At this year’s DC Days, we enjoyed a thought-provoking talk from Svend Brinkmann and had the opportunity to sit back and get to know our colleagues even better. The trip offered everything from dinners and dancefloors, spinning and spa to an intimate concert with Bathsheba — it even included a dodgeball tournament!
Investing in renewables during the energy crisis
Ramping up on renewable energy plays an important role in making Europe less dependent on imported gas and in ensuring that we reach our climate targets. In this episode we invite Danske Commodities’ Head of European Origination, Jens Tang, and Renewables Development Origination Manager, Dirk Kaiser, into the studio to look at what needs to be in place before a wind farm or solar park can be built and how the energy crisis has affected investments in green energy sources.
It requires extreme dedication and the most sophisticated technology to be able to analyse the fundamentals that make up the foundation of a trade. But most of all, it requires remarkable people.
Meet Jakob Hauberg Møller
Meet Jakob. Every year, he helps his family with the summer harvest, processing more than 750 hectares of barley, wheat, rape, oats and beans.
Liquidity is key when energy prices soar
As the energy crisis drove prices of gas and power to extreme levels during 2022, market participants experienced an unprecedented pressure on liquidity. But how does it feel to be the one that has to secure a company’s liquidity when energy prices soar? We have invited Head of Treasury, Helle Fiskbæk Andreassen, and Head of Treasury & Credit Risk Management, Rasmus Steffensen, to talk about how they experienced the historical year of 2022.
Meet Pernille. When she’s not assessing risk for our renewables portfolio, she’s jumping over sky-high obstacles on the back of a horse.
Brand launch video 2022
There’s a special energy at Danske Commodities. We are a collective of thinkers and doers, working together to make an impact. And we love every second of it.
High performance needs to be sustainable. We want you to deliver ambitious results for many years without growing tired. Without burning out. Having a great job is a big part of having a great life. And we want to do what we can to ensure you arrive at work filled with energy and leave the office in the afternoon with energy as well.
DC2024 Recap
At this year’s DC Days, we enjoyed a thought-provoking talk from Svend Brinkmann and had the opportunity to sit back and get to know our colleagues even better. The trip offered everything from dinners and dancefloors, spinning and spa to an intimate concert with Bathsheba — it even included a dodgeball tournament!
This is us
It requires extreme dedication and the most sophisticated technology to be able to analyse the fundamentals that make up the foundation of a trade. But most of all, it requires remarkable people.
Meet Kim Bentzen
Meet Kim, who monitors weather conditions at and off work, where he braves the waves as an open water swimmer.
Meet Jakob Hauberg Møller
Meet Jakob. Every year, he helps his family with the summer harvest, processing more than 750 hectares of barley, wheat, rape, oats and beans.
Meet Mia Busk Hedegaard
Meet Mia, an amateur chef with a knack for project management and people development.
Meet Arne Højgaard
Meet Arne, who heads up some of our biggest IT projects and manages bees. 80,000 bees to be exact.
Meet Pernille Maibom Refsgaard
Meet Pernille. When she’s not assessing risk for our renewables portfolio, she’s jumping over sky-high obstacles on the back of a horse.
Meet Jakob Arendt Rasmussen
Meet Jakob, whose ability to immerse himself in complex assignments may stem from his PhD in theoretical physics, or his background in music, playing lead saxophone in a band.
Brand launch video 2022
There’s a special energy at Danske Commodities. We are a collective of thinkers and doers, working together to make an impact. And we love every second of it.
2021 annual results
2021 was a defining year for energy markets. Navigating unprecedented market volatility, we delivered a strong financial performance. CEO Helle Østergaard Kristiansen takes you through the results and drivers.
Meet Sandu Vallentin
Meet Sandu, who never backs down from a challenge, and loves to push himself to find the power zone — behind his screens and his kite.
Grenaa Heating Plant: A Model of Energy Flexibility
By integrating solar thermal panels and photovoltaic systems alongside their woodchip boiler, the district heating provider in the town of Grenaa, Denmark, has developed a versatile energy system that supports both their sustainability goals and reduces costs for their customers. Danske Commodities collaborates closely with the company, assisting in production planning and optimisation. In this episode, CEO of Grenaa Heating Plant Søren Gertsen and Senior Originator Jakob Krogshave Laursen provide insight into the process.
Power-to‑X: Optimising a pivotal part of the green transition
With the ability to transform renewable energy into other types of energy, such as hydrogen or methanol, Power-to‑X plays an important role in providing the flexibility needed in our energy system to help the world succed with the green transition. In this episode, we visit Northern Europe’s biggest Power-to‑X plant in Denmark, the Kassø plant owned by European Energy, and talk to the plant’s Asset Optimisation Engineer, Rolvur Reinert, and Danske Commodities’ own Head of Flexible Asset Management, Jesper Vestergaard, about the complex task of optimising the plant’s production.
Trading in Brazil: Liberalisation and decarbonisation
The Brazilian energy markets are moving towards liberalisation, and at the same time, the country is set to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. In this episode, Danske Commodities’ Head of Brazil, Felipe Cabrelon, and Senior Originator Milena Urbani talk about the role that Danske Commodities plays in this double transition, how the Brazilian energy markets differ from the markets in Europe, and what the future of energy trading looks like in the South American country.
Asia-Pacific: Green transition and trading opportunities
With the energy transition in the Asia-Pacific region, power markets move away from their dependency on oil, coal and gas, and that creates new opportunities for energy trading companies. On a line from our office in Singapore, we talk to the head of Danske Commodites’ business in the APAC region, Andreas Schwartz, about the difference between energy trading in our core markets in Europe and trading in APAC and how he views the future of the power markets in APAC. And we also get the more personal story of how he relocated from Denmark to Singapore with his family, and what he has learned from that experience.
