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FSR Energy & Climate brings together the worlds of academia and practice. We carry out applied research, training courses and policy dialogue with the purpose of developing economically and socially sound energy regulation and policy in Europe and worldwide.

Energy & Climate Knowledge

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…

Gas
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…

A new approach to long term contracts

This policy brief contends that a new approach to Long Term Contracts (LTCs) in European competition policy based on new facts, new realities and a revised reasoning must be urgently…

By:
HANCHER, Leigh;GLACHANT, Jean-Michel;DEZOBRY, Guillaume
Offshore wind energy in the North Seas : crafting collaboration and navigating governance

In the North Seas region, a coalition of 9 countries expressed the ambition to quadruple their offshore wind capacity from 30 GW to 120 GW by 2030, and to then…

By:
MEEUS, Leonardo
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…

Gas
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…

Training Courses

Sustainable and Smart Cities
Sustainable and Smart Cities

The training will focus on three areas where cities can be particularly impactful: the uptake of renewable energy, improving the energy efficiency of Europe’s building stock, electricity metering and distribution…

Summer School on Regulation of Energy Utilities
Summer School on Regulation of Energy Utilities

Learn the fundamental regulatory principles of the electricity and gas sectors through hands-on, real case activities and examples with instructors from national regulatory authorities from Europe and North America, the…

Loyola Autumn Research School – LARS
Loyola Autumn Research School – LARS

Crafting research with impact on energy policy and regulation LARS is a residential training addressing researchers with modeling skills who are keen to support the energy policy and regulatory debate.…

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Research

The school carries out multidisciplinary research with the purpose of developing economically, legally, and socially-sound regulation and policy.

Training courses

Designed by an international faculty of academics and the main experts in the field, our courses are designed to meet the educational needs of professionals at all levels.

Policy events

Our events bring together the world of academia and practice to offer a vast range of opportunities for open discussion and practice sharing.

Upcoming Events

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May2025
The future of the EU electricity sector: between markets and public intervention
The future of the EU electricity sector: between markets and public intervention

This debates aims at discussing the extent to which the latest reform of the electricity market design, introduced by legislation…

14
May2025
Spring Policy Dialogues
Spring Policy Dialogues

Join us in Florence for 3 days of in-person events where we will convene our donors and renowned experts from…

15
May2025
LUCE Awards 2025 - Women for the green transition
LUCE Awards 2025 - Women for the green transition

Building on the momentum of the previous editions, the 3rd edition of the LUCE Awards marks another milestone in advancing…

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