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 2023
Understand the basic principles and most topical issues of gas sector regulation in Europe and worldwide Building on our flagship ‘Specialised Training on the Regulation of Gas Markets’, this new…
Following the success of the first edition, we are delighted to announce the 2nd FSR Alumni Day. This event will offer former alumni a unique opportunity to reconnect and stay…
This FSR-ACER residential course in Florence covers the scope of the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) and the way in which it is implemented. Mapping…
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.…
Despite the fact that renewable and low-carbon hydrogen represents one of the pillars of the EU decarbonisation and system integration…
The FSR is a community of scholars who believe that publishing academic articles is important but not enough. What ultimately…
In both its Industrial Carbon Management Strategy[1], and President Von der Leyen’s recent speech to the European Parliament and accompanying…
Five years after the European Union (EU) announced its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, the EU has adopted…
We are delighted to announce that Catharina Sikow-Magny, former Director for Green Transition & Energy System Integration at DG Energy…
The European Union has set ambitious climate goals to solidify its position as a global leader in the fight against…
In this article, we give a brief overview of how capacity remuneration mechanisms are organised in Europe. We do so…
On 18 July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen was elected President of the European Commission (EC) for the second time.…
On 26 June 2024, FSR Part-time Professor Lena Kitzing presented the FSR technical report “Contracts-for-Difference to support renewable energy technologies:…