Danske Commodities entered the US energy markets in 2019, and since then the US business has grown significantly. But what makes the US markets so attractive for a European energy trading company like Danske Commodities? How does trading in the US differ from trading in Europe? And what are the long-term plans for Danske Commodities in the US? Find out in this episode, where our guests are Thor Kalstrup, Head of US, and Anders Damm, Head of US Short Term Power Trading.
The Energy Crisis and the Role of the Energy Trading Companies
2022 was the year of the energy crisis with extreme prices and volatility in the energy markets. In this episode, we take a look back at causes and effects of the energy crisis — and the role that energy trading companies play during a crisis.
In the studio is Quantitative Gas Trader Mikkel Friis Holm and Head of Power Market Analysis Martin Juhl.
As the energy crisis drove prices of gas and power to extreme levels during 2022, market participants experienced an unprecedented pressure on liquidity. But how does it feel to be the one that has to secure a company’s liquidity when energy prices soar? We have invited Head of Treasury, Helle Fiskbæk Andreassen, and Head of Treasury & Credit Risk Management, Rasmus Steffensen, to talk about how they experienced the historical year of 2022.
Ramping up on renewable energy plays an important role in making Europe less dependent on imported gas and in ensuring that we reach our climate targets. In this episode we invite Danske Commodities’ Head of European Origination, Jens Tang, and Renewables Development Origination Manager, Dirk Kaiser, into the studio to look at what needs to be in place before a wind farm or solar park can be built and how the energy crisis has affected investments in green energy sources.
How new technology will change the future of energy
From intelligent washing machines and green hydrogen to electrical vehicles and solar panels on your roof. In the coming years, new technology will forever change the way energy is produced and consumed. In this episode, two of Danske Commodities’ sharpest analysts, Andreas Schwarz and Tim Kummerfeld, look at the energy landscape of tomorrow and how technological advances will affect all of our lives.
How Companies Go Green with Corporate Power Purchase Agreements
Climate awareness is growing among big companies — and consumers are expecting corporates to do their part in the fight against climate changes. One of the ways to make an impact is by sourcing green power through so-called Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (cPPAs). In this episode, Danske Commodities’ Senior Sustainability Specialist, Rikke Toudahl Hansen, and Head of Origination, Marco Verspuij, discuss how cPPAs work, and why the interest in them is rising fast.
When we talk about the energy transition, we usually talk about wind farms and solar parks — but gas plays an increasingly important role in our common journey towards more green energy. In this episode of ‘Behind the screens’ with Danske Commodities’
Head of Power Markets Analysis, Martin Juhl, and Quantitative Gas Trader Mikkel Jensen, explain where our energy comes from when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.
How can you be sure that the power you consume is actually green? One way is through buying a certificate – the so-called Guarantees of Origin – that connects the power you use to a renewable energy source. At Danske Commodities, we trade Guarantees of Origin as well as other environmental products. But how do they work, what drives the market, and what role do they play in the energy transition?
The answers to these questions – and more – are given to you by Danske Commodities’ Head of Climate Markets Casper Elgaard and Senior Business Developer Alexandra Münzer.
How will the global energy markets evolve in the coming years? We’ve invited our Head of Business Development, Andreas Schwarz Knudsen, into the studio to talk about the green transition, digitalisation, decentralisation and all the other major trends that is going to impact energy trading on a world-wide scale in the next 3 – 5 years.
The COVID-19 virus has affected the lives of people all around the world. And as our lives have changed, so has our consumption of energy. In this episode, our Head of Intraday Trading Anders Kring and Head of People & Culture Marie-Louise Brebøl Christensen look at how the worldwide pandemic has affected the energy markets — and the people working behind the trading screens.
Algorithms and automated solutions are rapidly changing the world of energy trading. But what is automation exactly? Dive into the world of algorithms and automation in a guided tour by two of Danske Commodities’ first-hand experts – Head of Gas Systems and Automation Tobias Basse and Senior Quantitative Analyst Kristian Tanggaard.
Data has become a hot topic in energy trading – and for a good reason. Quality, speed and use of data in all processes and across the entire organisation is essential for the success of a trading company. But what is data? And how is it brought into use in energy trading? These questions – and many more – are answered by Danske Commodities’ Chief Data Officer and Head of Business Intelligence, Lars Kühn Thomsen in this episode of Behind the Screens.
We’re zooming out to give you the big picture of how the production, supply and consumption of power has changed radically over the past 50 years. You’ll be guided through the liberalisation of the energy markets, the rise of renewables and the impact of automation and digitalisation by our in-house experts Andreas Schwarz Knudsen, Head of Commercial Business Development, and Peter Fritsche, who was among the first traders in the liberalised markets and now heads Danske Commodities’ team for Central- and West European Power Markets trading.
With the rise of wind farms and solar panels, the price of energy is increasingly dependent on the weather – and meteorologists become increasingly important for energy trading companies. In this episode, Danske Commodities’ Head of Meteorology Kim Bentzen talks about what it’s like to work as a meteorologist on a trading floor, how he and his colleagues work closely together with our traders in mapping out our trading strategies – and how he was hired as a bit of an experiment, when he started at Danske Commodities.
Every wondered what it’s like to be an energy trader? In the first episode of ‘Behind the screens’, two of Danske Commodities’ most experienced traders talk about life on a trading floor, how the job as an energy trader has evolved over the years – and how you handle 15 screens at a time.
