The green ammonia or how to transport the green hydrogen
AleaSoft, March 10, 2021. The green hydrogen revolution, a key part of the energy transition, will not only involve hydrogen, but a set of compounds and technologies capable of being energy vectors of the green hydrogen and that make its use possible in all those processes to be decarbonised in the industry, the transport and […]
The various options for the purchase of energy in the long term: from the self consumption to the PPA
AleaSoft, March 9, 2021. For the electrointensive industries, the large energy consumers, having a strategy for the purchase of energy is a must. The cost of the energy is the main component of their production costs, so they must analyse all the possibilities at their disposal to minimise the market prices risk. In an internal […]
The European electricity markets started March with price increases due to higher demand and lower wind energy production
AleaSoft, March 8, 2021. The European electricity markets prices rose in a generalised way during the first week of March. The increase in demand and the decrease in wind energy production were the main causes of this behaviour, which was also favoured by the decrease in solar energy production in France and Spain. The MIBEL […]
The interconnection with France: the big battery of the peninsular electricity system
AleaSoft, March 5, 2021. The interconnections with France through the Pyrenees are, for the moment, the only link with the European electricity system. This critical point of the peninsular electricity system plays a very important role during the episodes with high wind energy production in the Iberian Peninsula, and it will play an even more […]
The pumping stations take advantage of the wind energy production records of the recent months
AleaSoft, March 3, 2021. The natural variability of the wind energy production is good news for the pumping stations and for all the energy storage technologies (batteries, green hydrogen…). During the periods of high wind energy production in late 2020 and early 2021 is when the pumping stored more energy. This fact is not only […]
The MIBEL market reached the lowest price in Europe in February after almost seven years
AleaSoft, March 1, 2021. The average price of most of the European electricity markets exceeded €45/MWh in February, increasing year‑on‑year but decreasing compared to January, similarly to the demand and in line with the variations in wind energy production. However, the MIBEL market remained below €30/MWh. MIBEL did not have the lowest monthly price in […]
Historical record of scheduled solar photovoltaic energy production in Spain
AleaSoft, February 26, 2021. The scheduled solar photovoltaic energy production in Spain reached a historical record in one hour of February 23. Although the real‑time data indicate that the registered production was lower, the levels were similar to those of some hours of May and September 2020, months in which the solar radiation is higher. […]
The wind energy production works in Spain
AleaSoft, February 24, 2021. The MIBEL electricity market has been registering the lowest prices in Europe for several weeks. One of the causes of this behaviour is the high wind energy production, which reached an average production record of over 9000 MWh for 100 consecutive days. Since January 23, 2021, the MIBEL electricity market of Spain […]
Decrease in European electricity markets prices with MIBEL with the lowest price
AleaSoft, February 22, 2021. The European electricity markets prices fell in a generalised way in the third week of February, due to the fall in demand and the increase in solar and wind energy production. The MIBEL market was the one with the lowest prices throughout the week, which happened almost every day of the […]
“The PPA is much more than getting a good price”
AleaSoft, February 19, 2021. The importance of the PPA is not just about getting a good price. The fundamental characteristic of a PPA is that it is a risk management tool, both for the consumer and for the producer. The PPA allow mitigating the market prices risk and the developers are guaranteed an income stability […]
The attractions of the PPA for the financing of renewable energy projects
AleaSoft, February 17, 2021. The PPA will coexist with the renewable energy auctions as ways to obtain the financing of the renewable energy projects in the coming years, especially for the small and medium-sized projects that cannot gain a foothold in the auctions. The PPA are also attractive for the offtakers by providing them with […]
The low temperatures cause an upturn in the electricity markets prices in the second week of February
AleaSoft, February 15, 2021. The cold temperatures registered in Europe in the second week of February caused the increase in demand and electricity markets prices. The exception was the MIBEL market, which for most of the first two weeks of the month registered the lowest price in Europe. In Portugal, four hours had a price […]