The beginning of December will be important for the oil markets. Because there will be an Aramco IPO, and also at the end of next week OPEC will meet. Next December 5th and 6th OPEC will meet with other nations outside the organization led by Russia, in its headquarters in Vienna. At the meeting they will [...]
In a context of economic contraction, where the debate is centred on whether or not the crisis will turn into a recession, the installed capacity of our generation stock continues to grow as a result of the wave of new renewable generation and the promise of electrification of industry and transport. Evolution of electricity demand The [...]
European prices of natural gas have been breaking record lows on spot markets, leading to the questions such as: how did it happen? Is there a floor price? What will happen? For the purpose of this article we will focus mainly on the TTF market because it’s currently is the most liquid market in Europe and [...]
Energy Efficiency is one of the new mantras in the industry. It has become a go-to reference in most commercial pitches – from renewables to hydrocarbons – and even generated a (well-deserved) Nobel prize. It has been claimed that, with a strong push in efficiency, the size of the global economy could double in 20 years [...]
Spain has been characterized by having more natural gas (NG) inlets per tube than the liquefied natural gas (LNG) inlets. According to the latest Enagás report on the gas system, supplies in the form of natural gas (NG), 57%, exceeded in 2018 those of liquefied natural gas (LNG), 43%, for the sixth consecutive year. This mix [...]
An energy transition based on confusing legislation and high European targets. How is the country moving towards respecting the PNIEC objectives? Great intentions and still few measures, definitely a great challenge and a race against time. Renewable energy, such as wind and solar, is now accepted as reliable and highly cost competitive in markets all over [...]
The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is ever more relevant. Every year fewer allowances are available, the long-term price trend is upwards (despite the recent drops), and the incentive to replace CO2 intensive production techniques for less intensive ones becomes stronger every time. However, more and more countries do not seem to want to rely solely [...]
We are immersed in a process of paradigm change where the energy transition to a sustainable model is no longer an option. To this end, various energy policies have been carried out with greater or lesser success to establish the objectives for the energy future of the country / region. However, many renewable energy technologies are [...]
Blockchain? It's been a while since this technology first associated with cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin (BTC) (if you still don't know the basics of this technology, here we explain it in detail) is no longer sounding like Chinese in the renewable energy sector. Looking back exactly to 2016 according to a World Economic Forum report, wind and [...]
CNMC has gone on holiday with the homework done and is that before summer has published a proposal to lower in the coming years gas and electricity tolls, 2-3% for domestic and 8-10% for industrial. So, in the premiere of its competition, the corporation has decided to open the Pandora's box of the sector. The proposed [...]
