Biofuels
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
When governments invent new markets, expect trouble
Price spikes in US ethanol credits highlight problems with fiat markets, Vincent Kaminski argues
Biofuels go global
With global output at an all-time high, and increasing demand for clean and secure energy, biofuels have become integral to international energy markets. SCB & Associates explains how it offers customers the market insight and product knowledge to trade…
PRAs under attack amid market manipulation investigations
Price reporting agencies (PRAs) are facing intense scrutiny from regulators, amid renewed allegations that their widely used price indexes are being manipulated by unscrupulous energy traders. Will the PRAs be forced to change their ways? Alexander…
Uneconomic trading, market manipulation and baseball
Regulators, including the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, are aggressively targeting uneconomic trading in a crackdown on potential market manipulation. Such moves have striking parallels in the history of baseball - some of which might prove…
Exchanges plan futures in response to RIN price surge
CME Group and Ice plan to roll out futures based on biofuel Renewable Identification Numbers
Special report: Renewables
This month's special report looks at the future for global renewables markets with a focus on the derivatives markets in European biodiesel and US ethanol and a look at funding challenges for US wind and solar projects.
Can innovative funding rescue US renewables?
US renewable energy developers are struggling to raise funding as government incentives expire and bank lending dries up. Could financial innovation provide the answer? Alexander Osipovich investigates
US biofuels: beyond ethanol
Growth in the US ethanol market is slowing as the government rethinks its support for the industry. What does that mean for biofuels traders and could ethanol’s pain be biodiesel’s gain? Alexander Osipovich reports
European biodiesel: a market on hold?
The European biodiesel market is currently dealing with a combination of falling prices, market supply shifts and regulatory uncertainty. Jay Maroo talks to market experts about their outlook for this challenging marketplace. Jay Maroo reports
Trading positions – June 2012
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Icap Energy acquires European biofuels broker
Icap Energy announce acquisition of biofuels broker Sun Commodities