Listen to our live panel discussion for the latest trends on how Energy Traders are leveraging technology to manage liquidity. We are proud to have three amazing and experienced industry insiders share their experiences and tools they use to help manage liquidity as their companies navigate dynamically changing market conditions. Sami Madani - Head of Risk Finance and Gas EnBW Trading IT Emma Law - Head of Back Office RWE Supply and Trading GmbH Michael Spieler - Senior Vice President Treasury U...
Mar 21, 2022•49 min
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Alex Campbell, Head of Research & Policy of International Hydropower Association (IHA). The three discuss the importance of hydropower for the decarbonization of the global energy system and its potential as an alternative clean energy source. Listen in to find out more about how hydropower can reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and how it supports the integration of intermittent solar and wind. International Hydropower Organization's Homepage...
Mar 20, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 63
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Rodrigo P. Navarro who is a strategic management advisor for batteries at ADL. The three discuss the role of Tesla and the Chinese government in the scaling of the technology and how Europe is performing in the race for setting up this industry. Listen in to hear Rodrigo’s takes on the true cost of electric vehicles and new technological innovations on the battery market. Arthur D. Little's Website: https://www.adlittle.com/en
Mar 13, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 62
This week Chris and Johan host a very exciting young company. Together with his team Gianluca Ambrosetti - CEO and founder of Synhelion - has managed to produce renewable synthetic fuels with the power of the sun. These fuels are a promising opportunitiy for the decarbonisation of the airline industry. They are about to launch their first industrial facility and may soon scale to be a large sustainable fuel supplier. Listen in to find out where these fuels are demanded beyond aviation and what r...
Mar 06, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 61
This week Chris and Johan are joined by the CEO of gevo, Dr Patrick Gruber. Gevo produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for a decarbonized airline industry. The three discuss different possible sources of carbon and how to track its origin. Listen in to find out how gevo’s technology is not so much different from established chemical processes and what Dr. Gruber thinks of the stigma attached to flying. GEVO's homepage: https://gevo.com/
Feb 27, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 60
This week Chris and Johan are joined by James Macnaghten, the CEO of Caldera. Caldera has developed a so called Warmstone heat battery which is an alternative to the gas and oil heaters. The three discuss challenges, opportunities and pecularities of the heating sector. Listen in to find out why people only spend little time thinking about their heating system and why grants and feed-in-tariffs can also be counterproductive. Caldera's Homepage: https://www.caldera.co.uk/
Feb 20, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Given the interesting developments on the carbon market in the last months and the evolving policy regulations it is high time to have Lawson Steele on the program again. He shares his expertise on the European emission trading system and the trends and factors driving the carbon price. Listen in to hear Lawson’s take on ESG-investments and why April the 30th is a critical date for participators of the EU emission trading system. LInk to website: https://www.berenberg.de/en/...
Feb 13, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 58
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Alex Vetsak who works for the geothermal company Eavor. Eavor has developed a new way of exctracting heat from the ground by using a closed loop system. The three discuss the issue of dispatchability and scalability of conventional geothermal and the role of geothermal in the energy transition. Listen in to find out more about what factors influence the CAPEX and OPEX of geothermal and where the company is headed. Eavor's homepage https://www.eavor.com/...
Feb 06, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Alok Sharma (SVP Global Commercial & Business Development) of Inatech. "We combine best-of-breed cloud technologies with our in-depth industry expertise to enable companies to integrate, automate and optimise business processes, driving efficiency and revenue growth. Our customers benefit from an international delivery model that provides the competitive edge needed to thrive in today’s dynamic markets. As part of it...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 12Ep. 13
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Sunil Biswas (Chief Product Officer) of ION Commodities and André Jäger (Senior Vice President Product Management) of ION Commodities. "ION Commodities, a division within the ION Group, is the leading provider of commodity management solutions that empowers companies to be in total control of their business operations. As the market leader, ION Commodities provides holistic portfolio management and next-generation decisi...
