At Frank Bold, Jan is part of the Responsible Energy team. He is mainly devoted to the topic of community energy, and more generally to the development of renewable resources.
Jan graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University. Already during his studies, he started working in an IT company, where he tried to combine the world of IT and law in a team of young lawyers. After completing his studies, he subsequently led and managed the project. At the same time, he tried to find ways to make legal services available to smaller entrepreneurs and self-employed people. At the same time, he comes to Frank Bolf after working as a lawyer in a large media house, where he focused mainly on the purchase of programmes from the Czech Republic and abroad.
In his spare time, he likes to play basketball, pick mushrooms, attend the theater and spend time with those he likes.
"I came to Frank Bold with the desire to be a part of positive social change, which was also possible for me from the beginning. Having a team of honest and responsible people around me who care about the results of their work is energizing."
In the previous article, we highlighted a new European Commission study titled Impact of Communities on the Grid: How Integrated Energy Communities Enhance Grid Flexibility and Support Electricity Market Development, which suggests we should aim to establish fully integrated energy communities. Could we achieve this in Czechia? And what are the paths to this goal? Here, Jan Bakule, a lawyer and energy specialist, explores the options.
This spring, the European Commission's ETIP SNET platform released a study on the impact of energy communities on the grid. The analysis was followed up in August by the major pan-European CIGRE conference, where study authors discussed their findings with energy experts, including scientists and grid operators. They concluded that well-structured energy communities could benefit the grid if supported by the regulatory framework and other market participants.
