21. September 2018 / / Comments Off on Use case Poland: PPAs as an instrument of price hedging 
The currently rising wholesale price for electricity is particularly pronounced in Poland. As before (e.g. August 2015), the old Polish power plant park is not in a position to cover the entire demand for electricity in times of shortages. Where the demand is high, there follows the price.
6. September 2018 / / Comments Off on Highs and records everywhere – the August energy market 2018 in review 
The decisive topic for the energy industry in August 2018 was the record temperatures, which together with new record high prices for CO2-certificates of over 20 EUR/ton boosted electricity prices. It seems that higher prices for commodities and electricity will become the new “normal”.
7. August 2018 / / Comments Off on Winter package, e-mobility and changes in the balancing energy market – July 2018 
The trilogue negotiations on the Winter Package are making progress. The content of the remaining directives and regulations are to be coordinated by the end of the year. A Chinese battery factory in Thuringia is causing a sensation, while the proportion of new registrations of electric vehicles is increasing. A step forward and a step back in the balancing energy market. High spot prices and sustained bullish mood on the futures market due to heat wave.
24. July 2018 / / Comments Off on Where does the energy transition stand? Findings from electricity generation and energy efficiency 
Renewable energies are on a record course during the first half of 2018 in Germany, with around 41 percent of net electricity generation coming from renewable sources. This makes it easy to forget that other parameters are also important for the success of the energy transition. In particular, the goals of climate protection and efficiency are pushed to the background, as the monitoring report on the state of the energy transition and an accompanying statement of an expert commission shows.
10. July 2018 / / Comments Off on Prices stable, less gas from the Netherlands and coal commission started – review June 2018 
Both the Germany Energy-Agency (dena) and the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) show in publications that an increased expansion of renewables is necessary for an energy transition with sector coupling. News from the gas industry: Less gas from the Netherlands and market area consolidation. Prices at the long end stabilise in June and less wind raises spot levels.
26. June 2018 / / Comments Off on Electrolysis gases of renewable origin – on the way to competitiveness 
The importance of electrolysers for energy transition research is steadily increasing these days. But can electrolysis products compete with fossil fuels in practice? This question is the subject of a brief analysis conducted by Energy Brainpool on behalf of Greenpeace Energy eG.
21. June 2018 / / Comments Off on April showers bring forth May flowers? – the energy industry in May 2018 
May 18 review: Still no clarity on special tenders and the German coal commission. On the other hand, more news on blockchain projects, slump in the onshore wind tenders, while there is only one direction on the price side: Bullish upwards.
18. June 2018 / / Comments Off on 7th Energy-Brainpool-electricity-market-symposium 2018 – a review 
17 speakers from business, science and politics. 48 hours exchange. 15 years of Energy Brainpool in the electricity market. The who’s who of the energy industry was honoured at the 7th electricity market symposium. Well-known representatives from science, politics and business shared current information and new perspectives with the participants.
