The first stage of this year’s “Energy Law” competition is over and the finalists have been announced!
The Organising Committee of the national “Energy Law” competition has chosen the authors of the five best essays submitted for the competition. This list of finalists was announced on March 8, 2016 and can be seen at the bottom of this page.
The competition is devoted in the main to energy, energy law and energy policy and those interested in participating in the contest had to write an essay on one of the topics stipulated by the Organising Committee . The five entrants whose essays were judged by the Organising Committee to be the best would be those moving forward to the second stage of the competition. The seven choices of topics for discussion were:
- Advantages and disadvantages of the adopted legal solutions relating to the auctions for electricity generation from renewable sources;
- The so-called “market for power” as an element of the market for energy;
- The necessary reform of the Polish mining industry from the perspective of the power sector;
- New legal requirements on industrial emissions in relation to energy facilities;
- The supervision of the wholesale trade in energy products (“REMIT”), including electricity and gas in light of current legislation;
- Energy planning as an instrument to ensure the implementation of the objectives set out Article. 1 paragraph. 2 of the Energy Law – the participants and the form in which the activities are carried out;
- Sanctioning entities performing activities covered by the Energy Law as a means of ensuring effectiveness.
The Gala Final of the competition will be held in Poznan on April 27, 2016 at the Collegium Novum Iuridicum, 53 al. Niepodległości. W&W are proud to be a supporting partner of the event and the sponsor of the competition prize, and senior partner Adam Wawrzynowicz is a member of the Organising Committee and will be judging the participants during the Final.
We encourage and invite you to participate in the Gala Final as a member of the audience!
Further information on the competition and the accompanying Conference can be found on the website of the organiser – ELSA Poznan.
