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Asia-Pacific’s Commodity Trading Transformation: Digital Infrastructure and Regional Growth

Winson is seeing a clear uptick in CTRM interest across Singapore and APAC, driven by smaller firms outgrowing Excel as volumes and complexity rise... continue reading

Can CTRM Go Live in a Day? Qualia Thinks So

I was recently given a brief demonstration of the multi-tenant Qualia CTRM solution and came away impressed. Featuring a clean, modern UI, Qualia’s Mohammed Alanizi walked through system setup... continue reading

Aurora Systems Expanding with its cloud-native ETRM

One vendor that I visited with at E-world was Aurora Systems. It’s a Nordic software company focused on energy trading and risk management (ETRM) and its core product is... continue reading

The True Cost of a CTRM solution: Breaking Down the Pricing Reality

ComTech has started its pricing study which will result in a free report in a few months time on CTRM software pricing. Much has changed in the world of... continue reading

Energy One and KYOS Launch Integrated PPA Solution

Energy One and KYOS have successfully deployed an integrated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) solution for a leading global provider of price risk management services. This customer sought a complete... continue reading

Entering US Power & Gas Markets Podcast Series with Value Creed

Over the last several weeks, I have had the pleasure of talking to Value Creed about firms entering North American power & gas markets and what to look out... continue reading

Check Out Our YouTube Channel!

A couple of years ago we made a decision to make CTRMRadio a video-based podcast and post on YouTube to our channel there. Today, the audio versions of CTRMRadio... continue reading

Get Discounted Entrance to the 7th Price Forecasting Summit on 21-22 January 2026 in Amsterdam

Join peers at the 7th Power Price Forecasting Summit on 21-22 January 2026 in Amsterdam. The agenda spans Al-enhanced forecasting, 15-minute markets, grid constraints & curtailment, probabilistic methods, next-gen... continue reading

Customer-Centric ETRM: How to Align Systems with Business Realities

What is customer-centric ETRM anyway? Enuit’s James Hsu defines it as “meeting different client needs through both product configurability and tailored implementation approaches.”  He explained that energy companies vary... continue reading

trawa Powers Ahead With Previse Coral to Drive Next-Gen Energy Trading

Zug/Berlin, 14th October 2025 – Berlin-based energy trading company trawa has chosen Previse Coral, the modern, high-performance and proven energy trading solution, to manage its short-term trading activities in Germany. Following an... continue reading

Value Creed Develops Ecosystem of Tools to Unlock Value in E/CTRM Solutions

Value Creed believes that E/CTRM solutions form the backbone of modern trading organizations providing the systems of record for trades, nominations, settlements, and market data. These solutions sit within... continue reading

C-energy Selects Previse Systems’ Cloud-Native ETRM Platform to Expand Electricity Market Operations

Zug, Switzerland / Planá nad Lužnicí, Czech Republic – 05 September 2025 – Previse Systems AG, a leading provider of next-generation Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) solutions, today... continue reading

Oakwood Energy & VuePoint Solutions Launch Innovative PPA Management Platform

Oakwood Energy Group, a leading provider of turnkey energy solutions and energy procurement services in the UK, have announced a strategic partnership with VuePoint Solutions, who provide cutting-edge software... continue reading

Value Creed Launch Initiative Around the Introduction of 15-Minute Market Time Units (MTU’s) in the European SDAC Market

The introduction of 15-minute products in the Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) market in Europe is “aimed at improving electricity trading on the European continent, enabling a more seamless integration... continue reading

New Study on How Geopolitical and Technological changes are shaping CTRM requirements.

Geopolitical changes are occurring more quickly than analysts can assess their long‑term impacts. Changes of market prices and logistics-related costs are largely driven by geopolitics, making them challenging to... continue reading

Quantifi Offers Sophisticated Risk Analytics Solutions to Commodities Firms.

Recently, we had an update and demonstration from Quantifi. Quantifi has a strong FinTech, and capital markets background – being founded in 2002 and currently having over 200 clients... continue reading

Commodity Technology Advisory’s AI in Energy & Commodities Study Report Released

Is AI Just More Hype?  Brno, Czech Republic, May 7th, 2025. Commodity Technology Advisory (ComTech Advisory), the leading analyst firm covering energy and commodity trading and risk management (E/CTRM),... continue reading

Spain’s nuclear lobby urges review of phase-out plan following blackout

MADRID, May 6 (Reuters) – Nuclear power is needed to stabilise Spain’s electrical system and the country should rethink its planned phase-out following last week’s unprecedented blackout, the head of... continue reading

Spain, Portugal switch back on, seek answers after biggest ever blackout

MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) – Spain and Portugal switched their power back on after the worst blackout in their history, though authorities offered little explanation for what had caused it... continue reading

AI Report Due Out Shortly

The AI research is now complete and the report in first draft shape. It should be issued next week sometime as a free download. Currently sponsored by Dycotrade, you... continue reading

Undo the queue: Enverus acquires Pearl Street Technologies to solve for a more reliable, resilient grid

Addressing bottlenecks key to solving renewable energy’s elusive interconnection challenges  AUSTIN, Texas (March 13, 2025) — Enverus, the most trusted energy-dedicated SaaS company announced today that it has acquired... continue reading