Nuon selects Sakonnet's subscription-based Xenon
Dutch energy company Nuon has selected Sakonnet's subscription-based energy trading application Xenon, for trading in European power markets including the Nord Pool.
Nuon started with Xenon in 2001 for fuels trading, and since then broadened its use to emissions credits trading and commodity-wide risk management reporting.
The decision to extend its use further to power trading comes following an internal company review. The review's purpose was to rationalise systems and if possible identify a
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