In-house training
Individual and confidential energy market training
We clearly explain complex interconnections. As industry experts, our didactically experienced trainers provide you with data- and fact-based energy market knowledge. With the information from our in-house training courses on the energy industry, you ensure the success of your team.
Face-to-face or online? Pure knowledge transfer or creative joint workshop? For one or several days? You provide the framework, we deliver your custom-fit training. Below you will find a selection of topics for your in-house training, based on the content of our proven open energy market seminars.
Basic knowledge
How does the electricity market work?
Content: In this training, we provide you with a condensed overview of all areas of the electricity industry. Along the value chain, we clearly explain the basic mechanisms of the electricity market from generation, trading and transport to distribution. We also discuss current political and energy industry issues and put them into context.
Agenda:
- Technical and legal fundamentals of the electricity industry
- Electricity supply along the value chain
- The wholesale market for electricity and price formation
- Market outlook and analysis
Target group: Newcomers and career changers in the electricity industry as well as employees with little knowledge of the energy market
Which market offers me the right potential?
Content: In this training, we provide you with the basics about the products and processes on the spot market and the energy balancing market. We take a detailed look at the conditions on the market and the interests of the players. Based on current analyses of the energy price development, we will discuss the potential for RE plants, battery storage or virtual power plants.
Agenda:
- Introduction to electricity trading
- Products, processes and price development on the spot market
- Products, processes and price development on the energy balancing market
- Relationship to balancing group management and energy balancing prices
Target group: Specialists from electricity trading, aggregation of conventional or RE plants as well as virtual power plant operators
Specific knowledge
How do I optimise my green electricity procurement?
Content: In this workshop, we will provide you with the necessary expertise to optimise and implement green power procurement for electrolysers. The focus is on the supply of green power via Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and the production of green hydrogen. In doing so, you will learn about the European requirements under which conditions electrolysis hydrogen is considered "green".
Agenda:
- Basics – electricity markets, prices and processes
- Electricity procurement of different PPA structures
- Special features of green power procurement for electrolysers
- PPA market in Germany and Europe
- On-site-PPA vs. off-site-PPA – How do I optimise my overall power procurement costs?
- Optimisation between futures market vs. spot market: How do I use the flexibility of an electrolyser?
Target group: Experts and managers from project developers, operators of renewable energy plants, energy utilities, direct marketers, traders, industry
How does trading work and how do prices arise?
Content: In this training, we impart basic knowledge about price mechanisms and influencing factors of the spot and futures markets. We explain the optimisation strategies on the spot market as well as the hedging function of the forward market against the fluctuating spot market prices. In a condensed form, you will get a deeper insight into the processes and challenges of power trading.
Agenda:
- Introduction to the electricity market
- Trading and potentials on the short-term market
- Trading and strategies on the forward market
- Outlook and market analysis
Target group: Specialists and managers with contact points to electricity trading, who therefore seek a deeper understanding of trading and traders
What revenues can electricity producers achieve in the future?
Content: In this training, we will provide you with expertise on the principles of the power market and on the valuation of market price risks using a fundamental energy market model. We discuss with you current trends in the power market and explain the revenue determination for RE plants and PPAs.
Agenda:
- Introduction to the power market
- Risk assessment with power price scenarios and scenario swarms
- Revenue modeling for RE plants and PPAs
- Power price risks today and tomorrow
Target group: Professionals and executives in the finance and insurance sectors involved in the financing of infrastructure projects in the energy industry
Are battery storage systems a good addition to my projects and business activities?
Content: In this training, we will discuss the different business models for battery storage on the energy market. We examine the framework conditions for trading on the spot and balancing power markets, and we analyse revenue potentials. A legal classification and an outlook round off the training.
Agenda:
- Technologies and applications at a glance
- Legal framework
- Products and potentials on the balancing energy market
- Comparison of potentials on the spot markets
Target group: Specialists and executives of the energy industry, of industrial companies with significant electricity consumption as well as actors in the investment planning of energy projects
What changes can we expect in the CO2 market?
