
Gas outlook: prices, storage levels & security of supply perspectives
Since the start of 2025, Europe’s gas markets have experienced significant pressures, with supply and demand remaining delicately balanced. Prices have risen compared to the
Since the start of 2025, Europe’s gas markets have experienced significant pressures, with supply and demand remaining delicately balanced. Prices have risen compared to the
In November 2024, France experienced a period of significant dynamism in the field of electricity generation, driven primarily by the variability in wind power production.
Throughout history, we have experienced several energy crises. In this article, we will analyze these crises, not only to understand the challenges we faced at
The French capacity market continues to deliver auction after auction. In the last auctions, for 2025 and 2026 delivery years, prices were depressed to €6.19k/MW
We are approaching the energy winter, typically considered the period from November to March when the system becomes more strained due to low temperatures. As
A year ago, we welcomed the European Commission’s late introduction of delegated acts defining the criteria for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives, whether produced in
During the first and second quarters of 2024, electricity in Spain exhibited unusual behaviour due to several significant events and developments in the energy sector.
Currently, the gas market in Spain changed its decreasing trend in gas prices experienced at the end of 2023 and began to increase again after
Biogas is positioning itself as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels by allowing existing infrastructure to be maintained while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In the past few years, the energy sector has gone from largely unnoticed to a hot topic. The reason? The sudden and brutal increase in gas and electricity prices and their impact on economic
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).