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A study on the relevance of consumer rights and protections in the context of innovative energy-related services

Building on technological development, changes in consumer preferences, and an evolving legal framework, old and new market players are providing consumers (i.e., residential customers)...

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Lucila de Almeida Alberto Pototschnig Alessandra Porcari Nicolò Rossetto
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Cross-border solidarity versus national capacity markets : risk of inadequate capacity procurement
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Reflections on climate resilient tourism : evidence for the EU ETS-2 and voluntary carbon markets
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19 March 2026
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Live debate The Potential of Distributed Energy Resources to Tackle Climate Change: watch the recording

Jun 7, 2016
The Potential of Distributed Energy Resources to Tackle Climate Change

Distributed Energy Resources (DER) are increasingly seen within the power sector as a key element to tackling climate change. DER generation technologies are one of the main vectors for the development of renewables in electricity – particularly photovoltaics (PV) – and batteries would be a suitable solution for their integration. This one-hour live debate brought together three high-level experts to discuss the current situation and the future of DER. 

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