Jan 31, 2022•57 min•Season 12Ep. 12
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Richard Williamson (Chief Executive Officer) of Gen10. "Gen10 makes the day-to-day tasks of energy commodity trading faster and simpler with automation and collaboration. Our cloud ecosystem technology empowers clients to make smarter, safer trading decisions, complete the feedback loop across departments, manage carbon & environmental assets, and more." To get more insights about all the vendors that participated in...
Jan 27, 2022•52 min•Season 12Ep. 11
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Hugo Stappers (Global Sales Leader, Energy Planning and Trading at Hitachi Energy) of Hitachi Energy. "Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital tr...
Jan 26, 2022•57 min•Season 12Ep. 10
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Irina Reitgruber (Global Head of Product Management Energy Trading & Risk) of FIS. "FIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for merchants, banks and capital markets firms globally. Our employees are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests by applying our scale, deep expertise and data-driven insights. We help our clients use technology in innovative ways to solve business-critical c...
Jan 25, 2022•54 min•Season 12Ep. 9
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Karen Sanders (Chief Customer Officer), Martin Thomas (Product Manager) and Simon Stevens (Chief Technology Officer) of Contigo. “ Contigo is a leading supplier of Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) solutions that simplify energy trading and are used by businesses in the UK and across Europe. Based in Solihull in the UK, it uses the latest technology and a smart approach to deliver modern, flexible and easy-to-use...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr•Season 12Ep. 8
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Magnus Eriksson, CEO of Echandia Marine, a Swedish company with a mission to electrify the marine industry. The main topics of discussion are battery usage in the marine industry, safety and charging of batteries. What are the regulatory issues? What are the infrastructure requirements at ports? How does hydrogen play a role in the marine fuel industry? Listen in to get answers to these questions and to find out the future of the marine industry.
Jan 23, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Michael Haischer (Managing Director) and Roman Masannek (Head of Sales) of PSI Energy Markets. "PSI Energy Markets GmbH has been operating in the energy industry for more than 30 years, being a subsidiary of PSI Software AG, the leading software supplier in Europe’s energy industry. We offer standard software products for energy trading, risk management and sales, and asset optimization. Our services cover the entire lif...
Jan 20, 2022•53 min•Season 12Ep. 7
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Sameer Soleja (Chief Executive Officer) of Molecule. ” What we value, runs the world. The modern ETRM/CTRM software company that values our customers and everything they trade. Molecule is automated, reliable and working in 90 days. Molecule calculates P&L, position, and risk for commodity portfolios. It comes with support for financial and physical trades: fixed-price and formula-priced swaps, forwards, options, fut...
Jan 19, 2022•48 min•Season 12Ep. 6
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Simon Piercy (Managing Director) of CTRM Cubed. "CTRM Cubed’s TradeCube platform is an innovative, cloud-native E/CTRM service, designed for rapid deployment, simple API integration, self-service management, unparalleled reliability and a first-class user experience. TradeCube operates a genuine SaaS model where you only pay for what you use." To get more insights about all the vendors that participated in the ETRM Mini-...
Jan 17, 2022•53 min•Season 12Ep. 5
This week’s episode is an unusual . Chris’ co-host is not Johan but Martin who is co-hosting the ETRM mini-series with Chris. Reason for that is this week’s guest Patrick Reames from Commodity Technology Advisory, an analyst organization focusing on ETRM markets. The three discuss current trends and challenges of the ETRM markets with new players entering and legacy vendors trying to keep up with the fast growing developments. Listen in to find out the current state of ETRM and what aspects you ...
Jan 16, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Sulhi Akmehmet (Chief Executive Officer) of CTRMCloud. "CTRMCloud is transforming the energy and commodity trading landscape by simplifying once-complex trading and risk management software. By offering CTRM-as-a-Service, CTRMCloud offers a subscription-based model with a cloud-native solution that is quickly and efficiently deployed, equipping organizations with real-time decision support and intraday reporting across t...
