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S&P Global Commodity Insights Weekly ET News Highlights – Apr 23, 2024

Perspectives with Michał Kurtyka

Join Michał KurtykaPresidentCOP24  Polish Minister of Climate  and Taylor KuykendallSenior Metals and Mining ReporterS P Global Commodity Insights as they reflect on the changes on how the world is navigating the path to net-zero.CERAWeek is taking place from March 18-22 and LIVE will be your all-access pass to the conference. Check back for more insights and cutting-edge coverage.

Perspectives with Lance Uggla

Join Lance UgglaCEO General AtlanticCo-founder BeyondNetZero as he hits the trending topics of striving for net zero and the abatement of carbon emissions.CERAWeek is taking place from March 18-22 and LIVE will be your all-access pass to the conference. Check back for more insights and cutting-edge coverage.

Perspectives with Nicholas Flanders

Join Nicholas FlandersCEO Co-Founder, Twelve as they take a deep dive on the revolutionary technology of teansforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel among other useful products.CERAWeek is taking place from March 18-22 and LIVE is your all-access pass to the conference. Check back for more insights and cutting-edge coverage.

Perspectives with Harrison Rice

Join Harrison RiceCEO Founder of Victory Over Carbon Inc as they discuss Direct Air capture at Gigaton scale and tackling challenges accompanying carbon capture.CERAWeek is taking place from March 18-22 and LIVE is your all-access pass to the conference. Check back for more insights and cutting-edge coverage.

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Searching for a win-win with VCM

Listen to Karine BoccaraExecutive Director, Chemical Consulting at SP Global Commodity Insights, coming straight from the World Petrochemical ConferenceWPC) in HoustonTXUSA. Karine underlines the scope of the chemical industry within the voluntary carbon markets space.  WPC is taking place from March 18-22 and LIVE will be your all-access pass to the conference. Check back for more chemical insights and cutting-edge coverage.

Deconstructing the European carbon market's price slump

The price of emissions in the world’s largest compliance carbon market –the EU’s Emissions Trading System– has fallen sharply so far in 2024, driven by economic uncertainty, weaker industrial activity and lower gas prices.SP Global Commodity Insights' experts Eklavya Gupte, Coralie Laurencin, Michael Testa and Scott Chen discuss the reasons behind this decline, the outlook for EU ETS prices, and what this slump could mean for short- and long-term climate and energy policy.Related price assessment EADLP00 - EU Emission Allowance Nearest-DecemberRead further on our: Specifications Guide Carbon MarketsCarbon news analysis Carbon in our Atlas Of Energy Transition™More listening options:

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Hydrogen
S&P Global Commodity Insights Weekly ET News Highlights – May 7, 2024

Hydrogen and low-carbon ammonia are essential to decarbonization

Interactive: Ammonia price chart

Ammonia Market Overview

Listen to Georgy EliseevLead Research Analyst at SP Global Commodity Insights, coming straight from the World Petrochemical ConferenceWPC) in HoustonTXUSA. Georgy brings to you all-things ammonia and its potential as a fuel within the energy transition dynamics.  WPC is taking place from March 18-22 and LIVE will be your all-access pass to the conference. Check back for more chemical insights and cutting-edge coverage.

Renewables
Space-based solar: Vast promises and major challenges

Capturing solar energy in space promises 24/7 renewable energy at a competitive cost. But to get space solar to scale, scientists and engineers need to tackle questions around technology management in space, social acceptance of power beaming and ground infrastructure, as well as financing hurdles.On this week's episode of Energy Evolution, reporter Camilla Naschert discusses all of this with Sanjay Vijendran, who leads the European Space Agency's space solar program, and Martin Soltau, founder and co-CEO of UK startup Space Solar.Subscribe to Energy Evolution to stay current on the energy transition and its implications. The show is co-hosted by veteran journalists Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall. More listening options:

S&P Global Commodity Insights Weekly ET News Highlights – Apr 30, 2024

How renewables and AI drive cyber threats for utilities

Cyber threats are mounting for utilities' critical infrastructure assets globally. If used by savvy hackers, AI also provides new tools for those trying to disrupt power supply or extract data.Decentralization of assets through the rollout of renewables is growing the attack vector for malign actors, NERC SVP Manny Cancel tells Energy Evolution correspondent Camilla Naschert.Cybersecurity expert Andrew Ginter of Waterfall Security lays out the threat landscape and why IT teams and engineers need to layer their prevention approaches.Subscribe to Energy Evolution to stay current on the energy transition and its implications. The show is co-hosted by veteran journalists Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall.More listening options:

Infographic: Grid-forming inverter technology to boost greener power systems

INDIA ELECTION: Navigating the new and old: what lies ahead on India’s energy transition map?

India's energy transition strategy encompasses greater adoption of a wide range of renewable fuels to go with baseload coal for decades to come, with new policies on CCUS, carbon markets and power reforms set to play a role in the decarbonization of the third largest greenhouse gas emitter of the world.In this Platts Future Energy podcast, Consulting Executive Director, Energy Transition Gauri Jauhar, Managing Editor, Global Compliance Carbon Pricing Agamoni Ghosh, and Associate Director, Research Mohd. Sahil Ali, join Editor, Energy Transition Ruchira Singh, to discuss the journey so far and the likely future landscape of policies, market development and trends post the mid-2024 general elections.More listening options:

Perspectives with AWS

Join Ben WilsonDirector of Products and Solutions for Energy, Amazon Web Services as they discuss all things generative AI and their application in revolutionizing the future of energy.CERAWeek is taking place from March 18-22 and LIVE is your all-access pass to the conference. Check back for more insights and cutting-edge coverage.

Infographic: US Renewables Tracker

Interactive: Platts Renewable Energy Price Explorer

Market values of European wind and solar output plummeted in March as oversupply pulled power prices lower, Platts Renewable Energy Price Explorer shows.Spanish wind and solar capture prices were hit hardest, averaging around Eur12/MWh, according to Platts assessments for S&P Global Commodity Insights. Capture rates fell to 56% for Spanish solar and 60% for Spanish wind, the lowest monthly level on record.Germany, Europe’s biggest market for both wind and solar with 16 TWh generated in March, saw average capture prices fall below Eur60/MWh. Capture rates ranging from 81% for solar to 92% for offshore wind.The Explorer shows the "capture price" renewable energy generators receive based on hourly output and pricing data on a monthly basis.As such capture prices take account of the cannibalization effect caused by Europe's growing fleet of solar and wind farms and are a more accurate reflection of value than average day-ahead wholesale power prices.Elsewhere, Italian capture prices remained highest due to the underlying power price premiums. UK wind captured over 100% of wholesale market values in March averaging above Eur70/MWh.Italian wind and solar values averaged highest, but output was the lowest.Overall, gains for solar were not enough to offset lower wind generation, which fell year on year for the first time since June. The 46 TWh generated by the over 330 GW of wind and solar in the five markets was down 4% on year.For further information, see methodology or contact ci.support@spglobal.comThe dial chart shows monthly wind, solar, nuclear, gas and coal-fired generation across Europe's five biggest power markets. Click a segment for more detail.

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