Time2Talk: The Energy Trading Podcast

Inside Europe’s Balancing Markets, PICASSO, Volatility & AI | Time2Talk with Priyanka Shinde #303

Time2Talk: The Energy Trading Podcast

Show Notes

In today's episode, join Priyanka Shinde, Nordic Market Expert at Montel, and Paul Pontenagel from Time2Market, as they discuss: πŸ‘‰ PICASSO and cross-border integration πŸ‘‰ Renewables, batteries, and new asset types in ancillary services πŸ‘‰ Why recent market changes led to extreme price spikes and volatility πŸ‘‰ How balancing, intraday, and reserve markets are becoming increasingly interconnected πŸ‘‰ The balance between AI-driven trading and fundamental market understanding If yo...

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