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Market split over Green Exchange
The Green Exchange launched its crusade into the environmental trading markets last month, but it will have a battle on its hands to gain critical liquidity, writes Andrew Holt
Suppliers fight for green
A shortage of green power in the US has left some states struggling to meet mandatory renewables supply targets. Long-term supply contracts could help producers build new plants, but utilities and competitive suppliers are feuding over who gets to sign…
Jerome Malka
Jerome Malka, managing director of SG's Orbeo, may have risen rapidly through the ranks, but he doesn't want to make a big deal of it, finds Andrew Holt
Essent Trading - Scaling barriers
In a frank appraisal of the state of energy trading in Europe, Essent Trading CEO Paymon Aliabadi tells Roderick Bruce about Essent's attempts to overcome the issues that still confront traders, and his vision for an integrated European market
Picking up the pace
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Sri Lanka's state-run oil supplier and refinery, is keen to increase its use of derivatives for hedging. But that's no simple matter for a government-owned company in an emerging market
JP Morgan eyes Bear Energy prize
JP Morgan's planned acquisition of Bear Stearns looks set to bring it closer to rivalling the biggest energy investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, writes David Watkins
The big freeze
The US subprime crisis has shown how market illiquidity can affect trading. Yet liquidity risk is a fact of life for commodity firms. William Rhode looks at how to mitigate it
EEX - An exchange of ideas
The European Energy Exchange is positioning itself as the key trading hub for Europe's energy and emissions markets. Roderick Bruce meets Tim Greenwood, head of UK operations at EEX, and Oliver Maibaum, sales and business development director, to discuss…
Germany's new dawn
For years a liquid, transparent and competitive gas market has failed to appear in Germany. Now there are signs of progress as dominant incumbents, pushed by domestic and international pressure, move slowly towards a market model, writes Roderick Bruce
Software survey 2008
Energy Risk’s 2008 software survey reveals which systems people prefer, and what advances they want to see next. By Stella Farrington and Andrew Holt
Swing contracts part 2: risks and hedging
John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Chris Strickland and Daniel van der Zee ofLacima Group continue their Masterclass series with a further look atswing contracts. Here they discuss risk and hedging techniques for swingcontracts with take-or-pay, make-up and…
Swing contracts part 2: risks and hedging
John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Chris Strickland and Daniel van der Zee ofLacima Group continue their Masterclass series with a further look atswing contracts. Here they discuss risk and hedging techniques for swingcontracts with take-or-pay, make-up and…
Build it and they will come
The Energy Data Hub, an initiative to improve data distribution andprice transparency in the US gas and power markets, is due to go livenext month, with wide-ranging implications for energy trading, writesSandy Fielden
Awakening a JI-ant?
Recent policy changes in Russia may finally pave the way for effectivejoint-implementation (JI) projects. Roderick Bruce discovers Russia’scarbon credit potential
Flight to quality
As volumes grow and investor sophistication increases, the US voluntarycarbon markets are demanding higher quality products and greaterregulatory oversight. David Watkins reports
Turbulent times
Recent oil market turbulence has provided a tough test for airlineslooking to hedge their exposure to rising fuel costs as profits headinto a tailspin. David Watkins reports