Interview of Energética XXI with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence and CEO of AleaSoft
AleaSoft, June 3, 2020. Interview of Energética XXI with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Founder and CEO of AleaSoft. AleaSoft recently organised the webinar ‘Influence of coronavirus on electricity demand and the European electricity markets’. What consequences has the pandemic had on the European electricity markets? On April 16 and May 21 we […]
In May, the prices of the European electricity markets increased compared to April, but they fell on a year on year basis
AleaSoft, June 1, 2020. In the month of May, the prices in most European electricity markets were higher than in April. However, all declined compared to May 2019. The electricity demand had a similar behaviour, with increases compared to April in most of the markets due to the advance of the de‑confinement, but lower than […]
wind energy keeps favouring low prices in the European electricity markets
AleaSoft, May 28, 2020. At the beginning of the last week of May, the European electricity markets prices fell due to the increase in wind energy production. The gas prices, which continue to set lows, also favour the low market prices. In general, the daily prices were below €30/MWh, except for two days in the […]
Optimistic message from the experts on the financing of renewable energy projects during this crisis
AleaSoft, May 26, 2020. We are seeing how the health crisis and the coming economic crisis are impacting practically all economic sectors. Also obviously in the energy sector. But, even with the energy markets prices at historical lows, the experts agree that the financing of new energy projects is still active and are very convinced […]
Negative prices returned to a large part of the markets due to high renewable energy production
AleaSoft, May 25, 2020. From Friday, May 22, to Sunday, May 24, negative prices were registered in some hours of the EPEX SPOT markets, the N2EX market and the Danish market, belonging to the Nord Pool. The wind energy production, which recovered after a week with low values, the solar energy production that increased in all markets […]
Recovery of the European electricity markets prices due to the fall in wind energy production, but they continue below €30/MWh
AleaSoft, May 21, 2020. In the third week of May, the electricity markets prices recovered from those of the previous week as the wind energy production fell generally. However, for the time being, they are still below €30/MWh. For the weekend, the wind energy production is expected to rise, lowering the prices. The electricity demand […]
Evolution of the energy markets and the financing of renewable energy projects in the coronacrisis
AleaSoft, May 19, 2020. The current situation of health crisis to which an economic crisis was added is creating a future scenario that changes very rapidly as time passes and the bottom of the fall is seen. Now that commercial and economic activity, still timid, begins to give the first signs of recovery, a webinar […]
The photovoltaic and wind energy production caused negative prices in some European electricity markets
AleaSoft, May 18, 2020. The second week of May began and ended with negative hourly prices in some markets, on May 11 and 17, due to the combination of high wind and photovoltaic energy production. The electricity demand rose in all markets due to the drop in temperatures and the progressive relaxation of the measures […]
The wind energy production maintains the low prices in the European electricity markets
Aleasoft, May 14, 2020. The wind energy production increased in most of Europe, lowering the electricity prices, except in the Iberian Peninsula, where the decrease in wind energy contributed to a rise in prices. Meanwhile, the electricity demand continues to rebound in the European markets as the de‑escalation of the confinement measures due to the […]
PPA and merchant are not exclusive strategies
AleaSoft, May 13, 2020. The exceptional nature of the current situation is also affecting the prices of PPA contracts that are currently being negotiated. Faced with this situation that may hinder the plans of some renewable and photovoltaic energy projects, the need for a robust and flexible energy buying and selling strategy based on reliable […]
The European electricity demand starts to recover with the beginning of the deconfinement
AleaSoft, May 11, 2020. Europe’s electricity demand started to recover in the markets where the deconfinement began. In addition to this, in the first week of May the wind energy production fell on the continent, causing an increase in prices, although they continued below €30/MWh. The Brent oil also showed signs of recovery as the […]
The European electricity markets begin May with prices below €30/MWh
AleaSoft, May 7, 2020. In the first days of May, the European electricity markets prices were below €30/MWh and it is expected that they will continue below this value next week. Italy’s demand increased after the confinement measures to curb the coronavirus began to relax. In the rest of the markets, the demand remains stable […]