training at the florence school of regulation

Training OverviewFlorence School of Regulation | 2016-2017

Table of Contents

Overview

About the Florence School of Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Why learn with FSR Energy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

How to learn with FSR Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Training Pathways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Trainings at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Highlights

FSR & CEER Training on the Fundamentals of Energy Regulation . . . . 8

Summer School on the Regulation of Energy Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Fundamentals

The Regulation of the Power Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Regulation and Integration of Renewable Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Summer School on EU Energy Law and Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Specialised

Executive Course to master Electricity Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Specialized Training on the Regulation of Gas Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Regulation of Cross-border Network Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

FSR and Vlerick Business School: Future grid managers programme . . 17

Overview

Overview Highlights Fundamentals Specialised 3

Florence School of Regulation | Energy - fsr.eui.eu

About the Florence School of Regulation

The Florence School of Regulation (FSR) was established as a centre of excellence for the discussion and dissemination of knowledge on European Energy and Climate regulation and policy .

FSR director Jean-Michel Glachant holds the Loyola de Palacio Chair, established at the EUI in 2008 with the European Commission to foster permanent common policy debate for the integration of the energy markets .

Since 2004, we have provided insight into energy regulation and EU energy policy, allowing you to tackle the latest challenges in a rapidly changing field .

State-of-the-art training and knowledge sharing with interactive tools .

Workshops, conferences, seminars and executive seminars that deal with key regulatory issues .

Knowledge and practice exchange through international networking .

Analytical and empirical research in the field of regulation .

The FSR is a programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute in Florence, Europe’s higher education institution for doctoral and postdoctoral studies and research.

Overview



Why learn with FSR Energy?

We share academic knowledge using active learning, practical case studies and debate with experienced industry leaders .

Practical cases

Engage in debates on the real challenges of working in the energy sector . Instructors share their knowledge and expertise, and guide participants in how to implement theoretical issues in practice, while encouraging them to develop the necessary tools to analytically approach any given challenge or topic .

Access to exclusive online resources

Watch video lectures by world-class instructors, gain access to distinguished publications, and engage in thought-provoking assignments, forum discussions, and debates through a flexible online platform .

Live online sessions

Attend interactive online events for a more in depth look at key course concepts and challenging topics . After each live online session, a recording is available and can be watched at any time .

Experienced instructors

Renowned academics and key stakeholders such as leading European policy-makers, industry specialists and former regulators, including Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga (MIT, Comillas), Alberto Pototschnig (ACER) and many more .

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How to learn with FSR Energy

We believe that a quality learning experience starts with innovative educational design . Aside from traditional face-to-face training in our residential training courses, we offer online and blended learning programmes .

Residential Learning

Learning occurs through face-to-face interactions with instructors and peers at the same place and time . We encourage the use of simulations, case studies, group activities and discussions .

Online Learning

Participants learn via digital content and media, in the form of pre-recorded video lessons, activities, and online forums completed at their own pace, time and place . All FSR online courses are interactive with a dedicated facilitation team taking care of the participants .

Blended Learning

The FSR’s approach to blended learning offers participants the best combination of face-to-face interaction and a wide range of learning materials and interaction methods that use online content and multimedia .

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Training Pathways

Depending on the number of years you have worked in the energy sector and the amount of training you have already done, you will find different steps to take on the FSR training path .

Highlights

Get an introduction to the topic with the most relevant updates from the field . Take your first step into energy regulation and gain an understanding of key concepts .

Fundamentals

Get a comprehensive insight into the topic by diving into the significant elements of the field, analysing key concepts and refining your knowledge with your peers and instructors .

Specialised

Get an in-depth look at a specific topic of the field . These are advanced courses that require a solid foundation of the fundamentals and provide you with a deeper understanding of a specialised topic .

You are encouraged to take an active role in advanced discussion and debate as well as apply the specialised information into practical cases .

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Trainings ata Glance

Highlights Next edition Type Eligibility

FSR-CEER Training on the Fundamentals of Energy Regulation

TBD (April 2017) Residential Regulators

Summer School on the Regulation of Energy Utilities

26 - 30 June 2017 Residential Open

Fundamentals

The Regulation of the Power Sector 3 Oct 2016 - 31 Jan 2017 Online Open

The Regulation and Integration of Renewable Energy

TBD (May 2017) Residential Open

Summer School on EU Energy Law and Policy

25 - 30 May 2017 Residential Open

Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities

3 Oct 2016 – 9 June 2017 BlendedFSR donors and

regulators

Specialised

Executive Course to Master Electricity Markets

28 - 29 Nov 2016 Residential Open

Specialised Training on the Regulation of Gas Markets

20 - 24 Mar 2017 Residential Open

Trans-European Energy Networks Regualtion

12 Oct - 15 Nov 2016 Online Open

FSR and Vlerick Business School: Future Grid Managers Programme

Oct 2016 – May 2017 ResidentialSenior power grid

managers

Level 1: Highlights

Overview Highlights Fundamentals Specialised


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1CEER/FSR Joint Training on the Fundamentals of Energy Regulation

This joint training course by the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) and the FSR highlights the basic principles of EU energy regulatory practice .

