Articles by Stella Farrington
Energy Risk 2026 Software Rankings: CTRM landscape needs to support resilience
Commodity firms’ software choices across the CTRM landscape are crucial amid current uncertainty
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2026: adapting to structural change
The 2026 Commodity Rankings reveal the dealers and brokers chosen to steer firms through rapid and structural change
ENGIE’s Daronnat: pricing flexibility in the German battery market
Head of flexibility and structured origination in Germany discusses the role of FPAs and what risk teams must consider
Energy Risk reaction: Impact of Middle East conflict on hedging and longer term risk
Energy Risk talks to Riccardo Rossi at Centrica and Rob McLeod at Hartree Partners about the impact of the Iran crisis so far on firms exposed to energy
Energy Risk Debates: the role of the risk manager
Panellists discuss the different roles of the risk manager, how much standardisation there is across firms and whether the role is ever clear
Interest in battery and flexibility soars in European energy markets
Energy traders are structuring bespoke contracts around Bess and flexibility that facilitate new ways of managing and sharing risk in this nascent market
Interview: Abaxx’s Joe Raia on LNG, Corsia and wind contracts
Abaxx’s Joe Raia talks to Energy Risk at E-World 2026 about the performance of its LNG and Corsia contracts and its latest wind contracts
Axpo interview: the rise of flexibility contracts in European power
Axpo’s Domenico Franceschino talks to Energy Risk about flexibility contracts, battery optimisation and the role of risk management in valuing these bespoke products
CRO interview: Brett Humphreys
Brett Humphreys is head of risk management at environmental markets specialist Karbone. He talks to Energy Risk about the challenges of modelling outcomes in unpredictable times and how he’s approaching the risks at the top of his risk register
Energy Risk Debates: the influence of risk culture
The panellists examine different risk cultures and discuss the risk manager’s role and influence in creating a risk culture
Energy Risk reaction: Venezuela and oil sanctions
Energy Risk talks to Rob McLeod at Hartree Partners about the energy risk implications of the US’s control of Venezuelan oil
CRO interview: Shawnie McBride
NRG’s chief risk officer Shawnie McBride discusses the challenges of increasingly interconnected risks, fostering a risk culture and her most useful working habits
Energy Risk Europe Leaders’ Network: geopolitical risk
Energy Risk’s European Leaders’ Network had its first meeting in November to discuss the risks posed to energy firms by recent geopolitical developments
Energy Risk US Leaders’ Network: tackling volatility
Energy Risk’s inaugural US Leaders’ Network convened in Houston in October to discuss risk management challenges caused by geopolitical upheaval, policy uncertainty and volatility
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2025: the winners
Winning firms showcase the value of prudent risk management amid challenging market conditions
How quants shaped the modern energy markets
The business models of today’s utility firms are built on quantitative analysis, but the introduction of these techniques in the 1990s was far from smooth
Interview: Vince Kaminski
Market veteran Vince Kaminski discusses the biggest risks to energy firms today and whether risk teams can ever prove their value
Mounting risk prompts refocus on integrated energy risk management
Energy firms are facing heightened risk due to shifting geopolitics, climate change and the energy transition. As market, credit and enterprise risks ramp up, the need for improved integrated risk management is growing, say risk managers
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2025: market upheaval puts emphasis on IT systems
Quality of risk management key to performance in today’s volatile markets
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2025: political upheaval adds to commodity market risk
The 2025 Commodity Rankings reveal the brokers and dealers that market players turn to in challenging times
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2024: The winners
Winning firms adapt to change with exemplary risk management skills
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2024: markets buffeted by geopolitics and economic woes
Winners of the 2024 Commodity Rankings steeled clients to navigate competing forces
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2024: IT demands increase amid rising risk
Heightened geopolitical and credit risk increase requirements on commodities software
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2023: The winners
Winning firms demonstrate resilience and robust risk management amid testing times