The First Chamber of the Supreme Court, in judgment 1745/2025, of 1 December (ROJ STS 5363/2025), has resolved a dispute between a property owner and his local community over the installation of a charging point in an individual square. The proceedings arose from a challenge to a board agreement that required the removal of the [...]
The City of Culture (Santiago de Compostela) hosted the working day "Dialogues for a Renewable Galicia", which brought together nearly 20 representatives of companies, universities, public administrations and social organizations linked to energy to advance the design of a communication and social participation protocol in the processes of deploying renewable energy initiatives. The meeting was [...]
Last Friday, November 21, Ivan Hortigüela, INSTA lawyer, successfully defended his doctoral thesis, entitled "The prevention of illegal trafficking in plastic waste in Catalonia: compliance programs as a tool for prevention and criminal liability of legal entities", obtaining the qualification of excellent "cum laude" unanimously by the Court. This doctoral thesis has been developed jointly [...]
At INSTA we are pleased to present the Summary of Evidence for Policies of the COMUNES Project "Solidarity Energy Communities", an initiative developed throughout 2025 with the aim of promoting more fair, inclusive energy community models with a true social vocation. This document collects the main findings, learnings and recommendations obtained from a participatory and [...]
The Generalitat of Catalonia has published Decree Law 22/2025, of October 28 , to increase the resilience of the electricity supply in Catalonia . The standard regulates for the first time battery storage , energy communities and their Registry , and simplifies procedures (up to 500 kW). It also restricts the implementation of photovoltaics on [...]
Within the framework of our ongoing project "Environmental Dialogue for the Future of All" (funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, Call for Unique Projects 2023), we will organize the Training Conference "How do we facilitate environmental dialogue? Practical tools and communication skills", with the aim of offering a broad perspective on different basic tools and [...]
INSTA has presented allegations in the MITECO hearing and public information procedure on the “ Draft Royal Decree modifying certain aspects related to the self-consumption of electrical energy and promoting distributed storage ”, which updates and develops the framework of RD 244/2019 . The draft of this Royal Decree proposes, among other measures, simplifying procedures [...]
JOB OFFER FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A LAWYER SPECIALIZED IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Profile in demand: Law degree or bachelor's degree in law. A background in environmental sciences and/or environmental law would be an asset. Knowledge of energy law and the fight against energy poverty is a plus. Work center characteristics: Environmental lawyer who will be [...]
JOB OFFER FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A LAWYER SPECIALIZED IN THE ENVIRONMENT INSTA publishes this job offer for the incorporation of a lawyer specialized in the environment. Demanded profile: Degree or equivalent in law. Training in environmental sciences and/or environmental law will be valued. It will be valued to have knowledge in planning legislation, renewable [...]
The Council of the European Union adopted on September 22, 2025, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament, the Regulation aimed at preventing the loss of plastic pellets - also known as nurdles -throughout the supply chain, in order to reduce microplastic pollution. A key step in the European policy of "zero pollution". [...]
