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Trends in Commodities in 2025 Impacting CTRM Software – CTRMRadio 48

As 2025 is unveiled, we asked a number of senior CTRM and related software executives what they saw as the key trends in commodities for 2025 and what impact... continue reading

FIS: The Evolution from Legacy ETRM to Modern Cloud-Native, AI-Powered Solution

Migrating ETRM solutions to the cloud has become standard practice in today’s market. Almost every tender for ETRM/CTRM implementations now requires cloud deployment, often alongside a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering.... continue reading

ETTRadio 2 – Conversation with Christoph Malzer, Navitasoft – VPP Report

In this episode, Irina Reitgruber of Commodity Technology Advisory interviews Christophe Malzer of Navitasoft about the recently released VPP report. Navitasoft was a sponsor of the study along with... continue reading

ETTRadio – Conversation with Sunny Tiwana, Energy One – VPP Report

In this episode, Irina Reitgruber of Commodity Technology Advisory interviews Sunny Tiwana of Energy One about the recently released VPP report. Energy One was a sponsor of the study... continue reading

VPP Market Study

The European energy system is undergoing a revolutionary shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources known as the energy transition. However, the primary challenge facing energy systems with... continue reading

Facilitating The Energy Transition: Brady’s Approach – Interview with Chris Regan Managing Director of Brady Technologies

Recently, I had a chance to discuss market changes related to the energy transition with Chris Regan, the Managing Director of Brady. I asked him few questions, some were... continue reading

Given The Ongoing Energy Transition What Impacts Do You Foresee On CTRM And Related Software Requirements?

The document “March RoundTable July” explores the impact of the ongoing energy transition on Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) and related software requirements. Various experts from the industry... continue reading

A Data Management Platform is at the Heart of Any Modern Energy System

Energy Data Management systems have long been an integral and central part of the operational landscape of energy companies, but their role is now evolving dramatically in response to... continue reading

Data Management Trends in Energy & Commodities – CTRMRadio 44

In this episode of CTRMRadio we look at data management in energy & commodities by talking with four vendors – two existing vendors and two SaaS newcomers in the... continue reading

Renewables & Storage Optimization 2024: Tech-driven renewable portfolio management

What are the challenges of an increasingly large and complex portfolio of assets? Role of technology developments in creating new opportunities. Performance optimization: Which digital tools and platforms are... continue reading

ComTech – Narrativio Webinar – Virtual Power Plants: Separating Fact from Fiction

While Virtual Power Plants (VPP) are experiencing double digit growth each year, they are still a bit of a mystery in the energy industry. Are they really the great... continue reading

To what extent do you see AI playing an increasing role in CTRM and related software?

In the ComTechAdvisory RoundTable Q1 2024, thought leaders from various sectors within the Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) industry shared their insights on the burgeoning role of Artificial... continue reading

CTRMRadio – #43: The Energy Transition and ComTech’s New Practice Area

In this episode, we discuss the energy transition and the technologies underpinning it with Ben Hillary, CEO of Commodities People, and announce the new Energy Transition Technologies practice at... continue reading

ComTech Advisory Visits E World 2024

Commodity Technology Advisory LLC visits E-World to look at the CTRM and related software offers at the trade show. It seems to have been a record turnout this year... continue reading

Putting Data at the Heart of Energy Trading

Modern technologies have also meant that more data is available and collectible than ever before. All forms of data, both structured and unstructured, can be usefully used in trading... continue reading

Andre Jaeger – ION Diversifying into Renewables

In this episode of Conversations with Leaders in CTRM Technology, Mr. Andre Jaeger, SVP of Product Management at ION discusses the ongoing diversification into renewables by various non-renewable companies... continue reading

Diversifying Into Renewable Energy: Challenges And Opportunities

The energy transition is the move away from fossil fuels towards renewable and sustainable forms of production and generation, in combination with increasing decarbonization (net zero) and electrification. The... continue reading

Disruptive Technologies – A 2021 Update

In 2021, Commodity Technology Advisory LLC (ComTech) published its first Disruptive Technologies research report (that version kindly sponsored by FIS). Technologies covered in the study scope included cloud/SaaS, Artificial... continue reading