2020: The photovoltaic energy records year, and we are only halfway there
AleaSoft, August 5, 2020. Photovoltaic energy in Spain doesn’t stop breaking records. It is enough just to take a look at the evolution of production and installed capacity in recent months to see that a clear paradigm shift occurred: from a stagnant situation for a decade to a true photovoltaic energy revolution. Although 2020 is […]
The European electricity markets prices increase in July, but remained well below the prices of July 2019
AleaSoft, August 3, 2020. The European electricity markets prices continue to rise in July after the collapse, during the most critical phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. A special case is that of the Nord Pool market in the Nordic countries, that set an average price this July of just €2.35/MWh, the lowest in the last decade. […]
The European electricity markets prices continue downward favoured by the renewable energy production
AleaSoft, July 30, 2020. During the first days of the last week of July, there was a drop in prices in most of the European electricity markets, except in the Italian IPEX. In the latter, the price of July 29 exceeded €50/MWh. The renewable energy production, mainly the wind energy, increased in most of the […]
Independent aggregators: New opportunities of business and technological development
AleaSoft, July 28, 2020. In the Royal Decree Law 23/2020 the figure of the independent aggregator was included, through which it will be possible to manage the demand of various consumers and generators, to operate in the electricity markets. With this new figure, new business opportunities will be opened and it will provide a stimulus […]
The renewable energy production favours the price drop in most European electricity markets
AleaSoft, July 27, 2020. In the fourth week of July, the prices of most European electricity markets fell. On Sunday, July 26, there were hours with negative prices in Germany and Belgium. The increase in solar and wind energy production and the drop in demand in most of the markets favoured the decline. However, in […]
The rise in prices of the European markets slows down as renewable energy production recovers
AleaSoft, July 23, 2020. The prices of most European electricity markets fell in the fourth week of July due to the increase in wind and solar energy production, registering daily values lower than €35/MWh in general. However, in the MIBEL and IPEX markets, the prices rose and were close to €40/MWh as renewable energy production […]
The green hydrogen as the fuel of the future in multiple innovative projects
AleaSoft, July 22, 2020. The green hydrogen will be a key factor in the energy transition, mainly in the decarbonisation of the transport and the industry. Steps are already being taken in Europe to boost its development, such as the strategy presented by the European Commission and the plan to develop a hydrogen infrastructure presented […]
The variability of the renewable energies determines the behaviour of the European electricity markets
AleaSoft, July 20, 2020. In the third week of July, the behaviour of the European electricity markets was determined by the variability of the renewable energy production. In most markets, the prices rose due to the decrease in wind and solar energy production, reaching in some cases daily prices above €40/MWh. However, in the MIBEL […]
Low wind energy production maintains rising prices in the European electricity markets
AleaSoft, July 16, 2020. The prices in most European electricity markets continued to rise during the last days of the first half of July, mainly due to the decrease in wind energy production and the CO2 prices that remain high. The exception was the MIBEL market, where the wind energy production increased, causing a drop […]
The 7% tax hurts the consumers and the competitiveness of the local producers
AleaSoft, July 14, 2020. The Tax on the Value of Electricity Generation came into force in Spain at the end of 2012. It represents an extra cost for all electricity producers, that ends up hurting them against their cross‑border competitors and increasing the price that the consumers pay for the electricity, so at AleaSoft its […]
Rise in the European electricity markets prices due to the drop in renewable energy production and the increase in demand and CO2 prices
AleaSoft, July 13, 2020. In the second week of July, the prices of most European electricity markets rose, reaching in some cases daily values above €40/MWh and hourly values above €50/MWh. The demand increased in general and the wind and solar energy production fell in a large part of the markets. Added to this was […]
The variability of the wind energy raises the European prices from negative values to values higher than €50/MWh
AleaSoft, July 9, 2020. The second week of July began with negative hourly prices in a large part of the European electricity markets due to the high wind energy production. Over the course of the week, the production with this technology decreased, favouring that in some hours the prices exceed €50/MWh, also driven by increased […]