European Power Blog

Exchange trading on Europe's power markets took a further step towards consolidation last week when Anglo-Dutch power and gas exchange APX and Dutch power and gas derivatives bourse ENDEX, announced plans to merge. The merger will create a third major player alongside the Nordic Nord Pool exchange and soon-to-be merged Franco/German exchange EEX/Powernext.

Continue reading: Dutch exchange merger eyes UK opportunities

Posted by Henning Gloystein on September 10, 2008
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Imagine a world where every EU power and gas grid operator published every piece of information or data a company might reasonably need to enter and trade successfully in the local gas or power market.

This is arguably not far off, given EU policy-makers' strong focus on improving transparency in recent years. But would it actually make the markets easier or more attractive to enter? Or in fact more transparent?

Continue reading: Published and transparent data are not the same thing

Posted by Siobhan Hall on August 08, 2008
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Spain's solar photovoltaic industry is booming, so much so that the Iberian country is poised to overtake Germany as the fastest growing market for solar PV this year. But is this a case of too much of a good thing? The Spanish energy minister seems to think so.

Continue reading: Is the sun about to set on Spanish solar?

Posted by Paul Whitehead on August 05, 2008
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The drive for greater acceptance of trading in renewable guarantees of origin, or green data tag certificates, in the European Union has gained momentum in recent weeks.

Continue reading: A green certificates solution?

Posted by David Jones on July 10, 2008
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The coal fields of South Wales were, for over a century, the heart of local communities in the Welsh valleys, acting as the main if not the only employer in the areas they served, and providing the fuel for industry across Wales and the wider UK. By 1913 Wales was producing 57 million tons of coal per year and the Welsh capital, Cardiff, was the biggest coal port in the world.

Continue reading: Could Welsh coal mines bring an end to fuel poverty?

Posted by Paul Whitehead on July 04, 2008
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