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Explore how to transform electric vehicles into flexible energy assets through smart integration strategies that support Europe’s clean energy goals. Combining expert insights, case studies, and hands-on exercises to tackle…
2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The ‘Getting to Net Zero’ course at the Florence School of Regulation aims to provide an overview of the role of the…
From Geopolitics to Trading: Navigate Global Gas Markets with the Experts Building on the success of our online training, Specialised Training on the Regulation of Gas Markets, we are excited…
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 ambitious greenhouse emissions reduction targets to which the European Union (EU) has committed require that all available decarbonisation options…
Adequately integrated energy networks are a prerequisite for making the internal energy market work, for enabling trade that helps keep…
To help meet the CO2 reduction aims as outlined in the EU Climate Law, the EU has implemented the Fit…
Introduction TUI embraces the ‘Green Transition’ and supports the EU Green Deal and the objectives of the Fit-for-55 package. Achieving…
Background During the first von der Leyen commission, the Brussels factory produced an ambitious Fit for 55 legislative package which…
The EU model of regulation stems from the time of the liberalisation of the network industries, i.e. from the 1990s…
The European University Institute (EUI)’s Florence School of Regulation (FSR) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Center for Energy…
Electrification is advancing across Europe’s economy, with electric vehicles (EVs) as one of the main technologies at the forefront of…
In this article, we focus on State aid in favour of industrial decarbonisation and explore the topic through five key…