Montel News - Energy Insights

Montel News - Energy Insights

Spain’s power blackout – A stress test for...

127 views May 27, 2025

April’s massive blackout across Spain and Portugal has re-ignited debate about the rapid rollout...

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Italian data centres shift to medium-voltage grid

111 views May 23, 2025

As data centre demand surges across Italy, operators are making a strategic shift in how they...

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Complexity slows key EU power market reform

109 views May 19, 2025

European market operators have agreed to postpone a move from hourly to quarterly trading windows...

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Pumping hydro to boost UK power grid resilience

98 views May 14, 2025

The UK will need an increasing amount of dispatchable energy supply to balance the electricity...

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EU coal imports face bumpy path to oblivion

152 views May 05, 2025

Europe’s appetite for thermal coal remains in structural decline, amid widespread plant closures...

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Living on a high wire - A French balancing act?

146 views April 30, 2025

France is living on a high wire as it increasingly resorts to expensive methods to cope with...

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A slowdown in European negative power prices?

223 views April 25, 2025

Power consumers in central and southeastern Europe may see a decrease in the instances when they...

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Will the Nordic region set a new power export...

185 views April 10, 2025

The Nordic countries hit a record-high net power export of 41 TWh last year amid increased...

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Will Germany’s immense infrastructure debt help...

200 views April 08, 2025

After Germany amended its constitution in mid-March to allow for 500 bn EUR in debt for...

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Germany’s new government to prioritise cheaper...

156 views April 04, 2025

After winning a general election on 23 February, Germany’s centre-right Christian Union (CDU/CSU)...

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Europe urged to tap into domestic gas reserves

213 views March 27, 2025

Europe's energy security challenges have been exposed by recent geopolitical crises, and nowhere...

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New Nordic back-up scheme sparks uncertainty

181 views March 25, 2025

The cost of balancing the Nordic power market has risen considerably since the region launched a...