Philippe Sauquet, president, gas, renewables and power at Total, spoke with Stuart Elliott about the company’s energy transition strategy and trends in a number of sectors, from LNG to hydrogen.
Posts tagged ‘wind’
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June 24, 2020 13:21 UTC 
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After breaking records for on-peak power prices in August 2019, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is facing more limited risk this summer season amid expectations of higher reserve margins. More generation and uncertainty around peak loads due to stuttering economy should make for less strain on the system. However, the factors that led to last year’s price spikes remain, and new elements have been added to the equation, reinforcing the enormous upside tail risk in pricing. |
 
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April 15, 2020 15:11 UTC
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As the extent of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on economic activity and power demand emerges, newbuild activity in global power faces old and new sets of challenges. The short-term focus has been shifting due to coronavirus-related disruption of manufacturing activity and logistics, but delays will most likely be short-lived. |
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April 9, 2020 12:14 UTC
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On a rising number of days each year, some areas of the US have more renewable power than they know what to do with, write Rocco Canonica and Kassia Micek in a two-part series. In this instalment, what’s in store for the Northeast and ERCOT region, and what can they learn from California? California has emerged as a case study for the difficulties power system operators face in the transition to renewables energy. Those challenges, from rapid renewables growth and market penetration, are just beginning to be felt in other regions of the US. |
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April 8, 2020 09:25 UTC
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On a rising number of days each year, some areas of the US have more renewable power than they know what to do with, write Rocco Canonica and Kassia Micek in a two-part series. In this instalment, California provides a case study for other states – how is it coping with the challenges of unpredictable generation and excess output? Renewable power generation growth in the US is soaring and is expected to overtake natural gas-fired power generation by 2045, according to the US Energy Administration, leading to major concerns about the reliability of these intermittent resources and the significant impacts they will have on US power supply and prices. |
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March 18, 2020 16:22 UTC
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UK consumers have access to a competitive energy retail market and are able to switch between suppliers with little more than a few clicks online. But electricity bills can still feel divorced from actual energy costs, with households often failing to feel the benefit when newspaper headlines shout about negative electricity prices. |
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March 9, 2020 13:49 UTC
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As oil markets and the wider commodities complex digest the breakdown of the OPEC+ alliance, they are also assessing the demand-side damage wreaked by coronavirus. In the European power sector, it’s the weather that is holding markets in thrall: wind generation continues to smash records as March proves almost as stormy as February. |
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January 13, 2020 09:51 UTC
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In this week’s pick of energy and commodities trends, European wind generation storms into 2020 and oil refiners in Asia and Europe feel the impact of US-Iran tensions. Plus, S&P GSCI index performance in 2019 reveals investors’ darlings among commodities. |
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December 3, 2019 08:33 UTC
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US utilities have stepped up their efforts to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports with clear emissions reduction goals, writes Jeffrey Ryser. This is the first in a series of articles assessing key energy sector trends, ahead of the S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards. The year 2019 may come to be seen as pivotal in the transformation of the US electricity sector. |
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November 7, 2019 14:27 UTC
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The market for European Guarantees of Origin, or GO, electronic tags that certify the source of renewable electricity, is evolving quickly. S&P Global Platts has been monitoring developments, including the impact of recently-launched French auctions; price dynamics across regions and technologies; and where additional GO supply will come from in the coming years. |