Historical highs in European energy markets in the first half of 2021
AleaSoft, July 1, 2021. The first half of 2021 was characterised by the increase in CO2 and gas prices to historical highs and by the
1 July 2021
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AleaSoft, July 1, 2021. The first half of 2021 was characterised by the increase in CO2 and gas prices to historical highs and by the
AleaSoft, June 30, 2021. Gas and Brent prices are registering an upward trend that led gas to record highs and Brent to values that were
AleaSoft, June 28, 2021. During the fourth week of June, Brent and gas prices registered all‑time highs and those of CO2 once again exceeded €55/t.
AleaSoft, June 25, 2021. The CO2 emission rights registered an escalation in prices in recent months that caused price rises in all European electricity markets.
AleaSoft, June 21, 2021. During the third week of June, average temperatures rose in most of Europe, causing an increase in electricity demand. This was
AleaSoft, June 21, 2021. Interview of Ramón Roca from El Periódico de la Energía with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, founder and CEO
AleaSoft, June 16, 2021. The United States set out to be emissions neutral by 2050 and by 2035 to be able to produce all its
AleaSoft, June 14, 2021. At the weekend of June 12, several European electricity markets registered negative hourly values and daily values lower than those of
AleaSoft, June 11, 2021. The Statute of electro‑intensive consumers includes a measure by which these consumers are obliged to sign a PPA with renewable energy
AleaSoft, June 8, 2021. Interview by Pilar Sánchez Molina, from pv magazine, with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Founder and CEO of AleaSoft,
AleaSoft, June 7, 2021. In the first week of June, the prices of most of the European electricity markets rose. Although the demand fell in
AleaSoft, June 4, 2021. The PPA are being, and will be, one of the protagonists in the decarbonisation of the electricity system and in the
AleaSoft, June 2, 2021. The measure that the Government will approve to cut benefits, or rather increase costs, of hydroelectric and nuclear power plants may
AleaSoft, May 31, 2021. The European electricity markets prices rose in May reaching values that represent the highest monthly average since at least 2019 in
AleaSoft, May 28, 2021. The Climate Change Law is ambitious towards the ultimate goal of the climate neutrality in 2050. But it underestimates the role
AleaSoft, May 26, 2021. The PPA were erected as pillars of the energy transition. As a market prices risk mitigation tool, the PPA provide benefits
AleaSoft, May 21, 2021. The need for a renewable energy generation facility to have market prices forecasts may seem logical because of the simple reasoning
AleaSoft, May 19, 2021. Transportation tops the list of final energy consumption by sector in the European Union and Spain, and most of this energy
AleaSoft, May 17, 2021. In the second week of May, the behaviour of the renewable energy production, mainly the wind energy, marked the fluctuations in
AleaSoft, May 14, 2021. The current situation of high prices in the markets of energy, gas, CO2, electricity… causes concern among the large consumers and
AleaSoft, May 12, 2021. The European energy markets are facing the spring with great rises. The escalation in CO2 and gas prices pushed the electricity
AleaSoft, May 11, 2021. The energy markets are boiling. The CO2 emission rights prices do not stop rising, neither do the electricity futures in the
AleaSoft, May 10, 2021. During the first week of May, high prices were reached in the European electricity markets, following the trend caused by the
AleaSoft, May 7, 2021. The specific situations, and especially if they are exceptional, may not reveal the general context. At AleaSoft, the exceptional nature of
AleaSoft, May 5, 2021. The high prices occurred in European electricity markets, such as the Iberian MIBEL, are causing obvious concern among the large consumers,
AleaSoft, May 4, 2021. The European electricity markets prices increased in a generalised way in April, reaching in several cases the highest monthly average for
AleaSoft, April 30, 2021. The smart technologies are going to be present in all the technological advances of the coming decades. The energy sector is
AleaSoft, April 27, 2021. The energy markets are on the rise and the CO2 emission rights prices are clearly standing out. The concern among the
AleaSoft, April 26, 2021. During the week of April 19, the photovoltaic and wind energy production increased in most of the European continent, which pushed
AleaSoft, April 19, 2021. The price escalation in the main electricity spot and futures markets in Europe will bring absolute record prices for the month
AleaSoft, April 16, 2021. The objectives of the NECP are ambitious, but as the installed renewable energy capacity and the demand for access permits advance,
AleaSoft, April 12, 2021. The low temperatures registered in the centre of the continent due to the cold snap, together with the return after the
AleaSoft, April 5, 2021. In the first quarter of 2021 the prices of all European electricity markets increased. The increase in demand caused by the
AleaSoft, March 31, 2021. The growth of the renewable energies in Spain to achieve the renewable energy capacity targets set in the NECP for 2030
AleaSoft, March 31, 2021. The explosive increase in installed wind and photovoltaic energy capacity registered since 2019 in the Iberian Peninsula is leading to the
AleaSoft, March 29, 2021. The arrival of the spring and with it the increase in temperatures and solar energy production favoured the decrease in prices
AleaSoft, March 26, 2021. In 2021, AleaSoft celebrates ten years of collaboration with the Norwegian electricity system operator Statnett, which uses short and mid‑term electricity
AleaSoft, March 23, 2021. The renewable energy projects that will be carried out over the next few years to meet the objectives of the NECP
AleaSoft, March 22, 2021. In the third week of March, the prices of most European electricity markets rose, while MIBEL made the difference with a
AleaSoft, March 19, 2021. In a short time, the number of PPA contracts signed in Spain grew considerably. However, this growth went unnoticed and, in
AleaSoft, March 16, 2021. The new renewable energy revolution brought by the NECP and its targets for installed renewable energy capacity for 2030 are making
AleaSoft, March 15, 2021. In the second week of March, the prices of most of the European electricity markets fell, favoured by the general increase
AleaSoft, March 13, 2021. The transport sector is responsible for almost a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. The Government faces a great
AleaSoft, March 10, 2021. The green hydrogen revolution, a key part of the energy transition, will not only involve hydrogen, but a set of compounds
AleaSoft, March 9, 2021. For the electrointensive industries, the large energy consumers, having a strategy for the purchase of energy is a must. The cost
AleaSoft, March 8, 2021. The European electricity markets prices rose in a generalised way during the first week of March. The increase in demand and
AleaSoft, March 5, 2021. The interconnections with France through the Pyrenees are, for the moment, the only link with the European electricity system. This critical
AleaSoft, March 3, 2021. The natural variability of the wind energy production is good news for the pumping stations and for all the energy storage
AleaSoft, March 1, 2021. The average price of most of the European electricity markets exceeded €45/MWh in February, increasing year‑on‑year but decreasing compared to January,
AleaSoft, February 26, 2021. The scheduled solar photovoltaic energy production in Spain reached a historical record in one hour of February 23. Although the real‑time
AleaSoft, February 24, 2021. The MIBEL electricity market has been registering the lowest prices in Europe for several weeks. One of the causes of this
