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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 the areas of Energy & Climate, Communications & Media, Transport and Water.

Energy & Climate
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The unrivaled guide to electricity markets

After 30 years of open electricity markets, an assessment of their achievements and current challenges is due, particularly given the significant impact of decarbonisation and digitalisation on the industry. The…

#electricity markets
#market designs
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Regulation of the Power Sector

All you need to know about the power sector and power systems around the world  Power system regulation is never at a rest, and this is particularly true for the…

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The COP26 methane moment

After two weeks of negotiations, COP26 ended on Saturday 13 November, making it the sixth-longest COP in climate negotiations history. Despite the countries’ pledges aren’t on track to meet the…

#cop26
#gas markets
#methane
Communications & Media
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Online Course on Merger Control: Recent Developments in Digital Markets

This course equips participants with all the knowledge and expert insight into the new challenges raised by M&As for competition professionals and policymakers.

#Digital markets
#merger control
#mergers and acquisitions
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30th Conference on Postal Delivery and Economics

The call for papers for the 30th edition of the Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics is now open. Submit your abstract by 31 December!

#postal conference
#postal delivery economics
#postal economics
#postal sector
#postal services
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Setting the WACC in Low Interest Environments: Bridging Theory and Practice

A seminar jointly organised with the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) to explore theoretical and empirical questions related to WACC setting in regulated environments.

#telecommunications
#telecoms
#WACC
Transport
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FSR-Transport publishes Manifesto for a Post-Covid-19 Recovery Towards Smarter and More Sustainable Transport

Manifesto for a Post-COVID-19 Recovery Towards Smarter and More Sustainable Transport  In Fall 2019 we published our Manifesto for the next five years of EU regulation of transport as an…

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2nd Florence Rail Regulation Conference. Modal Shift: The Moment of Truth

Shift to rail is one of the main challenges to reach the ambitious Green Deal objectives in transport and one of the key issues in the European Year of Rail.…

Water
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Water Regulation: Paving the Road for 2020

FSR Water Workshop

#water regulation

FSR Knowledge

Energy Union Law
CCUS: Time for an EU Strategy?
CCUS: Time for an EU Strategy?

On Wednesday, 12 January, the first FSR debate of 2022 discussed the important topic of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage…

#Carbon Capture
#CCUS
#Utilisation and Storage
Energy Policy
FSR AND ACER STRENGTHEN THEIR COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE EU ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATION
FSR AND ACER STRENGTHEN THEIR COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE EU ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATION

The European University Institute (EUI) and the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) signed a knowledge partnership…

#acer
#energy policy
#energy regulation
Transport
Time for the great SAF Rush
Time for the great SAF Rush

This article by Niamh McCarthy, Head of Competition Law at International Airlines Group (IAG), originally appeared in the European Transport Regulation Observer…

#airlines
#aviation
#competition law
#covid19
#decarbonisation
#state aid
#Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Transport
New remedies in airline mergers: a distribution perspective
New remedies in airline mergers: a distribution perspective

This article by Emmanuel Mounier, Secretary General of eu travel tech, originally appeared in the European Transport Regulation Observer “Short-…

#air ticket distribution
#airlines
#aviation
#competition law
#COVID-19
#mergers
#transparency
Electricity
Energy prices and the dimensions of the current market design
Energy prices and the dimensions of the current market design

This #FSRDebate aimed at discussing the dimensions of the current market design which might need to be enhanced or supplemented…

#Electricity prices
#gas prices
#market design
Electricity
The unrivaled guide to electricity markets
The unrivaled guide to electricity markets

After 30 years of open electricity markets, an assessment of their achievements and current challenges is due, particularly given the…

#electricity markets
#market designs
Energy & Climate
Influence of full load hour regulation on the LCOH and hybrid energy system sizing in Germany
Influence of full load hour regulation on the LCOH and hybrid energy system sizing in Germany

The paper “Influence of full load hour regulation on the LCOH and hybrid energy system sizing in Germany” will be…

#full load hours
#hybrid energy system
#Levelized cost of hydrogen
#regulation
#techno-economic analysis
Gas
A first look at the EU Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets Package
A first look at the EU Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets Package

Yesterday, 15 December 2021, the European Commission released its ‘Hydrogen and Gas Market Decarbonisation package’ (“gas package”), along with legislation…

Energy & Climate
EU Commission presents proposal on methane emissions reduction
EU Commission presents proposal on methane emissions reduction

Today, 15 December 2021, the European Commission published the hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package, including the proposal for a…

#decarbonisation
#greenhouse gas
#methane
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