Research

The School carries out applied research with the purpose of developing economically, legally, and socially-sound regulation and policy, using a multidisciplinary approach.

Loss and damage of climate change : recognition, obligation and legal consequences

In 1991, Vanuatu presented a proposal to address climate change-related loss and damage, particularly sea-level rise, in response to widespread adverse impacts and related...

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Technical Report
A study on the relevance of consumer rights and protections in the context of innovative energy-related services
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Working Paper
Cross-border solidarity versus national capacity markets : risk of inadequate capacity procurement
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Sofia Nicolai

Research Associate

Biography

Sofia Nicolai is research associate in the FSR energy research team in electricity regulation and policy. Currently, her main research interests are Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT) and energy consumers’ data sharing for flexibility services in the context of project EDDIE (European Distributed Data Infrastructure for Energy). She is also a PhD candidate in EU law at the University of Bologna. Before joining FSR in January 2022, she was a trainee in the electricity department at the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), working in the electricity wholesale market monitoring team. She graduated in law from Bologna University, Italy and completed the Master in Sustainability and Energy Management at Bocconi University.

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REMIT and its implementation
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18 Nov 2026
Evolution of Electricity markets in Europe
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08 Sep 2026
Getting to Net Zero
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10 Apr 2026
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