Jan 13, 2022•53 min•Season 12Ep. 4
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Chris Regan (Product Director) of Brady. "Brady Technologies provides trading, risk management and logistics software solutions for European energy markets. We help trading participants to profit from the green energy transition. We cover short-term power, curve trading - ETRM, algorithmic trading, credit and liquidity risk." To get more insights about all the vendors that participated in the ETRM Mini-Series, check out ...
Jan 12, 2022•40 min•Season 12Ep. 3
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Rich Jefferson (Chief Financial Officer) of Beacon Platform. "Beacon Platform moves financial markets into the future with secure and scalable quant technology, elastic cloud infrastructure, and front-office applications. Beacon's integrated development environment and web application framework make developing applications faster, easier, and more flexible." To get more insights about all the vendors that participated in...
Jan 11, 2022•55 min•Season 12Ep. 2
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Asbjørn Hansen (Managing Director) of Previse Systems. "At Previse Systems, we reshape the way Energy Trading & Risk Management software is designed, implemented and operated. We offer a highly performant SaaS solution for European power, natural gas and certificates trading - combining modern software architecture with the latest technology." To get more insights about all the vendors that participated in the ETRM M...
Jan 10, 2022•54 min•Season 12Ep. 1
This week Chris and Johan are joined by the CEO of Soluna Computing inc. John Belizaire. With on-site data centers John and his team utilise to be curtailed electricity to power machine learning computing, crypto-mining and other cloud-based applications. The three discuss how the architecture of their data centers differs from others and how power purchase agreement play into their business model. Listen in to find out how they went from sourcing the first project to getting inbounds and how Jo...
Jan 09, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 54
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Ola Lome. The main point of discussion is the evolution of power markets: How will intraday, day-ahead and reserve markets function in a few years? Are utilities prepared? What will the traders’ job look like? Listen in to get answers to these questions and to find out why a cultural shift in the work space is so critical. Homepage of Volue https://www.volue.com/
Jan 02, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 53
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Nikhil Vadhavkar, CEO and Co-Founder of Raptor Maps. By combining on-site sensor data with power output curves Nikhil and his team have trained machine learning algorithms to automatically identify performance issues of solar farms. Listen in to find out how digital twins of solar farms can drive up returns on investment and how Raptor Maps’ software engineers landed up in rattle-snake territory. Raptor Maps' homepage: https://raptormaps.com/...
Dec 26, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 52
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Mathew Sachs from CPower. CPower aims to aggregate distributed energy resources such as electric vehicles, data centres and home batteries to balance the grid. Mathew shares how demand response has evolved from manually shutting down elevators to real time automation. Listen in to find out what drives customers to participate in the flexibility market and why economies of scale is so critical in this business. CPower's homepage: https://cpowerenergymanagem...
Dec 19, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 51
We’re 50! For this jubilee-episode Chris is joined by Patrik Möller. He co-founded CorPower Ocean and acts as its CEO. He shares the innovations that have set CorPower apart from previous attempts exploiting wave energy and gives insights into future projects and aspirations of the company and the wave power industry. Listen in to find out how wave and floating wind can work synergistically and why the human heart played a key role in the design process. CorPower Ocean's homepage: https://www.co...
Dec 12, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 50
This week, Will is joined by Marek Kubik, Managing Director at Fluence Energy, a leading energy storage provider. Marek fell into an energy engineering doctorate by chance, after the graduate job he had lined up in construction disappeared following the 2009 global economic recession. He shares his vision for cheap, abundant renewable electricity for everyone, and describes how batteries can help make that a reality.
Dec 07, 2021•39 min•Season 11Ep. 10
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Pexapark’s co-founder, Luca Pedretti. Pexapark is a leading provider of software and advisory services for sales and risk management in the fast-emerging market of power purchase agreements. With the phase-out of renewable subsidies in Europe power purchase agreements offer a new opportunity of renewable energy sourcing according to Luca. Tune in to learn about the holy trinity of renewable energy risks and meeting the demand of various buyer segments. Lin...
Dec 05, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 49
