Energy Risk - Volume3/No9
Articles in this issue
Technology - Software selection - Selection success
Getting the best results from external ETRM software offerings requires careful preparation and an ongoing commitment from management. Addam Alderete outlines the key issues
Empirical electricity price modelling
Hanjie Chen and John N. Jiang discuss how system-wide load-capacity ratio and system-wide generation forced outages impact day-ahead electricity spot price and show how to incorporate these two key factors in the price modelling
In search of STP
Trading complexity, compliance issues and increasing competition are all driving companies to improve their electronic STP processes. Eric Fishhaut takes a look at some of the latest developments
Technology - Build or buy - To build or buy?
Today's complex energy markets mean the traditional decision of whether to build or buy trading and risk management software systems has never been more important, writes Mark Raine
Technology - Market Overview - Hot markets for ETRM applications
With high and volatile energy prices driving an increase in energy trading, energy companies and financial institutions playing in energy markets will need to focus on the most advanced technology to meet the needs of this fast paced market, writes Jill…
Burying a problem
As North American power generators prepare for a carbon-constrained world, new coal plants are being built with the option of installing carbon capture and storage technology. And the economics could be about to improve, finds Catherine Lacoursiere
Peter Styles
An EFET board member, Peter Styles campaigns for fairer energy market trading conditions. He talks to Stella Farrington about his career and hopes for the future
JI emerges from shadows
Long seen as a sideline to the Clean Development Mechanism, the Joint Implementation market could be set to take off, as international regulators and the key JI host countries are coming close to establishing JI approval procedures. Oliver Holtaway…
Switzerland powers up
Though not a member of the European Union, Switzerland is liberalising its power market in order to bring itself more in line with the EU's liberalisation policy. Oliver Holtaway takes a look at this process and the expected impacts on energy markets
Trading concerns
The convictions of Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling in May closed a sorry chapter in energy trading. But it should be noted that much of what was good about Enron remains. However, some are concerned that Enron-like innovation now risks being stifled by lack…
Valid Assumptions Required: Historical Simulation VaR
Brett Humphreys discusses the assumptions underlying the calculation of a VAR using the historical simulation methodology.
Technology - Project management - A stitch in time
Companies entering the energy sector have a fairly short window of opportunity to get up and running. City Practitioners Ian Bentinck and Jeremy Taylor examine some of the technological and project management issues that can arise
