BRIDGE, Annual activity report 2025-2026 – Regulation working group

J.P. Chaves, E. Corsetti, Q. Donnette, S. Gallego, K. Laffont-Eloire, D. Moneta, E.C. Ormeño-Mejía, M.A. Ruiz, M. Troncia, D. Verez

Summary:

The BRIDGE Regulation Working Group Annual Activity Report 2025–2026 brings together evidence from a wide range of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects to assess how regulation can better support Europe’s energy transition. The report shows that innovation in flexibility, energy sharing, sector coupling and network operation is advancing rapidly, but regulatory frameworks are not evolving at the same pace. Across all actions, a common message emerges: Europe now needs a more coherent, interoperable and implementation-oriented regulatory framework to move from pilots to large-scale deployment. The report is structured around four core actions

Spanish layman's summary:

El informe resume las actividades 2025-2026 del Grupo de Trabajo de Regulación de BRIDGE, que promueve el intercambio de conocimiento entre proyectos europeos de energía, identifica retos regulatorios y formula recomendaciones de política basadas en buenas prácticas.

English layman's summary:

The report summarises the 2025-2026 activities of the BRIDGE Regulation Working Group, which fosters knowledge sharing among EU energy projects, identifies regulatory challenges, and formulates policy recommendations based on best practices.

Keywords: Flexibility, TSO-DSO coordination, Pilot project, European Regulation, Energy Communities, energy sharing, cross-sector integration

IIT Project: BeFlexible (BeFlexible)

Funding entity: Comisión Europea. Horizon Europe

Publication date: 28-Jul-2026

DOI reference: https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2926/1517238