ADVANCING REGULATION IN EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE

The Florence School of Regulation (FSR) is a centre of excellence for independent discussion and knowledge exchange with the purpose of improving the quality of European regulation and policy. We deliver academic research, training and policy events in Energy, Climate, Transport, and Water & Waste.
Download the Annual Report 2024

Card image cap
9th Ana Aguado Scholarship

The European Distribution System Operators’ Association (E.DSO), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), the Union of the Electricity Industry – Eurelectric (Eurelectric) and the Florence School…

Card image cap
Sustainable and Smart Cities

The training will focus on three areas where cities can be particularly impactful: the uptake of renewable energy, improving the energy efficiency of Europe’s building stock, electricity metering and distribution…

Card image cap
Executive Course to master European Hydrogen Legislation

In this new 2-day residential course from the Florence School of Regulation, we provide an immersion in the legal and technical framework of the European hydrogen sector. Over the two…

Card image cap
Mobility data as a commons – towards a common mobility data infrastructure

This article by Lucie Kirstein, Senior Manager Strategic Projects at acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering, and coordinator of the EU-funded preparatory action to establish a common European…

Card image cap
Third-party-access in railway electricity markets is possible

This article by Florian Baentsch, Regulatory Manager at DB Energie GmbH, originally appeared in the European Transport Regulation Observer “Electricity and Infrastructure Managers: Is there a need for Regulation?” (February, 2023). Third-party-access (TPA)…

Card image cap
Women in Water Decision-Making: insights from OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD estimates that water demand will increase by 55% by 2050 due to growing demand from manufacturing, thermal electricity generation and domestic use.…

FSR Knowledge

Sweden – A competitive tendering experience
Sweden – A competitive tendering experience

This opinion piece explains the evolution of Sweden’s rail system, from a period of decline to one of successful competitive…

Decarbonizing the Wastewater Sector: A Path to Climate Neutrality
Decarbonizing the Wastewater Sector: A Path to Climate Neutrality

In the conclusive installment of this Topic of the Month exploring the fundamental transformation happening in the water supply and…

Tendering Railway Public Service Obligation Contracts: A Balance Sheet
Tendering Railway Public Service Obligation Contracts: A Balance Sheet

This opinion piece explains the complexities and potential benefits of tendering public service obligation contracts for railway services in the…

A Green Deal for Water and Sanitation Utilities: The Future of Sustainable Water Services
A Green Deal for Water and Sanitation Utilities: The Future of Sustainable Water Services

Water supply and sanitation (WSS) utilities face pressing water risks including too much, too little, and too polluted water, as…

How Regulators Can Drive the Ecological Transition in the Water Sector
How Regulators Can Drive the Ecological Transition in the Water Sector

This month, we will explore the fundamental transformation happening in the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector in the context…

Making Use of Data Generated from Connected Vehicles for Road safety
Making Use of Data Generated from Connected Vehicles for Road safety

The meeting on ‘Making Use of Data Generated from Connected Vehicles for Road Safety’ discussed road safety and how to…

Urban Planning: How can vehicle data for urban safety be best exploited? The city perspective.
Urban Planning: How can vehicle data for urban safety be best exploited? The city perspective.

The European Commission’s Vision Zero initiative sets ambitious targets: zero road fatalities by 2050 and a 50% reduction by 2030.…

Decarbonising manufacturing firms in the European Union’s Emissions Trading System
Decarbonising manufacturing firms in the European Union’s Emissions Trading System

Decarbonising European manufacturing firms is critical to ensuring the EU achieves its climate neutrality objective set in the EU Climate…

Regulating the future: C. Sikow-Magny on her new role as European Coordinator
Regulating the future: C. Sikow-Magny on her new role as European Coordinator

The Draghi Report emphasises the need for a more integrated and competitive European economic framework, highlighting infrastructure development and trans-European…

scroll

top

MENU