2020: The year the energy sector in Europe showed its strength
AleaSoft, December 28, 2020. A summary of the energy markets in 2020 could have many possible headlines, all of them equally impressive. Among them, we could highlight the increase in photovoltaic capacity in Spain, the fall in electricity, gas and CO2 prices during the most critical episodes of the COVID‑19 pandemic, or the escalation in […]
Climate change and energy markets in the mid term
AleaSoft, December 22, 2020. The effects of climate change can already be clearly perceived. Beyond the climate, they are beginning to affect the weather, the economy, the quality of life and a host of aspects of which it is difficult to get a clear idea. Energy markets are not an exception, and they also suffer […]
The outlook in the energy markets calms down for the last weeks of the year
AleaSoft, December 21, 2020. After the price peaks in the European electricity markets during the cold snap, they settled down during the week of December 14, while prices in the Iberian market rose after a week with peaks in wind energy production. Moreover, the prices of gas, coal, oil and CO2 emission rights have ended […]
The need for 30-year hourly forecasting for PPAs and audits
AleaSoft, December 18, 2020. Account audits require documentation that accredits and justifies the investment decisions made. In this regard, the 30-year energy market hourly price forecasting is useful beyond the moment of the investment decision and the signing of the PPA, it is the support for the decision made. The need for energy market prices […]
The increases of electricity futures put the coverage and risk management of producers and consumers to the test
AleaSoft, December 17, 2020. Although the spot prices of the electricity markets fell in some markets thanks to the recovery of temperatures and wind energy production, the electricity futures are registering increases that are close to 8% since Friday December 11. These are decisive moments to test winter coverage strategies and market price risk management […]
The importance of not neglecting the markets prices risk management
AleaSoft, December 15, 2020. Bearing in mind the importance of the risk management, both when selling and when buying energy, is always important. The current moment of economic crisis and fluctuations in the markets prices may relegate the risk management to the background, but it is precisely in situations like this when the need and […]
The European electricity markets prices will take a breath after the increases of the start of December
AleaSoft, December 14, 2020. In the third week of the month, the prices will drop in most European electricity markets because the demand will be lower and the renewable energy production will increase. In the second week of December, the prices of most markets rose, reaching averages above €50/MWh. In most of the continent, the […]
All colours of hydrogen
AleaSoft, December 11, 2020. The green hydrogen is taking the rightful role in the energy transition. But, at the moment, the green hydrogen production is not competitive. When will producing green hydrogen be profitable? Is the blue hydrogen an alternative? In recent months, the number of news items about the hydrogen exploded exponentially. No day […]
The low temperatures drive the european electricity markets prices, which register records again
AleaSoft, December 10, 2020. In the second week of December, some European electricity markets set hourly or daily price records driven by the low temperatures that caused the increase in demand, surpassing the records reached during the first days of the month. The Brent, gas, coal and CO2 futures prices are among the highest since […]
The 2020 records, for the good and for the bad
AleaSoft, December 9, 2020. A few weeks before the end of the year, it can already be assured that 2020 has been an exceptional year. If something marked this year it was, without a doubt, COVID‑19 and the global crisis that it brought. The prices and the demands in the energy markets plunged at the […]
The digitalisation of the energy sector is essential to reach the 2050 objectives
AleaSoft, December 4, 2020. The environmental objectives of the European Union for 2030 and 2050 will require technological improvements both in the electricity generation and in its management in the interconnected electricity systems of all countries, especially in terms of the demand and its flexibility. The smartgrids and the smartmeters are examples of this deep […]
December begins with record prices in the european electricity markets
AleaSoft, December 3, 2020. In the first days of December, several European markets reached the highest daily or hourly prices in 2020. This behaviour was favoured mainly by the increase in electricity demand as a result of the decrease in temperatures. The CO2 prices continued to rise and exceeded €29/t, something that did not happen […]