Lower renewable energy production and higher demand and prices of gas and CO2 boost the European electricity markets prices
AleaSoft, September 17, 2020. In the third week of September, the European electricity markets prices increased in a generalised way, reaching in some cases daily values higher than €70/MWh and hourly values higher than €180/MWh. This rise is caused by various factors: increased demand, decreased solar and wind energy production in some markets, and increased […]
The uncertainty created and the questions raised in the energy markets by the coronavirus crisis
AleaSoft, September 15, 2020. This global crisis caused by the coronavirus had a huge impact in all facets of the economy, and the energy markets were no exception. But beyond the damage already caused, many questions were raised about how the pandemic and the energy markets will evolve in the medium term and what consequences […]
The European electricity markets prices return to the path of the recovery due to the renewable energies and the temperatures
AleaSoft, September 14, 2020. In the third week of September, there will be a general increase in the European electricity markets prices, which thus return to the path of the recovery that momentarily slowed down during the first days of the second week of September. In some markets, falls in wind and solar energy production […]
Wind energy, fuels and CO2 momentarily slow down the recovery of the European electricity markets
AleaSoft, September 10, 2020. In the second week of September, the prices of the main European electricity markets fell due to the increase in wind energy production compared to the first week of the month, although they remained above €40/MWh in general. Other factors that favoured this decline were the falls in the Brent oil, […]
Tracking the evolution of the energy markets and the long term renewable energy projects financing
AleaSoft, September 8, 2020. After bottoming out in April and May, the energy markets face an uncertain recovery. Although the long‑term prospects indicate levels close to those before the crisis, in the medium term the possibility of outbreaks of COVID‑19 sows uncertainty. The renewable energy projects will also be affected. Although the investment appetite and […]
The European electricity markets started September with rises in prices due to the renewable energies and the gas
AleaSoft, September 7, 2020. The European electricity markets prices increased in a generalised way in the first week of September compared to the previous week. The causes include the decline in wind energy production in all markets, also in solar energy production in some, the recovery in gas prices, the high CO2 prices and less […]
The recovery of the European electricity markets continues, favoured by the gas, the CO2 and lower wind energy production
AleaSoft, September 3, 2020. The European electricity markets prices continued to recover in the first days of September, which led to the EPEX SPOT markets of Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands registering the highest values of this year 2020 so far. The general decline in wind energy production on the continent, as well as the […]
Deconstructing the €1.20/MWh of the solar energy auction of Portugal
AleaSoft, September 2, 2020. On August 24, the news broke that a record price of €1.20/MWh had been achieved in the photovoltaic energy auction of Portugal. This analysis aims to clarify the terms of the auction and correctly interpret this result of €1.20/MWh. To do this, it will be necessary to understand the flexibility offered […]
In August the European electricity markets prices recovered although they continue without reaching the levels of 2019
AleaSoft, September 1, 2020. The European electricity markets prices rose in August compared to those of July. However, they are still lower than those of August 2019 in most cases. One of the causes of this behaviour is the gas prices, which recovered compared to July but are still lower than in August 2019. A […]
Generalised increase in the European electricity markets prices due to the demand, the gas and the CO2
AleaSoft, August 31, 2020. The prices of all the European electricity markets rose in the last week of August due to the increase in demand and in gas and CO2 prices. The decline in solar energy production in most of the markets was another factor that favoured the increase in prices. However, the wind energy […]
Interview of pv magazine with Antonio Delgado Rigal, ceo of AleaSoft
AleaSoft, August 27, 2020. Interview of Emiliano Bellini, from pv magazine, with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD. in Artificial Intelligence, Founder and CEO of AleaSoft. The interview analyses the results of the solar auction of Portugal which closed on Tuesday with a new world record price of €11.14/MWh. The Portuguese government has revealed a few preliminary […]
The prices rise in the European electricity markets and in the electricity, fuels and CO2 futures markets
AleaSoft, August 27, 2020. In the fourth week of August there were price rises in most of the European electricity markets, favoured by the increase in demand and gas futures, which exceeded €9/MWh after five months, and those of the CO2, which exceeded €28/t. Also the Brent, the coal and the electricity futures presented increases. […]