Leonardo Meeus

Leonardo Meeus is a Belgian academic who studies Nonmarket Strategy, EU Energy Policy and Energy Economics. He is the Director of the Florence School of Regulation and professor at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy, in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Director of the Energy Centre at Vlerick Business School in Brussels, Belgium.

Career Meeus received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from KU Leuven in 2006. Prior to joining the European University Institute, he was involved in the creation of the first international electricity market in Europe and studied electricity highways working for a project developer in Dublin. Meeus has provided expertise for EU institutions, regulatory agencies, and companies via research contracts and advisory roles.

Selected publications

Meeus, L., The Evolution of Electricity Markets in Europe, Edward Elgar, 2020 Schittekatte, T. & Meeus, L., "Least-cost Distribution Network Tariff Design in Theory and Practice", IAEE Energy Journal, 2020, Vol. 41, No. 5 Meeus, L. & Glachant, J-M., Electricity Network Regulation in the EU: The Challenges Ahead for Transmission and Distribution, Edward Elgar, 2018 Saguan, M. & Meeus, L., Impact of the regulatory framework for transmission investments on the cost of renewable energy in the EU, Energy Economics, 2014, Vol. 43, pp. 185–194 Meeus, L., Purchała, K., & Belmans, R., Development of the internal electricity market in Europe, Electricity Journal, 2005, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 25–35