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FSR Annual Report 2024

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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 Energy, Climate, Transport, and Water & Waste.
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Energy & Climate
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Blackout hits Spain and Portugal: what happened and what’s next

Around noon on April 28, 2025, a major blackout struck the Iberian Peninsula. The cause is still unknown. In this article, we explain what an electricity blackout is, how it…

#blackout
#Iberian Peninsula
#spain
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Executive Course on the Vision for Agriculture and Food

Ensuring a Sustainable and Competitive Future for EU Agriculture The Vision for Agriculture and Food (EC, 2025) sets out an ambitious roadmap for the future of farming and food in…

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Clean Molecules for the Energy Transition

Clean Molecules: Hydrogen, Biogas, Biomethane, Synthetic Gas The 2025 ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ provides a clear framework to link decarbonisation with economic resilience and competitiveness. By accelerating the deployment of clean…

#biogas
#Biomethane
#Clean Molecules
#energy transition
#hydrogen
#Synthetic Gas
Transport
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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…

#data
#data sharing
#dataspace
#infrastructure
#innovation
#mobility
#regulation
#Transport
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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)…

#electricity
#electricity grid
#energy
#infrastructure managers
#railways
#regulation
#traction current
Water & Waste
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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.…

Author: David Pfeffer

#clean water
#gender equality
#women in water

FSR Knowledge

Energy & Climate
Let the blackout enlighten the way
Let the blackout enlighten the way

In this day and age, it seems that what is happening can only be explained by militancy at the extremes.…

#blackout
#blackout in spain
#electrical systems
Transport
The Digitalisation Problem in the Single European Sky
The Digitalisation Problem in the Single European Sky

Uncertainties of a Shift from Prescriptive Technological Regulation to a Vision-Based Policy Framework Within the framework of the Single European…

#digitalisation
#single european sky
Electricity
The blackout in Spain and the challenges of EU electricity grids
The blackout in Spain and the challenges of EU electricity grids

The recent blackout in Spain and Portugal illustrates the importance of developing an EU electricity grid that is fit for…

#Affordable Energy Act
#blackout in spain
#Clean Industrial Deal
#electricity grids
Electricity
Blackout hits Spain and Portugal: what happened and what's next
Blackout hits Spain and Portugal: what happened and what's next

Around noon on April 28, 2025, a major blackout struck the Iberian Peninsula. The cause is still unknown. In this…

#blackout
#Iberian Peninsula
#spain
Molecules & Materials
Trump and the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Dilemma: A New Era of Supply Chain Vulnerability
Trump and the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Dilemma: A New Era of Supply Chain Vulnerability

The global scramble for critical raw materials (CRM) is intensifying as the small handful of players who dominate their extraction…

#Critical Raw Materials
#Trump
Molecules & Materials
From burden to backbone: EU bureaucracy as a driver of the clean transition
From burden to backbone: EU bureaucracy as a driver of the clean transition

In 2023, the EU scrambled to respond to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a package of clean tech support…

#EU bureaucracy
#Trump
#US
Molecules & Materials
Tariff War – What Impact on Gas Trade?
Tariff War – What Impact on Gas Trade?

The Trump administration views tariffs as a key tool for addressing economic and geopolitical concerns. Early in his presidency, President…

#Gas Trade
#LNG
#tariff war
Energy & Climate
Flexibility in Power Systems
Flexibility in Power Systems

The notion of flexibility in power systems has gained significant attention as variable renewables like solar and wind continue to…

#European Electricity Market Design Reform
#flexibility
#flexibility markets
#renewables
Energy & Climate
Reframing Energy Poverty through a Gender Lens: A Call for Inclusive Policy Solutions
Reframing Energy Poverty through a Gender Lens: A Call for Inclusive Policy Solutions

Introduction Energy poverty has worsened in the past year due to geopolitical factors, exposing vulnerabilities in Europe’s energy-inefficient housing stock,…

#energy poverty
#gender
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