Our industry is one in which personal connections are important and recently I heard from someone I had worked with several years ago as you often do. Tony Chapman wrote to let me know he was with a consulting firm by the name of Singa Associates. Singa Associates...
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Risk management is crucial in the energy and commodity sectors due to numerous factors such as geopolitical tensions threatening supply routes and contributing to price volatility or regulatory pressure encouraging companies to invest more in risk management. Additionally, the energy transition is prompting jurisdictions to open markets to...
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E-World has always been the main event of the year for the energy software business. For over two decades, I have been participating in this event, representing leading software vendors in the energy sector. However, this year’s E-World was notably different for me, for several reasons. Firstly, I...
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smartEn – Smart Energy Europe – serves as the premier European Business Association driving the integration of consumer-driven solutions within the clean energy transition. The organization provides valuable support to its more than 90 member companies offering a diverse array of smart technologies and data-driven energy services. smartEn...
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So last week was E-World in Essen back to its February slot. I attended on the Wednesday and it was absolutely packed – perhaps the busiest I had ever seen it. I did the rounds of the CTRM and related vendors while my colleague, Irina Reitgruber, focused in...
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I’m just back from the annual pilgrimage to E-World and will be writing more on that show later as will Irina. One theme I hear there talking to many colleagues past and present was about experience. The discussion around hiring resource came up any number of times and...
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Recent developments in the European energy system indicate a significant decrease in coal- and gas-based power generation and a concomitant increase in renewable energy sources. This aligns closely with decarbonization initiatives and is cause for celebration. However, certain challenges associated with energy systems that comprise a large share...
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At the back end of last week, I spoke with Dale Emmerson of Orchestrade. It has just signed a very large deal apparently with an oil and gas entity covering renewables, PPA’s and more. “It’s a big win for us and validation that Orchestrade can compete and win...
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It’s been some time since I spoke with Sebastian Ferraccu at Artis.Works. He had set up Artis.Works a couple of years or so ago to develop a fully integrated tool with access to exchanges & brokers, with the ability to share data seamlessly across the organisation. He wanted...
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I recently read a blog article by ION regarding its Strategic Planning and Procurement (SPP) solution, a commodity management solution (CMS) for raw material procurement, promoting its use alongside an ERP for safeguarding and maximizing the bottom line. As a follow up, I spoke with Felix Thoma of...
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