Content: In this training, we will show you how European emissions trading works. The price analyses around the EU-ETS complement the explanation of the regulatory framework. In addition, we present you further initiatives and sub-markets, as more sectors will be included in emission trading in the future. Throughout the energy market training, we draw conclusions for the electricity industry.
Agenda:
- Basics of CO2 trading in the EU
- Framework conditions of the fourth trading period in the EU-ETS in detail
- Accompanying initiatives at European and national level
- Future developments and expectations
Target group: Specialists and managers with responsibility for emissions trading from utilities, energy-intensive industry, as well as from the shipping, transport, buildings sectors
What does sales need to know about PPAs? What is important for industrial customers?
Content: In this training, we will show you how to integrate PPAs effectively into the supply of industrial customers. We discuss the different supply models and the benefit of PPAs for industry. We will also have a look at the hedging prices and volumes on the forward market.
Agenda:
- Electricity markets on the way to Net Zero
- Green power procurement with PPAs
- Electricity procurement in industry
- Industrial self-supply
Target group: Specialists and managers in the energy industry from the areas of sales, trading, procurement, as well as employees in the electricity procurement of industrial companies
What exactly is happening in the PPA market? Where are the opportunities and pit-falls?
Content: In this training, we will show you how to value a PPA, which price components are taken into account when forming the fair value, and which contract options influence the valuation. We will discuss hedging strategies, the market outlook in the PPA segment and long-term electricity price developments.
Agenda:
- Pricing and profile value of RE plants on the electricity market
- Evaluation of PPA structures and their risks
- PPA hedging for different players
- From the practice of contract design
- Outlook and market analysis
Target group: Professionals and managers with solid basic knowledge and little previous experience in the field of renewable energy marketing
Expert knowledge
How can power price developments be forecast?
Content: In this workshop, we give you insights into the most important forecasting methods for wholesale prices on the power market. In addition to the fundamental analysis of short-term and long-term spot market prices, we also explain methods for purchase decisions on the futures market. You will practice recognising and evaluating chart formations and technical signals using case studies.
Agenda:
- Applications and context of power price forecasts and models
- Principle of spot price forecasting
- Deriving trading signals from chart technique and technical signals
- Fundamental power price scenarios as well as scenario swarms
Target group: Specialists and managers with interfaces to or professional perspectives in energy trading
How can I assess and manage the risk of an increasing PPA portfolio?
Content: This training provides further insights for practitioners in the field of PPAs. We will investigate on the different risks connected to green PPAs and assess them thoroughly. We will also discuss differences between the European markets and how this should be considered in your portfolio management.
Agenda:
- Different PPA markets across Europe
- PPA risks from different perspectives: corporates, utilities, producers
- Drivers of market price risks
- Case studies
Target group: Specialists and managers from project developers, operators of renewable energy plants, energy suppliers and alike
"Thank you a lot for this superb training! I liked your sovereign style and the many deep insights into the complex energy trading markets in Germany and Europe."
Are you interested in an in-house training? Please feel free to contact us.
Luisa Castro
Assistant
When does in-house training make sense?
You want to implement a new project with your team. But the change in the energy market requires a sound knowledge of new laws, products and more. Your team only has limited information about the conditions in the energy industry framework. You aim to develop solutions in the future. An open energy market seminar is too general for your needs because you and your team are looking for answers to company-specific questions.
We independently observe and analyse changes in the European electricity market on a daily basis. We transfer these findings in our energy market training sessions. We bring complex interrelationships to the point in a clear and understandable way. In the in-house training, we address your specific area and prepare customised analyses on request.
You are now in a position to tackle your project successfully. Your team has taken away new impulses and ideas and returns to their daily work with fresh motivation. It is now easier for you to understand changes in the energy markets and news on political measures better and to place them in the overall context.
