Second consecutive week of price decreases in most European energy markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 25, 2021. In the third week of October, prices of most spot and futures European electricity markets fell. The decrease in gas and CO2 led to declines in electricity markets, in which wind energy production also increased in a generalised way. However, in the Italian and Iberian markets prices increased. Despite […]
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting: Witnesses to the energy transition during the last 22 years
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 22, 2021. Last October 8 was the 22nd anniversary of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. In all these years the company witnessed the transition of the Spanish electricity sector, which went from being dominated by coal energy production initially, to having almost zero participation in this technology in recent years, and how other […]
The valuation of the exposure to market prices volatility needs hourly forecasts
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 19, 2021. PPA are essential hedging tools for achieving renewable energy capacity targets for the energy transition. But, although they became common in the news of the electricity sector, their accounting is very complex and, as it is a long‑term hedging contract, it requires periodic estimates of the asset’s value and […]
Prices of several European electricity markets fell although levels remain high
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 18, 2021. During the second week of October, prices of several European markets fell compared to those of the previous week, favoured by the decrease in gas and CO2 prices and the increase in wind energy production in some markets during this period. Even so, price levels in electricity markets continue […]
The approval of Royal Decree-law 17/2021 may be the end of investments and energy transition
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 15, 2021. Royal Decree‑law 17/2021 was validated in the Spanish Congress on October 14. Since it was approved by the Council of Ministers on September 14, it generated a great stir in the electricity sector due to the legal uncertainty generated by the mechanism of revenue reduction due to high gas […]
The need to consensus the vision of the future of market prices in the renewable energy projects financing
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 13, 2021. In the renewable energy projects financing, the markets prices risk is the new protagonist. This is why it is essential to have a long‑term vision of electricity markets prices. Precisely one of the most complex parts in Project Finance is related to the different visions of the future that […]
Wind energy responsible for price drops in many European electricity markets again
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 4, 2021. In the week when September ended and October started, gas and CO2 records were registered again, causing historical hourly or daily highs to be reached in some electricity markets and electricity futures to rise in most cases. However, the increase in wind energy production caused prices to fall in […]
Increases in European electricity markets prices in the third quarter of 2021 in the midst of the energy crisis
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 1, 2021. The increase in fuels prices, which in the case of gas reached historical maximums, led to a general rise in European electricity markets prices in the current context of energy crisis. Prices for the third quarter of 2021 are the highest in history, a record that September occupies in […]
Renewable energies and demand gave a break to the European markets in the fourth week of September despite the gas and CO2 records
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 27, 2021. In the fourth week of September, the wind and solar energy production increased in most European markets and the electricity demand fell. This combination of factors allowed electricity market prices for the whole week to fall in several markets and in those where they rose, the increase did not […]
PPA as a solution for large consumers affected by high electricity markets prices
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 24, 2021. Consumers, both industrial and domestic, are the most affected by this price escalation in electricity markets throughout Europe. PPA, as a risk management tool, can help large consumers and retailers to protect themselves from price fluctuations in the energy markets. PPA, as risk management tools, are the solution for […]
Interview in the program Alto Voltaje of Negocios TV with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence and CEO of AleaSoft
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 22, 2021. Interview of José María Camarero in the program Alto Voltaje of Negocios TV with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, founder and CEO of AleaSoft. Did the energy sector in general expect the cuts approved by the Government with the Royal Decree-Law 17/2021? Did they think they were […]
Interview of pv magazine with Antonio Delgado Rigal, CEO of AleaSoft: Skyrocketing energy, carbon prices already make green hydrogen competitive
AleaSoft, September 16, 2021. Interview of Emiliano Bellini, from pv magazine, with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD. in Artificial Intelligence, Founder and CEO of AleaSoft, who says that skyrocketing gas and electricity prices are putting the global economy under strong pressure, while also opening up huge opportunities for solar, renewables and green hydrogen. He says current gas […]