The concept of a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is not new. Historically, it referred to power generation facilities that, while consisting of multiple production units, could be valued as a single, cohesive entity. However, the idea of VPPs has gained renewed importance due to the rise of distributed...
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Fendahl sees a very hectic market for CTRM and related software now, says Henry Thornalley of Fendahl. “There are some very large RFP’s doing the rounds at the moment and there was no summer slowdown in activity this year,” he told me. However, what I found interesting was...
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Recently, I spoke with Harshad Kolpyakwar, Head of Product Management for Energy at FIS, who shared some interesting updates regarding the ongoing technical improvements in installation and upgrade processes, as well as other developments. The installation of the FIS Energy Trading, Risk, and Logistics platform, which used to...
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Enuit continues to add new features and functionality to ENTRADE with a focus on the next generation of users, says David Meyers at Enuit. Ganesh Natarajan, Enuit’s COO, added “We have been listening carefully to the market and seeing some trends in terms of changing architectures and the...
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Energy One announced via a LinkedIn post that it had cemented a marketing alliance with PowerBot. “We are delighted to announce that we have entered into a strategic marketing partnership with PowerBot. We’ll both be working closely together to enable customers to take advantage of the very best...
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VAKT’s recent successes with vSure in terms of adoption and trade volumes, as well as its plans to enter new markets, was recently discussed with CEO, Tasja Botha. Ms. Botha had told me that “Now, we have achieved 70% adoption in the NW European barge market. We have...
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I recently spoke with the CEO of Cubelogic – Lee Campbell. It was fifteen-years ago that Lee helped found Cubelogic and there has been a lot of water under the bridge since then. “We started in credit,” he told me. “Now. We have a much broader platform that...
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Risk, Risk, and Risk Twice in the last few days I have been asked what I see in the market at the macro level. In both instances, I have replied that I see politics everywhere and that this poses a significant risk to commodities players. We live in...
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ComTech innovated the Commodity Tech podcast several years ago with CTRMRadio. This year, we turned it into a video podcast as it had been and still is available in audio formats. In audio, it can found on Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts among other outlets and it gets...
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Phlo Systems has been busy in recent months adding significant functionality to its opsPhlo software solution – opsPhlo ‘combines powerful CTRM functionalities and comprehensive ERP capabilities with seamless digital connectivity to all supply chain partners,’ according to the vendor’s website. Phlo’s Talha Khan explained that in conjunction with...
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