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JI: Life after 2012?
Joint Implementation (JI) emission reduction projects have so far been overshadowed by the Clean Development Mechanism. Katie Holliday investigates whether there is a future for JI projects post-2012
Sparking innovation
In the second of two articles tracing the beginnings of energy derivatives trading, Roderick Bruce looks at the development of the natural gas and electricity markets in the US and Europe
A seagull's-eye view
US offshore energy could receive a boost from a newly announced US Federal regulatory scheme. Gregory Lawrence, Mustafa Ostrander and Stephen Smith of McDermott Will & Emery outline the programme
Power plant Greeks
The computation of the price sensitivities - otherwise known as the Greeks - of a power plant is essential for proper hedging and risk management. However, due to the complexity and difficulty involved in the modelling of generation characteristics and…
Where to next?
Energy trading is experiencing rapid change and it can be difficult for ETRM software to keep pace. Rachel Morison finds out which issues software vendors are tackling and what they expect next-generation software to achieve
Power outlet
The 13th annual Energy Risk USA conference brought key industry figures together in Houston to discuss the latest developments in energy markets and risk management
Recognising outstanding contributions
To celebrate it's 15th anniversary, Energy Risk is honouring pioneer traders, top women and pioneer quants who've made an outstanding contribution to energy trading and have shaped today's energy markets
Staging a transformation
Energy risk management has transformed since the early 1990s. Pauline McCallion speaks to risk managers about the challenges they faced in the early days and how they compare with the issues faced today
Get-out clause
The economic downturn and fall in commodities prices have left many companies holding contracts that are now unfavourable. Julianne Hughes-Jennett and Alexander Anslow of Lovells discuss when force majeure and other clauses can be used to cancel or…
Model students
Mauro Cesa, Energy Risk's technical editor, talks to quants about how quantitative analysis for energy markets has developed and what they see as the most influential technical publications of the past 15 years
Charting 15 years of prices
David Linton looks back at the long-term trends for oil, gas & power and where prices might go next
The next 15 years
Rachel Morison talks to energy experts about their long-term outlook for the future
Changing landscape
Not a year has passed since Energy Risk's 1994 launch without M&A activity between energy companies, banks or brokers. Roderick Bruce & Pauline McCallion chart the M&A history that forms today's players
Emissions trading comes home
Point Carbon's Carina Heimdal looks at what people are expecting from the US and global carbon markets up to 2012 and beyond
Glitz and glamour
Energy Risk's prestigious awards took place last month in London
In the beginning...
Some aspects of the energy markets are unrecognisable from 1994, while other issues remain remarkably similar. Stella Farrington looks at the landscape of 15 years ago and how it has moved on
Learning from losses
Energy and commodity markets have staged impressive growth in the past 15 years, but there have also been some eye-watering failures along the way. Katie Holliday considers what has been learnt from these catastrophes, and whether derivatives scandals…
Making markets
In the first of two articles tracing the beginnings of energy derivatives, Roderick Bruce talks to oil trading pioneers about the market’s formative years