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Low carbon generation
Japan Power Market Outlook – Q2 2024
The Japan Benchmark Power Curve is a comprehensive power price modelling service, providing market and technology-specific forecasts in partnership with Shulman Advisory. It delivers long-term 30-year price forecasts, informed by significant market, policy, and regulatory expertise, along with direct access to our experts. This summary report provides an overview of trends for the Japan Power…
Energy storage and flexibility
Addressing the cost of electrification: A 2024 update on decarbonising heat for energy intensive sectors
Cornwall Insight and CPI are delighted to present an update to our 2022 paper on industrial electrification, ‘Addressing the cost of electrification’. Our latest paper, ‘Addressing the cost of electrification: A 2024 update on decarbonising heat for energy intensive sectors’, highlights the changing economic and policy environment, and suggests a…
Low carbon generation
Exploring Japan’s Energy Market with Our Power Curve Insights
Cornwall Insight has published our first report on Japan power prices this week. Japan is the fifth largest energy consumer globally and has over 300 gigawatts of installed capacity, with 70% of electricity generation currently from coal and gas. Join Kate Hill and Sarah Nolan as they discuss how Japan…
Energy storage and flexibility
An Introduction to the Japanese Energy Market
Following our exciting partnership with Shulman Advisory, we have released a new joint podcast, “An Introduction to the Japanese Energy Market”. In this episode of The Energy Essentials Podcast, our Lead Research Analyst Kate Hill is joined by Meg De Pasquale-Crighton from Shulman Advisory as they discuss an introduction to…
Low carbon generation
REMA Series: Expanded Balancing Mechanism vs Central Dispatch – Episode 4
Join Kate Hill and Kate Mulvany as they discuss expanding the Balancing Mechanism (BM) versus the Central Dispatch approach as part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA). Subscribers of our Industry Essentials service have access to all of our Thought Leadership content, including podcasts, insight papers, and blogs….
E-mobility and low carbon
Is Europe’s EV uptake stalling? EV Country Attractiveness Index findings
In the first quarter of 2024, battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales and public charge-point installations have continued to grow across Europe. The new financial year has also seen many countries implement new subsidies to spur further growth. Amid this, conversations continue around the influence of cheap Chinese imports across European…
Low carbon generation
Save it for later: the role of LDES in Ireland’s future power system
In its transition to net zero, Ireland’s power system will undergo fundamental changes as it shifts from a reliance on thermal generation from imported fossil fuels to generation from indigenous, intermittent, renewables. Among these changes is the growing need for flexibility to help maintain system stability. This includes the provision…
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Our consultancy team offer a bespoke research and advisory service. We utilise quantitative analysis, state of the art models and have over two centuries of accumulated market experience.
Our consultancy team offer a bespoke research and advisory service. We utilise quantitative analysis, state of the art models and have over two centuries of accumulated market experience.
We provide learning and development across the energy value chain, covering different ability levels. We offer a range of delivery channels to suit all needs from public courses, e-learning and in-house training.
Market intelligence, analysis and regulatory insight covering the full breadth of the energy sector. Delivered via a combination of reports, publications and forums, supported by full digital capability.
Our forums and events provide the opportunity to talk to our experts and hear their thoughts on the latest developments in the market, across renewables, flexibility, energy supply, electric vehicles and financing.
Our consultancy team offer a bespoke research and advisory service. We utilise quantitative analysis, state of the art models and have over two centuries of accumulated market experience.
We provide learning and development across the energy value chain, covering different ability levels. We offer a range of delivery channels to suit all needs from public courses, e-learning and in-house training.
Market intelligence, analysis and regulatory insight covering the full breadth of the energy sector. Delivered via a combination of reports, publications and forums, supported by full digital capability.
Our forums and events provide the opportunity to talk to our experts and hear their thoughts on the latest developments in the market, across renewables, flexibility, energy supply, electric vehicles and financing.
Cornwall Insight was commissioned by Zenobe Energy to undertake network charging analysis. Zenobe design, finance, build and operate battery solutions, and is on track to manage 1GW of grid-connected battery power by 2025. The last decade has seen considerable amounts of battery storage connecting to the grid, with over 1GW clearing at the last Capacity Market auction for delivery in 2025-26. However, network charging regulation has not responded to this development: the last substantial updates to the methodology took place in 2014. This means electricity storage is charged in the same way as gas and coal generation, taking only exports,…
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The ‘Flexibility Fundamentals in NEM’ training course was very insightful. Coming from a market background I was interested to understand other parts of the market. I thought the network charging interaction and FCAS market was particularly insightful. It was also great to understand Cornwall Insight’s view on the energy market.
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Following the release of our All-Island Forward Curve our Senior Modeller Sarah Nolan spoke in the Irish Times, on why higher than anticipated gas storage in Europe is forecast to push down power prices over the next year. Irish Times
New forecasts from Cornwall Insight Australia revealed a lucrative and enduring role for batteries in the recently launched Very Fast Frequency Control Ancillary Services (VF FCAS) markets. Our Modelling Manager Ben Tudman spoke to PV Magazine on why the higher prices available will hopefully see appetite grow for involvement in…
