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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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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.…
The Draghi Report emphasises the need for a more integrated and competitive European economic framework, highlighting infrastructure development and trans-European…
I made my first steps into the Brussels ‘EU bubble’ as a young professional at the beginning of the nineties…
Born on 1 January 1993, the European Union single market turned 30 years old in 2023. Looking back briefly at…
On 20 November, Emma Menegatti, FSR researcher and PhD candidate, presented her recent paper, co-authored with Leonardo Meeus, in the…
In 1993, the European Union officially opened the single European market (SEM), and for the last 31 years it has…
Sovereign and independent vehicle inspections need non-discriminatory access to safety- and emission-relevant data to guarantee whole life vehicle compliance. This…
The reform of the electricity market design The reform of the electricity market design (EMD) adopted in May 2024[1] aimed…
Why economic competitiveness is at the heart of the European project In Mario Draghi’s much-discussed competitiveness report, he concluded the…
The FSR is an academic institution committed to addressing today’s most pressing global challenges via interdisciplinary research and policy dialogue.…