning Practice in Norway

pp 351-366

PART V - CCS AS A CLIMATE TOOL: NORTH SEA PRACTICE

pp 367-368

Chapter XVIII - CCS Legislation in Norway: The EU CCS Directive and its Implementation into Norwegian Law

pp 369-386

Chapter XIX - Developments in UK Carbon Capture and Storage

pp 387-404