A message of optimism in the face of the current situation in the energy markets
AleaSoft, May 14, 2021. The current situation of high prices in the markets of energy, gas, CO2, electricity… causes concern among the large consumers and even among the domestic consumers. But it also has an impact on the development of the renewable energies and the financing of new projects. The analysis of the current situation […]
Heart stopping spring in the energy markets
AleaSoft, May 12, 2021. The European energy markets are facing the spring with great rises. The escalation in CO2 and gas prices pushed the electricity futures prices for next year to record highs. On the other hand, the annual products that are being traded in the OMIP market in the longer term have low prices. […]
Beyond alarming headlines, there is a coherency in the electricity markets prices
AleaSoft, May 7, 2021. The specific situations, and especially if they are exceptional, may not reveal the general context. At AleaSoft, the exceptional nature of the current high price situation in the energy markets, both of electricity and of gas and CO2, will be analysed in the next webinar and will be framed within the […]
What is necessary for everything that can be smart to be smart in the energy sector?
AleaSoft, April 30, 2021. The smart technologies are going to be present in all the technological advances of the coming decades. The energy sector is not going to be an exception and these technologies are going to be necessary in a renewable and decarbonised future. But data is not synonymous with knowledge. To extract knowledge […]
The spring begins with a price drop in the European electricity markets
AleaSoft, March 29, 2021. The arrival of the spring and with it the increase in temperatures and solar energy production favoured the decrease in prices in most of the European markets in the fourth week of March. During the weekend, several markets registered negative hourly prices. The downward price trend will continue at Easter. On […]
The arctic polar circle: extreme forecasting in extreme conditions
AleaSoft, March 26, 2021. In 2021, AleaSoft celebrates ten years of collaboration with the Norwegian electricity system operator Statnett, which uses short and mid‑term electricity demand forecasting based on the AleaModel scientific model. A good time to remember the importance that the demand forecasts have had since the implementation of the first electricity distribution grids. […]
The winning projects of the auction will have better financing conditions than the projects with PPA
AleaSoft, March 23, 2021. The renewable energy projects that will be carried out over the next few years to meet the objectives of the NECP will require a significant investment. The financing conditions of each one will depend to a large extent on their typology, from the most favourable associated with the projects subsidised by […]
MIBEL reached again the lowest prices in Europe while they rose in the rest of electricity markets
AleaSoft, March 22, 2021. In the third week of March, the prices of most European electricity markets rose, while MIBEL made the difference with a price drop that placed it at the lowest price on the continent for most of the week. The variations in wind energy production and demand largely justify this behaviour. The […]
Spain is the paradise of the PPA in Europe
AleaSoft, March 19, 2021. In a short time, the number of PPA contracts signed in Spain grew considerably. However, this growth went unnoticed and, in the collective imagination of the professionals of the energy sector, Spain is not a country that stands out for the PPA. But analysing the numbers, the reality is very different […]
Financing, regulation and international opportunities for the Spanish renewable energy companies
AleaSoft, March 16, 2021. The new renewable energy revolution brought by the NECP and its targets for installed renewable energy capacity for 2030 are making the Spanish renewable energy companies that lost the world leadership start moving. This explosion of the renewable energies in Spain may bring new opportunities in international markets. In the next […]
The wind energy eclipses the CO2 record prices and lowers the electricity markets prices
AleaSoft, March 15, 2021. In the second week of March, the prices of most of the European electricity markets fell, favoured by the general increase in wind energy production and, in some markets, in solar energy production. In the markets of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands there were even hours with negative prices. This occurred […]
The electrification of the transport sector: the great challenge for the decarbonisation and the development of the renewable energies
AleaSoft, March 13, 2021. The transport sector is responsible for almost a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. The Government faces a great challenge if it wants to achieve the emission reduction targets set by the European Union for the year 2030. The electrification of the transport will not only help to decarbonise […]