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Market design is adapting to integrate renewables, flexibility, and decentralised assets. This hub analyses evolving mechanisms such as capacity markets, flexibility platforms, and locational pricing, highlighting their impact on investment signals and system efficiency.

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Expanded DSO Entity with unified voice is a welcome step

In this Brussels Energy Brief, we take a dive into the mandatory organisation of Europe’s transmission and distribution system operators.

Jonathan Spencer Jones
26/05/2026

A strong 2040 EU energy efficiency framework is an imperative

Post-2030 energy efficiency must remain the starting point for achieving EU energy independence, writes Arianna Vitali Roscini.

Guest/partner contributor
22/05/2026

Europe’s energy reality check: We cannot solve every crisis with fiscal escape clauses

I actually think the European Commission is doing something useful with its new AccelerateEU catalogue of national energy measures.

Areti Ntaradimou
19/05/2026

Shared power, shared security: Nordic lessons for Europe’s energy resilience

Nordic countries have integrated vast shares of renewables while keeping the lights on, proof that reliability and decarbonisation can go hand in hand.

Guest/partner contributor
07/05/2026

How joint city-grid interfaces can improve energy system planning for DSOs

E.DSO reports in a new paper that joint city-grid interfaces are a suitable tool that can overcome the barriers of the energy transition.

Jonathan Spencer Jones
06/05/2026

UK battery market evolves from capacity to control

The UK battery market is evolving and so too are the deals: Supernova Power has launched from a merger and Drax has acquired Flexitricity.

Yusuf Latief
10/04/2026

How should Europe think about energy sovereignty post-Hormuz?

For Máximo Miccinilli, it’s all about execution: building faster, mobilising capital, stabilising the carbon market, and managing dependencies.

Yusuf Latief
30/03/2026

Global gas bidding war would plunge UK into energy crisis

Warning comes from Gordon Brown's ex-policy advisor as calls increase for government to take pragmatic approach to domestic energy production.

Kelvin Ross
19/03/2026

Why Europe’s cities must move from climate ambition to delivery

Europe's cities are increasingly caught between decarbonisation goals, rising capital needs and a renewed imperative for growth, innovation and energy security.

Guest/partner contributor
17/03/2026

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