The debate on nuclear power plants in Spain remains open despite having an agreed closure calendar
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 24, 2021. France’s announcement to resume the construction of new nuclear power plants reopened the debate on the future of nuclear energy in Spain. The two aspects of the debate, the construction of new plants and the closure of the current plants, are very different debates and they must be analysed […]
Demand, gas and CO2 eclipsed wind energy production causing price increases in European markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 22, 2021. Prices of most European electricity markets rose in the third week of November and the weekly average was above €200/MWh in most cases. The increase in demand and prices of gas and CO2, the latter to record highs, overshadowed the wind energy production, which increased in several markets. These […]
The PPA as insurance to guarantee the price
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 19, 2021. PPA are becoming increasingly popular in the European electricity sector thanks to the benefits they bring to signatories. They are a fundamental tool to mitigate the market prices risk for both generators and consumers. With their current boom, PPA will have to move a large part of the demand […]
The influence of the wind energy on the Spanish electricity market
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 16, 2021. The wind energy is the electricity generation technology with the most installed capacity in Mainland Spain and the second that contributed the most to the generation mix in recent years, exerting a downward influence on market prices. This technology, together with combined cycle gas turbines, took coal out of […]
European electricity markets prices rose again, driven by the demand and the fall in wind energy production
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 15, 2021. Prices of all European electricity markets rose in the second week of November after several weeks in which declines prevailed. The increase in demand and the fall in wind energy production led to these increases in a week in which, on average, gas and CO2 prices were higher than […]
Tense calm in the energy markets in Europe
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 12, 2021. The situation of the energy markets in Europe is of tense calm. The increased flow of gas to the continent’s reserves slowed the rise in prices in gas and electricity markets. But prices continue at extremely high levels and very dependent on any news about the supply of gas […]
Interview of Solar News with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence and CEO of Aleasoft Energy Forecasting
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 10, 2021. Interview of Solar News magazine with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, founder and CEO of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. The increase in fuels prices, which in the case of gas reached historical highs, led to a general rise in European electricity markets prices in the current context of […]
November began with price decreases in most European electricity markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 8, 2021. In the first week of November, prices of most European electricity markets registered declines, favoured by the drop in gas prices and the increase in wind energy production in some markets. In the Iberian market, the increase in solar energy production was another factor that favoured that prices fell. […]
The activation of Cesce credits: good news in the midst of troubled times of the electricity sector
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 5, 2021. On November 2, the public insurance company Cesce approved the guarantee coverage modality for PPA between electro‑intensive consumers and renewable energy developers within the framework of the Statute of electro‑intensive consumers, which will guarantee the signing of these PPA. Electro‑intensive consumers have a great opportunity to minimise their exposure […]
October 2021 is the month with the highest prices in the history of European electricity markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 2, 2021. The photovoltaic energy production fell in October due to the decrease in solar radiation, but it increased compared to October 2020 because of the increase in installed capacity, while the electricity demand decreased compared to the previous year. Gas prices continued to rise during most of the month and […]
The energy sector is complying with decarbonisation but transport and industry are missing
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 29, 2021. COP26 will show that progress is not being made fast enough in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The energy sector historically was one of the largest contributors to these emissions, but right now it is the sector that is making the fastest progress in reducing them and it has a […]
Interview of El Economista with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence and CEO of AleaSoft
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 27, 2021. Interview of Concha Raso and Rubén Esteller, in the digital magazine of Energía of El Economista, with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, founder and CEO of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. “The basis of everything is making long‑term bilateral contracts to get out of the troubled waters of the […]