
Fin del « dopaje » nuclear francés
El final de 2025 marca un cambio importante para todos los consumidores de electricidad en Francia: el fin del suministro nuclear al precio imbatible de
El final de 2025 marca un cambio importante para todos los consumidores de electricidad en Francia: el fin del suministro nuclear al precio imbatible de
Desde principios de 2025, los mercados europeos del gas han experimentado importantes presiones, con una oferta y una demanda que se mantienen en delicado equilibrio.
A pesar de no ser recaudados por la UE, sino por cada uno de los países, los impuestos energéticos a nivel europeo existen. Estos se
En noviembre de 2024, Francia experimentó un periodo de gran dinamismo en el ámbito de la generación de eléctrica, impulsado principalmente por la variabilidad en
A lo largo de la historia, hemos sido testigos de cómo las crisis energéticas se repiten, cada una reflejando patrones similares de dependencia, escasez y
El mercado de capacidad francés sigue librando sus resultados, subasta tras subasta. En las últimas, correspondientes a los años 2025 y 2026, los precios se
Nos acercamos al invierno energético, generalmente considerado el periodo, de noviembre a marzo, en el que el sistema se vuelve más tenso debido a las
Hace un año, acogimos con beneplácito la publicación tardía de los actos delegados de la Comisión Europea que definían los criterios para catalogación del hidrógeno
El biogás se está posicionando como una alternativa a los combustibles fósiles tradicionales, al permitir el mantenimiento de la infraestructura existente mientras ayuda a reducir
En los últimos años, el sector de la energía, que hasta el momento pasaba bastante desapercibido, se ha convertido en tema de actualidad. ¿La razón?
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).