What you will learn: ▶ Basic principles of EU energy regulation and energy policy

including:

▷ Electricity and gas markets regulation .

▷ Roles and involvement of the EU institutions, energy stakeholders and the various forms of cooperation .

▶ European legal framework for energy .

▷ Evolution of the EU regulatory framework and its impact .

▷ The legal system for energy and renewables policy .

▷ Interactions between competition, markets and renewable support schemes .

▶ Europe’s electricity and gas wholesale market .

▶ Electricity and gas grids .

▶ Retail markets and customer protection .

Developed for:

Professionals from regulatory authorities in the electricity and gas sectors .

Key Details

Next Edition April 2017

Enrol by Registration not yet open

Directors Koen Locquet CEER / CREG

Jean-Michel Glachant FSR

Type Residential

Location Brussels, Belgium

Eligibility Open exclusively to National Regulatory Authorities . Priority given to CEER members .

Fees

€2,400 CEER Members

€3,000 Other National Regulatory Authorities

Contact

Contact Mara Radulescu

Email mara-nelucia .radulescu@eui .eu

Phone +39 055 468 5752

Certification

Certificates of attendance will be delivered at the end of the course .

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/ceer-fsr-joint-training-on-the-introduction-to-fundamentals-of-energy-regulation/

Level 1: Highlights

Overview Highlights Fundamentals Specialised


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1Summer School on the Regulation of Energy Utilities

This intensive week-long training highlights the key aspects of energy markets, infrastructure, institutions and consumers .

It balances theory with practice by using case studies illustrated by key agents and decision-makers, including former and current energy regulators, renowned academics and professionals from leading energy companies .

What you will learn: ▶ Differentiate the European regulatory and policy making

structure for the electricity and gas sectors .

▶ Assess the current state of implementation of the electricity and gas markets in the roadmap to the internal energy market .

▶ Characterise the European regulatory framework for electricity and gas infrastructure .

▶ Distinguish the particularities of the North and Latin American energy markets in comparison with the European energy sector (market and infrastructure) .

▶ Recognise the challenges behind the implementation of retail markets, identifying the key ingredients needed for a successful retail market with active consumer participation .

▶ Identify the basic principles of tariff design and the implementation of support mechanisms .

Developed for:

Professionals working on policy development and the regulation of the electricity and gas sectors in Europe and worldwide .

Key Details

Next edition 26 - 30 June 2017


Director Carlos Batlle Comillas University / MIT / FSR

Type Residential

Location Florence, Italy

Eligibility Open to all

Fees

€3,100 National Regulatory Authorities or Donors of the FSR

€4,100 Other organizations or companies

Contact



Phone +39 055 468 5752

Certification

Certificates of attendance will be delivered at the end of the course .

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/summer-school-on-regulation-of-energy-utilities/



Fundamentals

12The Regulation of the Power Sector

Understand the fundamental concepts of power sector regulation from an engineering, economic and regulatory perspective .

Work together with peers from across the world, learning from video lectures, reading material, live webinars and collaborative activities with the flexibility to study at your own pace .

What you will learn: ▶ Part 1- Fundamentals

▷ Understanding the technology and operation of power systems .

▷ Regulating power systems: Institutions and principles .

▷ Understanding the economics of power systems .

▷ Monopoly regulation .

▶ Part 2- Components

▷ Electricity distribution .

▷ Electricity transmission .

▷ Electricity generation and wholesale .

▷ Tariffs .

▷ Retailing .

▶ Part 3- Challenges

▷ Regional markets .

▷ Environmental regulation .

▷ Security of supply .

▷ Interaction of gas and electricity markets .

Developed for:

Anyone interested in the regulation of power systems .

Key Details

Next edition 3 Oct 2016 - 31 Jan 2017

Enrol by 16 September 2016

Director Ignacio Pérez-ArriagaComillas University / MIT / FSR

Type Online

Eligibility: Open to all

Fees

€1700 Corporate

€1300 Regulators and Public Bodies

€650 Individuals

€400 Students

Special fees for FSR donors and group enrolments (starting from 2 participants from the same organisation)

Contact

Contact Chiara Canestrini

email chiara .canestrini@eui .eu

phone +39 055 468 2726

Certification

You can earn either a certificate of attendance or completion at the end of the course

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/online-course-power-sector-regulation/



Fundamentals

12The Regulation and Integration of Renewable Energy

This course provides a fundamental view of the regulatory framework for renewable energy in Europe .

