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EspañolEnergy markets in Europe in the second half of 2026: evolution, prospects and opportunities for renewable energy, PPA, batteries and hybridisation
Content
- Recent evolution of European energy markets and prospects for the second half of 2026
- Opportunities and challenges for the growth of the renewable energy sector
- Current situation and trends in the PPA market in Spain
- Prospects for battery energy storage and hybridisation with photovoltaic energy
- Recent evolution of European energy markets and prospects for the second half of 2026
- Opportunities and challenges for the growth of the renewable energy sector
- Current situation and trends in the PPA market in Spain
- Prospects for battery energy storage and hybridisation with photovoltaic energy
Energy markets in Europe face the second half of 2026 in a context marked by the consolidation of renewable generation, the greater volatility of market prices and the need to incorporate new flexibility and coverage tools to reduce risk exposure. This is why having an updated view of the evolution of the markets and their possible trends is essential for making strategic decisions.
In this webinar, which will feature for the seventh time the participation of speakers from ENGIE Spain within the series of monthly webinars organised by AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, the recent evolution of the main European energy markets and the prospects for the second half of the year will be analysed. paying special attention to the factors that will continue to condition the behaviour of market prices, fuels and CO2 emission rights.
Likewise, the opportunities and challenges faced by the renewable sector will be addressed in a market phase characterised by a high penetration of solar and wind generation, greater pressure on captured prices and the need to move towards models increasingly optimised and flexible business models.
During the session, the current situation of the PPA market in Spain will also be reviewed, its main trends and the role that these agreements continue to play as an instrument of stability, financing and coverage in a changing price environment.
On the other hand, the perspectives of energy storage in batteries, a technology, will be analysed. called to play an increasingly relevant role in the management of flexibility, renewable integration and the creation of new value opportunities within the electrical system.
Speakers
Daniel Fernández Alonso is an ICAI Industrial Engineer (2004), Master in the Electrical Sector from Comillas (2006) and EMBA from IESE (2016). He has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector, mainly at ENGIE (former GDF SUEZ), where he has held different positions in Madrid and Paris in areas of generation asset optimisation, trading and risk management for both Spain and other European countries. Since 2023 he has held the position of Director of Communication, Institutional Relations, Regulation and Corporate Strategy at ENGIE in Spain. He is also, since 2006, Professor of various electrical technology subjects at Comillas ICAI.
Julio Nieto has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector. He is currently Head of Regulation Affairs at ENGIE Spain, a company in which he previously served as Head of Energy Management, from 2009 to 2021, and as head of analysis and planning, from 2005 to 2008. Between 1998 and 2005 he was a market operator in OMIE. In 2025, he assumed the presidency of the Independent Energy Retailers Association (ACIE), a position he held for one year.
Oriol Saltó i Bauzà is Associate Partner at AleaSoft. He has a doctorate in Physics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He has 20 years of experience in data analysis and modelling both in the context of scientific research and energy markets. At AleaSoft, for more than 15 years, he has been at the forefront of developing forecasting models for European energy markets: electricity, gas, oil, CO2, among others.
Webinar moderator
Alejandro Delgado Fornaguera is Associate Partner at AleaSoft, with more than 15 years of experience in the development and coordination of forecasting projects for the energy sector. He has been involved in projects for forecasting prices, demand and renewable energy production in global electricity markets, covering short, medium and long term horizons.
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