Biography

Ellen is a Research Associate at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR), where she is co-Director of the Evolution of Electricity Markets in Europe course. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven and Vlerick Business School, Belgium. During her PhD, she examined distribution network planning, flexibility mechanisms, and regulatory sandboxes using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. She graduated from KU Leuven in 2019 with a degree in Energy Engineering.

Research projects, clusters and working groups

• Integrated Network for Data Space and Interoperable Energy Management in Europe
• Use of open-source P2P energy sharing platforms for energy democratization
• Europe’s evolving market design towards 2040

Recent research output

• MENEGATTI, Emma Solène; BECKSTEDDE, Ellen; MÜNCHMEYER, Max; MEEUS, Leonardo (2025), How comprehensive is EU electricity market design reform? : exploring the full scope of measures, objectives, and future directions, Working Paper
• VANIN, Marta; BECKSTEDDE, Ellen (2025), Overlooked factors in transparent hosting capacity calculations, Working Paper
• VANIN, Marta; BECKSTEDDE, Ellen (2025), Overlooked factors in transparent hosting capacity calculations, Article
• BECKSTEDDE, Ellen; ROSSETTO, Nicolò (2025), Energy consumer data management models : a richer taxonomy and four reflections from the European experience, Other
• JEVNAKER, Torbjørg; ROSSETTO, Nicolò; NICOLAI, Sofia; MÜNCHMEYER, Max (2024), The EU Green Deal : 2024 edition, Technical Report
• BECKSTEDDE, Ellen; MEEUS, Leonardo (2023), From 'fit and forget' to 'flex or regret' in distribution grids : dealing with congestion in European distribution grids, Article