Antonio Lopez-Nicolas is an official of the energy department of the EU Commission where he currently works as Deputy Head of the Renewable Energy Unit. He is an electrical engineer with further studies in economics and management and has a wide professional experience in different relevant positions in the energy sector. Previously, Antonio worked at ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, as Head of the Market Unit in charge of network code development, market design and transparency issues.