There is currently no initiative related to the supply, transmission, delivery or consumption of electricity in Europe that is not directly or indirectly influenced by renewable energy .

What you will learn: ▶ Analyse the types of renewable energy for electricity

production and technical challenges for integration .

▶ Understand cost evolution, technology learning, integration costs and benefits .

▶ Study the distributional effects between economic actors and macroeconomic implications .

▶ Examine the main characteristics of the European electricity target model and implications of RES integration and the main elements of the European RES Directive (2009/28/EC) .

▶ Characterization of support schemes .

▶ Design options for auctions for renewables .

▶ Compatibility aspects between RES support schemes and electricity market design .

▶ Investing in renewable energy in Europe . The experience from the industry .

Developed for:

Professionals from National Regulatory Authorities, energy companies, public and private institutions and academics .

Key Details

Next edition TBD (May 2017)


Director Mario Ragwitz Fraunhofer ISI

Type Residential



Fees

€2,100 National Regulatory Authorities and Donors of the FSR

€ 2,700 Other organizations or companies

Contact



Phone +39 055 468 5752

Certification

Certificates of attendance will be delivered at the end of the course

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/regulation-integration-renewable-energy/



Fundamentals

12Summer School on EU Energy Law and Policy

A comprehensive insight into the fundamentals of recent developments in EU energy law and policy, and the market and economic principles which underpin legal provisions .

This intensive five- day training course examines the ambitions of the European Energy Union, and how these will be realised in practice, exploring the legal framework behind the transition to a secure, integrated and competitive low-carbon economy, and the myriad challenges ahead . This will include in-depth studies on the energy consumer and retail pricing, alongside analyses of the internal and external legal dimensions of the Energy Union, and how it will impact upon the EU electricity and gas markets . In addition to lectures from leading experts, participants will be expected to actively participate throughout the course in order to learn how complex and often abstract European energy law principles can be applied in daily practice .

What you will learn: ▶ The legal and policy framework of the European Energy

Union .

▶ How to apply the rules in practice .

▶ The implications for consumers and retail pricing .

▶ The Future of the EU Gas Market .

▶ The Future of the EU Electricity Market .

Developed for:

Legal practitioners, professionals from energy companies, public and private institutions, members of national regulatory authorities, academics and PhD students .

Key Details

Next edition 25 - 30 May 2017


Director Leigh Hancher FSR (EUI), Tilburg University, Of Counsel

Allen & Overy LLP

Type Residential



Fees

€1,000 PhD Students

€3,500 National Regulatory Authorities, Academics and Donors of the FSR

€4,500 Other organisations or companies

Contact

Contact Anne Marie Kehoe

email anne .kehoe@eui .eu

phone +39 055468577

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/summer-school-eu-energy-law-policy/



Fundamentals

12Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities

A comprehensive nine-month training in the fundamental energy regulatory principles needed for professional practice .

Our flagship blended training programme is divided into three major blocks consisting of 2 week-long residential trainings and 7 months of online learning:

Residential Block I

A residential week-long introduction to the course covering the fundamental principles of regulation, markets, networks and the regulatory institutional framework .

Online Block II

15 two-week online modules in a seven-month block of the course covering energy regulatory principles and case studies in-depth in a well-structured, flexible e-learning environment that features interactive discussion and virtual activities .

Residential Block III

In this block, participants return to Florence for a week-long discussion of applied case studies and hands-on individual and group practice . The final day of the Annual Training is devoted to a workshop where top industry specialists are invited to discuss the issue of energy and sustainability .

Developed for:

This course is open to representatives from National Regulatory Authorities and FSR donors .

Key Details

Next edition 3 Oct 2016 - 9 June 2017

Enrol by 20 July 2016

Director Ignacio Perez-ArriagaComillas University / MIT / FSR

Type: Blended



Fees

€4,700 National Regulatory Authorities or Donors of the FSR

Contact



Phone +39 055 468 5752

Certification

Certificates of attendance will be delivered at the end of the course, along with transcripts .

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/annual-training-regulation-energy-utilities/



Specialised

13Executive Course to master Electricity Markets

This specialised course discusses the microeconomics of wholesale power markets and their implications for energy policies .

The course illustrates the efficiency properties of markets as well as their limitations . It covers the short-term dispatch, the long term supply and demand balance . Environmental policies and their impact on electricity markets will also be examined .

What you will learn: ▶ Indicate factors of markets’ limitations and take the right

action to minimise market imperfections .

▶ Use the optimal capacity and optimal mix criteria for achieving competitive markets .

▶ Indicate characteristics and structures of electricity markets and explain the mechanism of nodal pricing of power .

