Introduction

This article focuses on renewable energy disputes in the EU. It does not confine itself exclusively to disputes relating to EU law, but instead covers different types of renewable energy related disputes that have recently arisen in the EU area. These may involve issues of public international law, EU law, private law and contractual arrangements. The article examines these three types of disputes and analyses their backgrounds and the reasons why they arose. Recent and ongoing renewable energy disputes under international law have concerned international investment law and WTO ...