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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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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. The detractors of the still coach of Real Madrid, Carlo…

#blackout
#blackout in spain
#electrical systems
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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

Climate
Bridging Carbon Markets in a Fragmented Policy Landscape
Bridging Carbon Markets in a Fragmented Policy Landscape

Environmental economists have long argued for integrating carbon markets to maximize environmental benefits. In practice, the number of Emissions Trading…

#carbon markets
#ETS
#LIFE COASE
Energy & Climate
Simplification of regulation is high on the policy agenda
Simplification of regulation is high on the policy agenda

In November 2024, the conclusions of the EU Council in Budapest called for a “ simplification revolution”. In February 2025,…

#CBAM
#draghi
#simplification
Molecules & Materials
Capacity or Production? Evaluating Support Models for Clean Hydrogen in the EU
Capacity or Production? Evaluating Support Models for Clean Hydrogen in the EU

As the European Union advances its strategy for decarbonising industry and energy systems, clean hydrogen is increasingly seen as a…

#energy transition
#hydrogen
#support schemes
Transport
State Aid as a Potential Catalyst for Electrification and Automation in Sustainable Airport Operations
State Aid as a Potential Catalyst for Electrification and Automation in Sustainable Airport Operations

Some things are easier said than done; decarbonising aviation is one of them. The aviation sector’s decarbonisation process presents a…

#airport electrification
#aviation
#state aid
Transport
Future-Proofing Europe’s Transport Infrastructure Through Digital-Ready Policy
Future-Proofing Europe’s Transport Infrastructure Through Digital-Ready Policy

Europe’s transport networks face a multitude of critical challenges: from the need to increase the resilience of aging infrastructure in…

#digitalisation
#TEN-T
#Transport Infrastructure
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
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