Wind power
Incremental wind energy development in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator electricity markets of the United States
The authors offer an estimate of how much incremental wind energy development could happen while avoiding inadequate investment incentives for wind and natural-gas-fired generation in day-ahead and real-time markets.
A two-stage nonlinear approach for modeling hourly spot power prices with an application to spot market risk valuation of the power yield of a solar array in Germany
Measuring the effect of corrective short-term updates for wind energy forecasts on intraday electricity prices
Realized profits on the Stationary Offshore Ocean Economy: an analysis
Power surge: the value of investing in renewables
Energy market expert investigates ways to forecast future power prices and capture rates in order to value renewables PPAs
The risk markup of intermittent renewable supply in German electricity forward markets
This paper presents an empirical analysis of how power shocks resulting from intermittent renewables affect the forecast error of the forward premium in German electricity markets.
Wind firming caps found better than swaps at reducing risk
Wind firming deals claim to address intermittency and stabilise renewable generator cashflow, but how effective are they?
On the spatial hedging effectiveness of German wind power futures for wind power generators
In this paper, the authors consider wind power utilization in thirty-one different locations in Germany.
Statistical analysis of photovoltaic and wind power generation
The author presents a comparison between maximal and daily average production of photovoltaic and wind energy based on a transmission system operator in Germany using statistical analysis with different seasonality functions.
Energy transition: adapting to the unknown
Uncertainty surrounds the oil industry at every step in the transition to a more diversified energy market, energy experts write
Risk transformation of a zero-subsidy wind portfolio
Joaquin Narro analyses the hedging of a hypothetical zero-subsidy wind portfolio with base load products in the futures markets
The renewable future
The shift to solar and wind is creating new challenges
European renewables turn to corporates as states retreat
Can corporate PPAs help smooth European power market transformation?
Navigating the new energy market dynamics
Utilities need to adapt to compete in the “new normal” environment of renewable energy supply
Intraday power storage and demand optionality
George Levy discusses the value of intraday power storage and demand optionality in UK power contracts
Zonal merit-order effects of wind generation development on day-ahead and real-time electricity market prices in Texas
This paper uses a regression-based approach to explore the impact of wind generation development on wholesale electricity prices in the ERCOT market.
Hidden risks for corporates in renewable energy PPAs
Buyers face load, covariance and basis risks in typical agreements
Negative power prices trouble US electricity firms
Influx of wind and solar sends prices below zero and wreaks havoc on models
Weather house of the year: Endurance Global Weather
Team crafts innovative wind contracts to manage generators’ unique risks
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
From US wind power to Russian oil, French bank shows breadth of business
Deal of the year: Morgan Stanley
Deal enables Gulf Power to be first utility in Florida to buy wind power
Texas utility finds Dodd-Frank a source of frustration
Publicly owned Austin Energy grapples with new rules, reduced liquidity
Modelling the financial risks of wind generation with Weibull
The manner in which wind generation can affect the half-hourly APX price is discussed
Risk evaluation of wind turbine investments
This paper assesses the risk inherent in wind turbine investments that rely on a power market in order to determine the selling price of generated power.