Thumbs up for the new European Commission?
This week, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, unveiled her team of new commissioners and set out their priorities for the next five years. Amongst her new team are some ke...
20 Sep 202422min
Is regulation holding GO adoption back?
Harmonisation and international standardisation; those were the words that were often heard this week when analysts, traders, and energy producers came together to discuss the challenges facing the gu...
13 Sep 202432min
Carbon supply squeeze
The global power system is changing. Carbon emissions are declining. The green transition is in full flow. This is good news for the planet, but what do the next few years on this journey to 2030 look...
6 Sep 202430min
Insider trading allegations
A Montel News investigation has aired claims of insider trading in Germany’s power market. Signals received by some to help balance the grid are allegedly being used to front-run prices for same-day d...
30 Aug 202424min
Guarantees of origin: Green or greenwashing?
The guarantees of origin (GO) market is complex and opaque. Listen to a discussion that unpicks the complexity, simplifies the jargon and lays bare the controversies in the market. With big tech looki...
23 Aug 202430min
Germany’s (over)ambitious green H2 plan
Germany plans to massively increase imports of hydrogen and its derivative products such as ammonia and methanol over the next five years but are the targets unrealistic and how green is the fuel? Lis...
16 Aug 202425min
Curbs to French power exports
Cuts to French electricity exports began earlier this year and will continue into the autumn. Listen to a discussion on why grid operator RTE impose the export limits and the reaction from inside Fran...
9 Aug 202429min
Has Keir’s time come?
As voters across the UK go to the polls, we take the pulse of the ways a potential Labour government could change the energy landscape. Kier Starmer is committed to a clean power system by 2030, rathe...
28 Juni 202432min
