Fredrik Bergström of dcRenewables discusses how to maximize profits from wind power investments in cold climates. He explains that electricity markets are deregulated and pricing is volatile. Risk management involves analyzing risks and ways to handle them such as eliminating, accepting, or controlling risks. The presentation aims to provide insight into profiting from electricity market volatility and maintaining high availability of wind power production.

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Winterwind
dcRenewables
12 February 2013
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Fredrik Bergström
How to create black figures from
windpower investments in cold climate
Fredrik Bergström
Business Manager
Danske Commodities Renewables
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dc value chain
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Our vision
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International growth
In the
pipeline
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Objective
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Issues
• How does the electricity market work in general
• Risk Management
• Profit maximization
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How does the electricity market work
• De-regulated market
• Pricing in short term over the power exchange
~ 70 % of all consumed power is priced on spotmarket
• Volatile market
• Different price areas
• Challange for all
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Issues
• How does the electricity market work in general
• Risk Management
• Profit maximization
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Risk Mangement
• What is a risk
Consequences multiplied with probability gives the risk
• Risk analysis
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Risk Mangement
Ways to handle the risks
• Eliminate the risk
• Accept the risk
• Take control over the risk
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Issues
• How does the electricity market works in general
• Risk Management
• Profit maximization
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Profit maximization
• Make sure the availability of the production
• Make sure to take advantage of the volatility of the market
• Try to do things differently
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Thank you for your time
Fredrik Bergström fbe@danskecommodities.com
Business Manager, Sweden Tlf. +46(0) 72514 3833
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