Elena Andreea Niculescu obtained her PhD in Social Sciences within Bucharest University of Economic Studies. She is a lawyer at the Bucharest Bar and currently works as a legal counsel in the legal department of the National Energy Regulatory Authority, as well as an Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration of the Prahova Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Romania.

• Introduction.- The theoretical framework of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) on the road to green energy and achieving climate neutrality targets.- The concept of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) and their impact on the signing of PPAs.- Modeling risks, bearing and sharing risks in a PPA, combating and reducing them.- Main drivers and barriers that influence Power Purchase Agreements.- Comparative study regarding the Power Purchase Agreements market, implicitly renewable market at Spain and Norway’s level.-Conclusions, main contributions of the research project and perspectives for the future.

Elena Andreea Niculescu obtained her PhD in Social Sciences within Bucharest University of Economic Studies. She is a lawyer at the Bucharest Bar and currently works as a legal counsel in the legal department of the National Energy Regulatory Authority, as well as an Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration of the Prahova Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Romania.

• Introduction.- The theoretical framework of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) on the road to green energy and achieving climate neutrality targets.- The concept of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) and their impact on the signing of PPAs.- Modeling risks, bearing and sharing risks in a PPA, combating and reducing them.- Main drivers and barriers that influence Power Purchase Agreements.- Comparative study regarding the Power Purchase Agreements market, implicitly renewable market at Spain and Norway’s level.-Conclusions, main contributions of the research project and perspectives for the future.

Elena Andreea Niculescu obtained her PhD in Social Sciences within Bucharest University of Economic Studies. She is a lawyer at the Bucharest Bar and currently works as a legal counsel in the legal department of the National Energy Regulatory Authority, as well as an Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration of the Prahova Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Romania.

• Introduction.- The theoretical framework of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) on the road to green energy and achieving climate neutrality targets.- The concept of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) and their impact on the signing of PPAs.- Modeling risks, bearing and sharing risks in a PPA, combating and reducing them.- Main drivers and barriers that influence Power Purchase Agreements.- Comparative study regarding the Power Purchase Agreements market, implicitly renewable market at Spain and Norway’s level.-Conclusions, main contributions of the research project and perspectives for the future.