Power
Energy Risk reaction: Impact of Middle East conflict on hedging and longer term risk
Energy Risk talks to Riccardo Rossi at Centrica Energy and Rob McLeod at Hartree Partners about the impact of the Iran crisis so far on firms exposed to energy
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
Interview: Nodal Exchange’s Paul Cusenza
The fundamentals driving electricity prices, growing confidence in state-driven environmental programmes and Nodal’s share of the US zonal power markets
Energy Risk at 30: Learning from the past
Energy Risk looks back at the seminal events and developments that have shaped today’s energy markets
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: firms provide a lifeline in choppy waters
Winners of the 2021 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings supported clients in unprecedented times to be voted counterparties of choice
Podcast: the difficulties of decarbonisation
What are energy firms doing to measure and mitigate transition risk?
Derivatives house of the year: Macquarie Group
Energy Risk Awards 2020: Firm’s wide commodities presence, physical and financial risk expertise and financing capabilities result in standout deals
Energy Risk Awards 2020: The winners
Key wins for BP, Engie and Uniper while Macquarie takes the derivatives house of the year award
Finding potential in a volatile commodities market
Macquarie is uniquely positioned to offer clients a range of products, expertise and experience across the commodities space. Nick O’Kane discusses the bank’s approach to commodity markets and what he expects next
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: the return of geopolitical risk
Geopolitical tensions introduced extreme volatility to many commodity markets in 2018, while environmental markets began to take off
Wind firming caps found better than swaps at reducing risk
Wind firming deals claim to address intermittency and stabilise renewable generator cashflow, but how effective are they?
Brexit uncertainty for UK and Irish power markets
Traders remain in the dark about the future of the UK’s participation in the IEM and how a “no deal” Brexit scenario might affect power trading in the future
EU power balancing faces major changes
Three upcoming pieces of legislation will have significant effects on balancing trades for the UK, says energy expert
Disruptive change in US power markets: Identifying risks and embracing opportunities in the new world of digital
Power markets worldwide are experiencing disruptive changes on a bigger scale and with greater speed than many had anticipated. Now, more than ever, it is essential to understand opportunities and risks associated with these changes
‘Trump digs coal’ – but is that enough?
Are recent efforts by President Trump to support US coal levelling the playing field for power generation fuel sources, or just flogging a dead horse?
Options pricing shows next few years crucial for US coal
Carbon trading outweighed by building and fuel cost, research finds
Rapid changes to UK power as gates open for smart consumers
Elexon’s proposed modifications to the UK’s Balancing and Settlement Code will have a huge impact on forecasting and risk management processes for UK and international suppliers
UK balancing market opening up to industrials
Will efforts to open UK balancing market garner interest beyond suppliers and aggregators?
The changing face of European power trading
Large pools of data, an abundance of cheap and powerful computing capacity, the rise of renewables, and the development of the smart grid are having a significant impact on European power and gas trading. New and interesting developments continue to…