Coal-fired power generation is sinking, wind is disappointing in tenders for renewable energies and PV is booming, and the National Hydrogen Strategy is making progress – these were the big issues in February.
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The Energy Market Review February 2020
11. March 2020 / / Comments Off on The Energy Market Review February 2020 Series: Coal Market, Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Power Market, Prices, Renewable Energy
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The German electricity balancing market in transition part II
26. February 2020 / / Comments Off on The German electricity balancing market in transition part II Series: Energy Economy, Prices, Procurement, Regulation
In order to limit price peaks in the balancing energy price, the Federal Network Agency introduced the mixed-price system in the balancing market. However, this procedure was not free of problems either.
In the second part of our series on the “The German electricity balancing market in transition” we discuss what problems arose during implementation and how the market behaved.
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Quarterly report: sales revenues wind and PV in Q4 2019
28. January 2020 / / Comments Off on Quarterly report: sales revenues wind and PV in Q4 2019 Series: Business models, Prices, Procurement, Renewable Energy, Risk management, Sales
On a quarterly basis, we take a look at the theoretically achievable sales revenues of onshore and offshore wind turbines as well as photovoltaic systems and we analyse the respective background.
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The energy market review December 2019: End-year sprint in legislation and renewable tenders
9. January 2020 / / Comments Off on The energy market review December 2019: End-year sprint in legislation and renewable tenders Series: Commodity markets, Digitalization, Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Europe, Prices, Renewable Energy
After long discussions, the federal and federal state governments agreed on changes to the climate package before the end of the year. The Federal Network Agency also announced a number of tender results for renewable energies. In addition, the third smart meter gateway was certified, so their rollout can begin soon. However, a real end-of-year rally on the price side of things can only be noted for oil.
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Energy market review November 2019: climate and energy laws and the WEO 2019
16. December 2019 / / Comments Off on Energy market review November 2019: climate and energy laws and the WEO 2019 Series: Coal Market, Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Europe, Power Market, Prices, Renewable Energy
With the draft of the Coal Exit Law, the Federal Government has not only put the tender procedure for the shutdown of coal capacities on paper. At the same time, changes were announced for renewable energies. According to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2019, global CO2 emissions might rise until 2040. In terms of prices, November continues where October left off: going down.
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The German electricity balancing market in transition – part I
11. December 2019 / / Comments Off on The German electricity balancing market in transition – part I Series: Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Power Market, Procurement
In order to maintain security of supply at a high level, there must always be a balance between production and consumption in the electricity supply system. This form of system security is the responsibility of the transmission system operators (TSOs).
The balancing energy market exists to enable grid operators to cost-effectively compensate for power and voltage fluctuations in the transmission grid. How this market works is explained in the first part of the series “The German electricity balancing market in transition”.
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Energy Market Review October 2019: weaker Climate Protection Act, rising renewable energy levy and tenders
14. November 2019 / / Comments Off on Energy Market Review October 2019: weaker Climate Protection Act, rising renewable energy levy and tenders Series: Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Power Market, Prices, Renewable Energy
Most of the regulations of the German Climate Package 2030 gradually went into the parliamentary implementation phase during October 2019. For 2020, the renewable energy levy will rise by about 5 percent. The Federal Network Agency announced the results of the October 2019 tenders for onshore wind and PV. Prices struggle to find a direction amidst uncertain political and economic developments.
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Energy Market Review September 2019: Climate package, Wind power summit and the Innogy-takeover
17. October 2019 / / Comments Off on Energy Market Review September 2019: Climate package, Wind power summit and the Innogy-takeover Series: Commodity markets, Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Prices, Renewable Energy
The wind power summit at the beginning of September 2019 ended without concrete measures. However, the Federal Government’s eagerly awaited climate package disappoints with its timidity in terms of climate and energy policy. Furthermore, the takeover plans of Innogy by energy company E.ON are on track. France’s nuclear power plants and oil caused commodity prices to rise and fall.
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