
Open, CBAM!
On 13 December, in an enthusiastic press release, the European Commission welcomed the political agreement reached on the same day between the European Parliament and the European Council on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), better known by its Irish acronym CBAM, whose principle is to tax the carbon content
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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.

REPowerEU: “green” and economic cost at stake?
On Wednesday, May 18th, EC President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the EC´s REPowerEU plan, a proposal aimed at becoming independent of Russian fossil

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ – Iberian Singularity
Energy has been a daily topic of conversation in recent months. We at HES have been closely following all the developments to accompany our

Rising energy prices: national measures to protect European end-users
In recent months, European wholesale energy prices have risen considerably, thus creating a tense situation for end-users. In addition, Russian’s invasion of Ukraine at

Subida de precios de la energía: medidas nacionales para proteger a los consumidores finales europeos
En los últimos meses, los precios europeos de la energía en los mercados mayoristas han subido significativamente, lo que ha creado una situación tensa

Ukrainian crisis: how does dependence on Russian gas threaten the security of energy supply in France and, more broadly, in Europe?
“Master of the Kremlin”, as Vladimir Putin is often referred to, is certainly a master in the use of the bludgeon… but he is

French capacity mechanism: New simplified rules
In the wake of the major strategic directions for energy and climate, the energy mix – and the market as a whole – are

Mecanismo de capacidad francés: nuevas normas simplificadas
A consecuencia de las grandes orientaciones estratégicas establecidas para el clima y la energía, el mix energético – y el mercado en su conjunto

Nuclear: el día de la marmota
El martes 21 de diciembre, comenzó oficialmente la temporada de invierno. Sin embargo, para Europa, y en lo que a los mercados energéticos se

Nuclear Groundhog Day
According to the Gregorian calendar, on Tuesday, 21 December, the signal for the beginning of the winter season was officially given. For Europe, however,