Florence School of Regulation – European University Institute

Role :

EUI analyses the EU regulatory and market frameworks shaping Long-Duration Energy Storage deployment. This includes identifying regulatory gaps affecting grid integration across electricity, hydrogen, and cross-vector energy infrastructures. EUI maps electricity market structures to enable LDES revenue stacking and service participation, while leading the identification of emerging market design needs and future products. It also evaluates policy and financial mechanisms to de-risk LDES investment and improve bankability. Finally, EUI assesses the scalability and replicability of project demonstrations to support broader deployment across EU energy systems.

Team members

Chiara Canestrini

Communications officer – Since 2014, Chiara has been developing and managing the communications and marketing acitivities of the Florence School of Regulation across its main channels. She holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy complemented by comms and marketing training, and she has been working as a copywriter, web editor and content manager, social media strategist and virtual events designer and facilitator.

Olimpia Orlandoni

Research Project Manager – Olimpia joined the Florence School of Regulation in January 2026 working on a variety of EU funded projects. Her professional experience ranges a series of roles in European Institutions (DG INTPA), research organisations (Agrinatura) and private sector (ADE). She has been leading the EU funded ‘Value Chain Analysis for Development’ (VCA4D) project, active since 2016 and promoting research and policy dialogue on the inclusiveness and sustainability of agricultural value chains, working with almost 50 EU Delegations Worldwide. She holds a Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe, Bruges.

Marzia Sesini

Principal Investigator – Marzia Sesini leads the Molecules & Materials research team at the Florence School of Regulation (European University Institute), where she directs research on the decarbonisation of the energy system. She is Director of the Loyola Autumn Research School (LARS) and the EU Gas Network Codes course, and leads and contributes to European research and policy projects funded by Horizon Europe, the European Commission (DG ENER), and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

Her research focuses on energy security, renewable and low-carbon gases, critical raw materials, infrastructure coordination, market design, and the governance of industrial transformation.

She holds a Ph.D. in Process Systems Engineering, an M.S. in Sustainability Management, and an M.S. in Engineering.

Camilla Crisma

Research Associate – Camilla joined the Molecules and Materials team at the Florence School of Regulation in June 2026, where she works on research projects related to renewable gases and their role in the energy transition. Her interests focus on renewable energy, energy system decarbonisation and energy regulation. She holds an LL.M. in Law and Sustainability and previously gained experience at the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.

Lenka Tavodova

Assistant Project Manager  – Since 2015, Lenka has managed and coordinated international projects for organizations including the Council of Europe, UNDP and the University of Gothenburg, working across education, social inclusion, and human rights-related policy areas. In her current role at the Florence School of Regulation, she supports the management of primarily EU-funded projects.