Structural volatility in power markets: why the old pricing regime has disappeared
Since 2021, European power markets have moved into a new era of volatility, and the causes behind it suggest this is a lasting shift rather than a passing
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Energy security and market design: how governments reshape power trading
Power markets were built for a different era. Here's how governments are rewriting the rules of electricity trading to shore up energy security.
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De-globalisation and regionalisation in energy markets: a trader's guide
For three decades, the dominant trend in global energy markets was integration. Trade flows expanded, price relationships across regions converged and the
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What is driving the surge in AI data centre power demand?
For twenty years, data centre power demand stayed flat because efficiency gains kept pace with growth. AI has broken that pattern, and Europe's grid now
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Cross-commodity optimisation: integrating power, gas and carbon exposure
Electricity markets do not operate in isolation. Power prices are continually shaped by fuel costs, carbon pricing, generation economics and shifting supply
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Flexibility in power markets explained: from concept to trading opportunity
As renewables reshape the grid, flexibility has become a core driver of power price formation, and understanding how it smooths some price spikes while
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Demand response as a trading asset: turning load into flexibility
When it comes to renewable energy, flexibility is not a quality usually associated with this type of energy source. This all changes with flexible solutions
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Alternative data in power trading: gaining an edge beyond traditional datasets
Power trading has historically relied on data, but the scope of what constitutes 'useful data’ is broadening. While traditional datasets such as prices,
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Grid congestion explained: why transmission constraints move electricity prices
As Europe's power system evolves, grid congestion is becoming a key driver of electricity prices. Learn how transmission constraints influence market