Virtual hubs and deep markets
EU regulatory body Acer has proposed several changes to the framework of forward markets and cross-border trading, aimed at boosting power market liquidity. Listen to a discussion on virtual hubs, fin...
14 Maalis 202427min
The “ketchup effect”
Norway installed the least amount of renewables in the Nordic region last year. Ahead of the country’s first ever offshore wind auction, we talk to former energy minister Åslaug Haga about the outlook...
7 Maalis 202430min
Another bumper year for PPAs
European power purchase agreements (PPAs) look set for another bumper year with potential volume of 20 GW. However, there is some market hesitancy amid economic headwinds and flagging wholesale electr...
29 Helmi 202426min
Epic problems, epic solutions
Over the past decade, Germany has experienced serious energy shocks – many of which were of its own making. For instance, the over-reliance on Russian gas and exiting coal and nuclear power at the sam...
23 Helmi 202430min
Why GO prices are crashing
European Guarantee of Origin prices have slumped to near 15-month lows amid oversupply and faltering auctions. Listen to a discussion on the measures policy makers need to adopt to boost both transpar...
15 Helmi 202428min
Trump looms as geopolitics hots up
The prospect of Trump returning to the White House could shake up the global gas market already on edge from rising tensions in the Middle East. Listen to a discussion about how Trump could reverse Pr...
9 Helmi 202429min
Geopolitical risk fatigue?
Are oil and gas markets too complacent about the current geopolitical risks in the Middle East, which accounts for around one third of global seaborne oil trade? Saul Kavonic, senior research analyst ...
31 Tammi 202427min
Germany bucks 17-yr power trend
For the first time in 17 years, Germany became a net electricity importer in 2023, largely due to expensive fossil fuels which meant power from its neighbours was cheaper than that domestically genera...
25 Tammi 202428min
