Ålands Vindkraft AB v. Swedish Energy Agency Country/Territory European Union Date Jul 1, 2014 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Reference number [2014] Case C-573/12 Abstract A Finnish wind farm challenged defendant Swedish energy agency’s refusal to grant a green electricity certificate. The agency refused on the grounds that only green electricity production installations located within the Swedish territory may be awarded the certificate. Plaintiff claimed that the territorial limitation of Sweden’s energy certificate scheme under Directive 2009/28 was inconsistent with Article 34 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The court upheld Sweden’s national support scheme and found that it was compatible with TFEU Article 34 because the national quota promotes increased use of renewable energy sources in electricity production.Key environmental legal questions:Challenge to Sweden's green energy certificate scheme Full text EU-Alands-Vindkraft-2014.pdf Website climatecasechart.com