You might consider these EU directives a must read for anyone involved in the energy industry.

- Energy Efficiency / Renewables

C(2009) 5174
National RE Action Plans under Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2009/28/EC
On the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.

COM(2006) 105 final
Green paper – A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy.

SEC(2006) 317/2
Green paper Annex – What is at stake, a background document.

COM(2008) 30 final
20 20 by 2020 Europe’s climate change opportunity.

C(2006) 6817
Establishing harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat.

2004/8/EC
On the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market.

2005/32/EC
A framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products.

2006/32/EC
On energy end-use efficiency and energy services.

98/11/EC
Implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps.

106/2008
On a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment.

Fossil Fuels

1775/2005
On conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks.

2006/67/EC
Imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products.

2003/55/EC
Concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas.

2004/67/EC
Concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply.

CE 2003/405
Concerning Community monitoring of imports of hard coal originating in third countries.

Competition

2005/89/EC
Concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment.

1228/2003
On conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity.

COM(2008) 192 report
Progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market.

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