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Energy Intensive Week 2026

Four practical webinars to help industrial energy users reduce costs, manage market volatility and make better energy purchasing decisions.

Free webinar series · 19–22 October 2026 · Online · In partnership with European Aluminium

About the series

Energy markets remain volatile, making it increasingly difficult for industrial companies to control costs and plan ahead.

  • A week built for energy buyers

    Over four days, Energy Intensive Week brings together industry experts to explore the practical strategies organisations can use to manage energy procurement more effectively.

  • From risk to PPAs

    From understanding today's market dynamics and managing gas price risk to improving electricity purchasing decisions and evaluating PPAs, each session focuses on real-world challenges facing energy-intensive industries.

  • Built for your role

    Whether you're responsible for procurement, energy management or sustainability, this free webinar series will provide practical insights to help support better decision making.

Sessions overview

How to reduce industrial energy prices and costs in a increasingly volatile market

Date/Time: 19.10.2026 | 13:00 CET

An overview of today's energy markets, the biggest challenges facing industrial energy users and the strategies organisations are adopting to reduce costs while maintaining competitiveness.

Join Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief at Montel News, as he moderates a discussion with Paul Voss, Director General of European Aluminium, and Cillian O'Donoghue, Policy Director of Eurelectric.

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How to buy energy at the right time and reduce procurement risk (electricity focused)

Date/Time: 20.10.2026 | 14:00 CET

Understand how electricity procurement strategy and timing can help manage price volatility while supporting more confident long-term planning.

In this session, Even Simonsen, Head of Commercial Development at Norsk Hydro (Speaker 2 TBC) , will explore how industrial energy consumers can approach electricity procurement more strategically, covering timing, risk management and the tools available to navigate an increasingly complex power market. 

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How to reduce energy costs through hedging and gas risk management

Date/Time: 21.10.2026 | 14:00 CET

Learn how gas markets influence industrial energy costs and discover practical approaches to hedging, procurement timing and managing price risk.

In this session, Marc Hasenbeck, asset valuation expert at Montel and Wimmel Wick, Quantitative developer at Montel, will explore how industrial energy consumers can navigate volatile gas markets through effective hedging strategies and a better understanding of risk. The discussion will also examine how market uncertainty can influence the value of energy assets and investment decisions.  

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How to use PPAs to secure lower-cost and low-carbon electricity

Date/Time: 22.10.2026| 14:00 CET

Understand how Power Purchase Agreements can support long-term price stability while helping organisations meet sustainability goals.

In this session, Josephine Steppat from Montel and Killian Daly from Energy Tag will explore how energy-intensive businesses can evaluate PPAs alongside more traditional procurement approaches. The discussion will examine where PPAs can deliver value, the barriers that continue to limit adoption, and the market and regulatory developments that could make PPAs more accessible to industrial consumers, including public support schemes for addressing the shaping costs. 

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Why attend

Attendees will learn

  • Market fundamentals

    What's really driving industrial energy costs right now

    When hedging makes sense — and when it doesn't

    Best practices from the experts shaping the market

  • Managing volatility

    Practical strategies for navigating price swings

    The market indicators procurement teams can't afford to miss

    How to turn volatility into a planning advantage

  • Procurement & PPAs

    How to cut risk out of your procurement strategy

    Where PPAs fit into a broader energy strategy

    What to evaluate before committing to a PPA

Four sessions, four days, zero cost. Walk away with strategies you can apply to your next purchasing decision.

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