Energy production optimization for a utility
Categories: Hedging, Power Utilities, Risk Management
A German electricity producer sells its production of energy in both the futures market and the pool.
Energy retail optimization
Categories: Hedging, Power Utilities, Risk Management
A Swiss-Italian retailer buys energy from the electricity markets (pool and futures) for selling it afterwards to consumers or other retailers at a fixed price.
Energy procurement optimization for a large consumer
Categories: Hedging, Power Utilities, Risk Management
A German car manufacturer has energy-intensive assembling facilities. They own a power production unit and have access to forward contracts, bilateral contracts and the pool market.
Refinery margins optimization
Categories: Hedging, Oil & Gas, Risk Management
A U.S. refinery processes crude oil into distillates and uses internal optimization to decide on the level of output for each refined product.
Pertinent power price forecasting for a retailer
Categories: Hedging, Power Utilities
A Dutch power retailer hedges its sales commitments in the forwards market, based on its sales channels estimation.
Jet fuel hedging strategies for an airline company
Categories: Airlines & Transportation, Hedging, Risk Management
An Austrian budget airline has a significant exposure to commodity price and foreign exchange risks. It has several supply contracts in its portfolio and uses various hedging strategies to keep fuel costs under control.
Energy procurement strategies for an industrial company
Categories: Hedging, Oil & Gas, Power Utilities, Risk Management
A French energy-intensive industrial company has been paying high costs for its power and gas consumption. With a few suppliers, it has entered fixed price bilateral contracts which offer some volume flexibility.