▶ Name controlling mechanisms designed and implemented by regulators .

▶ Prevent and solve the missing money problem .

▶ Consider tools to reduce carbon emissions and their economic impacts on the power industry .

▶ Regard the impact hybrid models have for electricity producers and retailers .

Developed for:

Experienced managers and targets professionals from energy companies and representatives from National and European Regulatory Authorities, but also academics and researchers .

Key Details

Next edition 28 - 29 Nov 2016

Enrol by 31 October 2016

Directors Thomas-Oliver LéautierToulouse 1 University Capitole

Fabien RoquesUniversity Paris Dauphin / Compass

Lexecon

Type Residential



Fees

€1,700 Donors of the FSR


Contact



Phone +39 055 468 5752

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/executive-course-to-master-electricity-markets/



Specialised

13Specialised Training on the Regulation of Gas Markets

This five-day training provides specialised insight into the concepts of gas regulation with a practical perspective, supported by concrete examples and case studies as well as lively discussions .

What you will learn: ▶ Indicate the main changes in the gas market and the current

obstacles .

▶ Compare different regional/national models of gas market regulation and indicate the benefits of their implementation .

▶ Design and use tools to calculate gas tariffs .

▶ Improve your own assessment of existing and future implementation plans of the EU network codes in your own countries .

▶ Evaluate new gas infrastructure projects and find the optimal solution to ensure security of supply .

Developed for:

Professionals from National Regulatory Authorities, energy companies and public and private institutions .

Key Details

Next edition 20 - 24 March, 2017


Directors Sergio Ascari\REF-E / FSR

Ilaria ContiFSR

Type Residential



Fees

€2,800 National Regulatory Authorities and Donors of the FSR


Contact



Phone +39 055 468 5752

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/regulation-gas-markets/



Specialised

13Trans-European Energy Networks Regualtion

Specialised five-week online training on the latest regulatory trends and practices for investment in energy infrastructure across jurisdictions .

Apply theoretical concepts discussed during the modules in an interactive simulation built around a real-life case study and discuss how to design a regulatory framework for international investments in energy infrastructure .

What you will learn: ▶ Introduction to the regulation of cross-border network

investments in the European context .

▶ How to select priority projects .

▶ How to allocate investment costs across borders .

▶ How to incentivise project promoters .

▶ Knowledge in action: the simulation .

The course culminates in an online testimonial by Catharina Sikow-Magny, Head of Unit for Networks & Regional Initiatives at DG Energy .

Developed for:


Key Details

Next edition 12 October - 15 November 2016

Enrol by 16 September 2016

Director Leonardo MeeusVlerick Business School / FSR

Type Online


Fees

€600 All participants

Contact

Contact Chiara Canestrini

email chiara .canestrini@eui .eu

phone +39 055 468 2726

http://fsr.eui.eu/training/energy/trans-european-energy-networks-regulation/



Specialised

13FSR and Vlerick Business School: Future Grid Managers Programme

Address the management challenges and opportunities specific to TSOs and DSOs in the power and gas industries in Europe .

This training balances theory with practice by using case studies illustrated by key agents and decision-makers, including former and current energy regulators, renowned academics and professionals from leading energy companies .

What you will learn: ▶ Analyse main trends and uncertainties, understand scenario

planning, mergers & acquisitions and the soft side of the grid . Case: Elia Group and TenneT

▶ Strategic perspectives, asset management and non-market strategies .

▶ Testimonial on UK regulatory framework, the role of ACER, financial statement analysis and developing a financial planning model . Case: Eandis and RTE

▶ Business model innovation and leading change . Case: Alliander and UK Power Networks

The programme ends with a conference at Vlerick Energy Centre .

Developed for:


Key Details

Next edition 19 Oct 2016 - 1 June 2017

Director Leonardo MeeusVlerick Business School / FSR

Type Residential

Location Florence, Italy; Vlerick Campus Brussels; Vlerick Campus Ghent

Eligibility Senior managers of power grids

Fees

€12,000 (excl. 21% VAT)

+ €1,995 For catering and accomodations. Travel and hotel costs not included.

Contact

Contact Kenne D’hoker

email kenne .dhoker@vlerick .com

phone +32 2 225 41 47

http://www.vlerick.com/en/programmes/management-programmes/special-industries-energy/future-power-grid-managers-programme

Jean-Michel GlachantDirectorFlorence School of RegulationLoyola de Palacio ChairEuropean University Institute Via delle Fontanelle, 1950014 San Domenico di Fiesole - ItalyTel. +39 055 [email protected] On Twitter @JMGlachant

For more information please contact:

Florence School of RegulationEuropean University Institute ConventoVia delle Fontanelle 19,50014 San Domenico di Fiesole - ItalyTel. +39 055 4685 [email protected]

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