Conall Heussaff
Conall was a Research analyst at Bruegel until April 2025, working on energy and climate policy. He studied his BSc in Theoretical Physics at University College Dublin. He then undertook an MSc in Climate Sciences with a special qualification in Economics at the University of Bern, Switzerland, including one semester spent at the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) in Dublin. At NESC, Conall researched Ireland’s energy and economic modelling capabilities.
His MSc thesis applied a stylised industrial organisation model to the Irish electricity sector, investigating the climate, economic and social impacts of incentivising community energy development. Before joining Bruegel, Conall worked on the Wholesale Electricity Markets team at the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, the Irish energy regulator.
Conall is an Irish citizen and is a native speaker of English and the Irish language.
Featured work
[UPDATED] Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid
New reflections on Europe's electricity grid system after the outage in Spain and Portugal
Who should be charged? Principles for fair allocation of electricity system costs
This Policy Brief sets out four principles for pricing electricity fairly
Upgrading Europe's electricity grid is about more than just money
Interconnection is vital for European energy security, decarbonisation and cost reduction
Decarbonising for competitiveness: four ways to reduce European energy prices
Energy prices are higher in the European Union than in most other industrialised economies, presenting a fundamental competitiveness challenge
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Podcast
05 May 2025
[UPDATED] Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid
New reflections on Europe's electricity grid system after the outage in Spain and Portugal
Policy Brief
24 April 2025
Who should be charged? Principles for fair allocation of electricity system costs
This Policy Brief sets out four principles for pricing electricity fairly
Policy Brief
12 February 2025
Upgrading Europe's electricity grid is about more than just money
Interconnection is vital for European energy security, decarbonisation and cost reduction
Policy Brief
05 December 2024
Decarbonising for competitiveness: four ways to reduce European energy prices
Energy prices are higher in the European Union than in most other industrialised economies, presenting a fundamental competitiveness challenge
Newsletter
07 October 2024
Policy Brief
03 October 2024
Europe’s 2040 climate target: four critical risks and how to manage them
In this paper we set out four risks that could derail progress towards the 2040 climate target and make recommendations to address each one
Analysis
26 September 2024
Identifying areas for EU-UK energy and climate cooperation
Energy and climate cooperation has mutual benefits for the UK and EU, the obstacles are political
Policy Brief
05 July 2024
The changing dynamics of European electricity markets and the supply-demand mismatch risk
This paper discusses the balance between efficient electricity system operation, investment incentives and social fairness
Dataset
12 February 2024
Analysis
09 November 2023
The massive value of European Union cross-border electricity transmission
High values for cross-border electricity transmission capacity show the EU needs more connections between countries.