PowerBot Talks

In this episode, Helmut talks to Paul Pontenagel, Managing Director at Time2Market, a Danish service provider helping trading companies to enter new markets quickly. Paul and Helmut discuss the Danish energy trading scene, where most new players in the European market are founded, and how physical power markets are different to derivative markets. Poul also talks about trading in gas markets and its differences to power markets.

Joffrey Faucon, head of product at Nordpol, discusses the transformation of the intraday trading platform at Nord Pool during the past years. He shares the challenges in stabilizing and improving the latency of the intraday trading system that ulimately led to a massive growth of volumes during the lsat years. Joffrey also talks about the acquisition of Nord Pool by Euronext and how expertise is shared among the group and new upcoming developments at Nord Pool.

Alexander Reinhold, CEO at Convex Energy, shares his journey from the digital ad-bidding industry to energy markets. We cover the similarities and differences between ad bidding and energy trading, and his journey with Frequenz and Resonanz.

Alex discusses the challenges of fundraising for an energy startup, the need for a clear value proposition and the evolution of Resonanz's business model, from developing products for the trading value chain to becoming a fully automated proprietary engine and the acquisition by Convex. Alex also talks about the role of Convex in the European energy trading industry, the importance of talent and location and the EPEX SPOT exchange council.