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Amphora Passes the 25-year Mark

Given that CTRM as a true software category really emerged only post FERC636 in North America (and then initially as ETRM or energy trading and risk management), a vendor with 25-years in the business is certainly something to note. Amphora is now celebrating its 25th year in the...
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Open Climate Fix forecasting on an upward trajectory

Open Climate Fix is a young company based in the UK, specializing in solar production forecasting through the application of AI models with their flagship product, quartz.solar. These forecasts leverage real-time data, and the coverage can span from individual solar farms to aggregations across regions such as the...
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ENEGEN is ready for opening the wholesale market for prosumers in UK

ENEGEN Power Systems is a UK-based company that offers a diverse range of software tools designed for the UK wholesale and balancing markets. These tools encompass a spectrum of capabilities, from general purpose software capable of replacing cumbersome spreadsheets, to comprehensive solutions tailored specifically for the UK balancing...
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Amphora Readies Major New Upgrade

Amphora is readying a major new release in v3.7.0, David Glasspool told me last week. “Development and QA are now complete and it’s rolling out to the first client next month and then a full roll-out,” he told me. “We also should have most  of our clients on...
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Fendahl Sees Very Active Market

I recently had a catch-up call with Fendahl’s Henry Thornalley. He told me just how busy the last few months have been for the company – so much so that some employees had to postpone their vacations! Fendahl, he says, is working on a number of important RFPs...
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HAKOM Time Series pivoting its business focus towards new decarbonized energy world.

In our rapidly transitioning world towards a decarbonized energy landscape, numerous well-established software vendors are reevaluating their strategies to align with the evolving needs of market participants. Trends like smart metering, the rise of prosumers, the emergence of real-time intraday power markets are leading to an era of...
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Visionary changing the future of distribution grids

Visionary, as a startup, belongs the group of companies playing a crucial role in supporting the energy transition by facilitating the modernization of distribution grids. The path to a decarbonized future is closely tied to how we generate and consume electricity. As renewable energy sources become more prevalent,...
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Orchestrade Making Waves

Orchestrade is making waves. Targeting the top tier in energy and commodities with a modern scalable event-driven architecture and deep ETRM functionality courtesy of its sponsoring client in energy, it is winning significant new customers in Europe and north America according to Dale Emmerson amidst what he calls...
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Software Solutions for Decarbonized Energy

Today, the energy industry is focused on achieving Net Zero emissions and a transition to renewable power production is taking central place. However, wind and solar power production exhibit natural fluctuations of volumes which need to be compensated for a secure and balanced grid operation. This can be...
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New Additions – Welcome Irina!

I’d like to welcome Irina Reitgruber to ComTech and CTRMCenter as an affiliate analyst. Over the next week or so, she will be writing blog articles outlining her area of focus and intent. We have worked with Irina for many years when she was our client at a...
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