In-house Seminars and Training

Knowledge transfer – individual and confidential

Our in-house seminars and training are customised according to the individual needs of your company. Together with you, we create an agenda that corresponds to your learning objectives, previous knowledge and needs. Contents can be compiled from our seminars as well as our further training courses, such as Simulation Games.

Your benefits

You decide about place and time
You determine the number of participants
Extensive documentation and certificates
Quality assurance and updating of the seminar offer through market proximity and constant market observation

Click on the titles below to view the agendas of our standard in-house seminars and workshops.

You can also book all in-house seminars and trainings as online version!

BASIC KNOWLEDGE

Starter kit electricity industry

Level: basic knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: technical basics of the energy industry
Session 2: the energy industry value chain
Session 3: the framework of the electricity industry
Session 4: power procurement from a supplier's point of view
Session 5: the wholesale market for electricity
Session 6: the energy transition in Germany

Our Simulation Games on power trading support the optimal learning effect through practical and playful application of the theoretically imparted knowledge. We will be happy to advise you on which simulation game suits you best.

Download info sheet Starter Kit Electricity Industry

Revenue potential at short-term energy markets

Level: basic knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: brief introduction to power trading
Session 2: intraday trading on EPEX Spot
Session 3: intraday trading potential
Session 4: the new control energy market
Session 5: revenue potential on the control power market
Session 6: balancing and balancing energy price

The simulation game Spot Market Electricity is the optimal complement to the training Revenue Potential at Short-Term Energy Markets. Select between the board game or the online simulation game (also possible in a remote session).

Download info sheet Revenue Potential at Short-Term Energy Markets

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE

Electricity Trading on Spot and Futures Market

Level: special knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: brief introduction to electricity trading
Session 2: short-term trading at EPEX Spot
Session 3: potentials at the spot market
Session 4: the futures market for electricity trading
Session 5: trading strategies and procurement
Session 6: outlook and market analysis

Supplement your market knowledge with the seminars PPA Intensive Seminar: Valuation & Contract Design or Techniques of Power Price Forecasts.

Download info sheet Electricity Trading on Spot and Futures Market

PPAs explained for sales staff of energy suppliers

Level: special knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: electricity markets and industry on the way to Net Zero
Session 2: specifics of green power procurement via PPAs
Session 3: electricity procurement for industry previously and today (I) – quantities
Session 4: electricity procurement for industry previously and today (II) – pricing
Session 5: industrial self-supply and on-site PPAs
Session 6: synthesis of Sessions 1–5 – group exercise & discussion

Supplement your market knowledge with the seminars The European CO₂ Market: Insights and Outlooks or Battery Storage at the Power Market.

Download info sheet PPAs Explained for Sales Staff of Energy Suppliers

Power market risks for banks, investors & insurers

Level: special knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: introduction to the power market
Session 2: profile value of power generated by renewable energy
Session 3: introduction to fundamental power price scenarios
Session 4: deep-dive into fundamental power price scenarios
Session 5: risk assessment with power price scenario swarms
Session 6: renewable energy systems and the modelling of their revenues

Supplement your market knowledge with the seminars Electricity trade at Spot and Futures Markets or PPA Intensive Seminar: Evaluation & Contract Design.

Download info sheet Power market risks for banks, investors & insurers

The European CO2 market: Insights and Outlooks

Level: special knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: basics of the EU ETS
Session 2: the current trading period 2021 to 2030
Session 3: emission reductions in non-ETS sectors – the ETS 2
Session 4: interactions between national and EU measures
Session 5: initiatives from the EU's Fit for 55 package
Session 6: future and international developments

Expand your market knowledge on electricity trade with the seminars Electricity trade on Spot and Futures markets. Or test your trading skills in the online simulation game Long-term Markets, where you own a coal-fired power plant and have to trade emission certificates as well.

Download info sheet The European CO₂ market: Insights and Outlooks

Battery storage at the power market

Level: special knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: overview of storage technologies
Session 2: applications at a glance
Session 3: legal framework
Session 4: the new control power market
Session 5: comparison of spot markets
Session 6: practical applications

Dive into the depths of the flexibility markets with the seminar Revenue Potential at Short-Term Energy Markets.

Download info sheet Battery Storage at the Power Market

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

PPA intensive seminar: Valuation & contract design

Level: expert knowledge
Duration: 1–2 days
Topics:

Session 1: overview PPA value chain
Session 2: basics of pricing and profile value in the electricity market
Session 3: profile value and green property in practice
Session 4: methodology of assessing PPA structures and their risks
Session 5: PPA hedging for energy supply companies and plant operators
Session 6: synthesis of sessions 1 to 5 – understanding negotiators
Session 7: from the practice of contract drafting (with external expert/lawyer)
Session 8: PPA market outlook to 2030
Session 9: long-term electricity price development until 2050

Supplement your market knowledge with the seminar Battery Storage at the Power Market.

Download info sheet PPA Intensive Seminar: Valuation & Contract Design

PPA Advanced: Managing market risks for wind and solar

Level: expert knowledge
Duration: 1 day
Topics:

Session 1: deep dive PPA markets and structures in Europe
Session 2: PPA risks – understanding corporate buyers
Session 3: PPA risks – understanding utilities and producers
Session 4: understanding the drivers of market risks
Session 5: case studies on risk exposure of different PPAs
Session 6: risk management 2.0 – portfolio optimisation

Complement your market knowledge with the seminars The European CO₂-Market or Battery Storage at the Power Market.

Download info sheet PPA Advanced: Managing Market Risks for Wind and Solar

Techniques of power price forecasts

Level: expert knowledge
Duration: 1–2 days
Topics:

Session 1: basics of price forecasting
Session 2: principle of spot price forecasting
Session 3: application of chart formations
Session 4: evaluation of technical signals
Session 5: long-term price forecasts with fundamental models
Session 6: analysis of the market

Supplement your market knowledge with the seminars PPA Intensive Seminar: Valuation & Contract Design.

Download info sheet Techniques of Power Price Forecasts

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Testimonials

"Energy Brainpool has been supporting us for years with customised in-house seminars and interactive workshops on strategic and operational issues. We are particularly impressed by the combination of professional expertise and methodological competence."

Sebastian Sladek
Member of the Executive Board
EWS Elektrizitätswerke Schönau eG

"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."

Simon Bittner
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

"Thank you very much for the highly successful in-house event at our company. All participants liked it and are now well-informed."

Stefanie Selms
Stadtwerke Parchim GmbH

Your contact

Matthis Brinkhaus
Senior Expert
Phone: +49 (0)30 76 76 54 - 10
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