What initially appeared to be some good news eventually led to the emergence of a major energy crisis in China, a crisis which spread to the rest of the world with an explosive increase in energy prices, especially natural gas prices. Indeed, China’s strong post-Covid economic recovery has led to a surge in demand for […]
Este verano he pasado mis vacaciones en la costa en el sur de España (cosa que recomiendo). Para mi sorpresa, la segunda noticia de todos los boletines de noticias -tras el COVID- era el precio de la electricidad en el mercado spot. Para que los medios se interesen por el mercado diario de la electricidad,
Alza de los precios de la electricidad: ¿Quién tiene la culpa? Read More »
This summer I spent my holidays on the coast in the south of Spain (something I highly recommend). To my surprise, the second biggest story in all the news bulletins – after COVID – was the price of electricity in the spot market. Something shocking must be happening for the media to be interested in
Soaring electricity prices: Whose fault is it? Read More »
In our last article on the carbon market we explained the different phases of the ETS since its inception in 2000. In June 2021, the European Commission published the “Fit for 55” package, which targets the reduction of greenhouse gases by 55% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2030. This legislative package sets out the road
Objective: Carbon neutrality Read More »
La lucha contra el cambio climático se ha vuelto el eje del desarrollo del sector de la energía. El objetivo de cero emisiones en 2050 hace pivotar la estrategia energética mundial. Sin embargo, no todos los países comienzan este proceso desde el mismo punto de partida. En las próximas décadas la mayor parte de las
El horizonte de las inversiones en energía según la AIE Read More »
The fight against climate change has become the focus of the energy sector’s development. The objective of zero emissions by 2050 is central to the world’s energy strategy. However, not all countries are beginning this process from the same starting point. In the coming decades, most of the world’s emissions will originate in countries with
Energy investment horizon according to the IEA Read More »
While discussions and speculations about the Arenh, its abolition, adaptation and replacement are in full swing, it seems relevant to us to look at the question of the price of electricity in France in its most fundamental component: the price of Baseload (constant power band across the 8760 hours of the year). Indeed, the Arenh
De Baseload pretio in Gallia (On the price of Baseload in France) Read More »
As part of the Energy Transition process, and in line with the EU Green Deal – namely aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by way of increasing the total share of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in its energy mix and increasing energy efficiency, many national governments announced their intention to phase out coal, the most polluting
Coal phase-out in the EU: gaining momentum? Read More »
Since the carbon market was created more than fourteen years ago, the price per tonne of carbon has never been higher. On March 31st, the closing value of the EUA Dec21 contract was 42.55€/Tn. Market prices have been rising steadily for quite some time now, i.e., +37% since 2020 and +18% since the beginning of
Carbon: a market under pressure Read More »
Hydrogen, the most widespread atom in the universe, cannot claim to be a story in itself. The notoriety of this atom (or molecule: dihydrogen, H2, is commonly known as hydrogen) will exempt us from harping on about Captain Nemo’s vision of Jules Vernes’ Mysterious Island, or from plunging back into the debate on the advantages
A new breath for hydrogen Read More »
Each month, one of our experts publishes an article describing his view on a specific topic of the constant changes taking place in the energy market, with special focus on the French market.
“Decarbonization of the Energy and Transport sectors is arguably today’s main economic driver for the industry.”
His career started in civil engineering as a Project Manager in France, Martinique and Australia. Afterwards, he became the General Manager of a subsidiary in Venezuela. In 1992, he established Dalkia in Germany (district heating, cogeneration, and partnerships) and represented Véolia in Thailand. In 2000, he opened the commercial office of Endesa in France to take advantage of the liberalized retail market. From 2006, as a development Manager at Endesa France, he led Endesa’s plan for Combined Cycle generation in France and developed the wind and PV portfolio of Snet at the same time. Philippe Boulanger worked for 3 years at E.ON’s headquarters coordinating the company´s activities in France. He was strongly involved in the French hydro concession renewal project. As a Senior Vice President – Project Director at Solvay Energy Services from April 2012 to February 2014 he was in charge of the H2/Power to gas and European direct market access deployment projects. Philippe has been an HES expert since 2014.
Philippe Boulanger holds engineering degrees both from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées (France) and has a combined experience of more than 25 years in energy and infrastructure. In addition to English, Mr. Boulanger is fluent in French, German & Spanish.
“The world is changing. New investors pay particular attention to the energy sector while historical actors adapt their position to the market.”
Antonio started his career in the electricity sector in 1991 working as a member of the General Manager’s team at Sevillana de Electricidad (Spain). In 1997, he was appointed head of commercial regulation at Endesa Distribución. In 2000, he joined the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) department of Endesa Europe. He was appointed Managing Director of Endesa Power Trading Ltd (UK) in 2003. A year later, he became responsible for energy management at SNET (France). In 2008, he was appointed Managing Director of SNET (France). In 2009, he became Director of Corporate Development at E.ON France. In 2011, he founded Haya Energy Solutions (HES), a consulting firm focused on optimising the energy management of consumers, producers and retailers of gas and electricity. From 2015 to 2018, Antonio combined the consulting activity at HES with the general management of 2 production facilities in France (2 CCGTs x 410MW), owned by KKR. At the end of 2018, he joined Asterion Industrial Partners, an infrastructure investment fund, as an operating partner. Antonio currently devotes most of his efforts to the Asterion Portfolio, while advising through HES companies in the energy sector in France, Italy, Germany, UK and Spain.
Antonio graduated from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros of Seville (Spain) and holds an MBA degree from Deusto University (Spain).
