The Association of Power Exchanges (APEx) annual conference was hosted by NEMMCO In October 2008. This conference enabled power exchanges from around the world to discuss developments of common interest. The presentations from this conference are included below to enable the wider industry to also benefit from the material considered.
Keynote address
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Keynote Address
APEx 2008 |
Session 1 – Part 1: Asia – Pacific Markets situation:
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Overview of the Asia - Pacific markets Dave Carlson |
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The Australian market evolution Brian Spalding |
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The Philippines market Lasse Holopainen & Mario Pangilinan |
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The Kazakhstan Market Erzhan Madiyev |
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The evolution of the Western Australia Market Allan Dawson |
Session 1 – Part 2: North and South American Markets situation:
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Overview of the North American and Canadian markets Hung-po Chao |
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The Californian market situation Anjali Sheffrin |
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The Status of Canadian Markets Warren Frost |
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Overview of the Central and South American market Luis Camargo |
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Argentine Power Sector Juan Luchilo |
Session 1 - Part 3: European Markets situation:
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Development and implementation of a coordinated model for regional and inter-regional congestion management in Europe María Luisa Huidobro |
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The new Irish Market – the first year’s experience: SEM experience to date and the impacts for the future Sean McGoldrick |
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The market coupling experience in Europe Jean-François Conil-Lacoste |
Session 1 – Part 4: European Markets (continued):
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Importance of intraday and adjustment markets José Javier González |
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Governance, regulation and market integration in Europe Salvatore Zecchini |
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Harmonisation within a merger of two Spot PX´s - Experiences of Powernext and EEX Wolfgang von Rintelen |
Session 2: Integration of Gas and Electricity:
Session 3: Integration of physical market and financial market risk management
This could cover the liquidity of financial markets, the impact of physical operation on financial markets, the difference between the financial markets around balancing or gross physical pools etc.
Session 4: Renewable energy and emissions trading
Integration of renewable energy on physical operation and financial trading and Systems services implications of wind power.
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Wind developments in North America Warren Frost |
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Wind Generation in New Zealand Kieran Devine, Doug Goodwin |
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The Irish situation :Renewables and System Services Ann Scully |
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Renewable producers participation in the electricity market María-Luisa Huidobro |
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The California emission trading situation Anjali Sheffrin |
Session 5 - Australian Energy Market Commission
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Australia’s energy markets: change and challenge John Tamblyn |
Industry Conference
Following the APEx conference, a half-day industry conference focussing on “International Developments in Electricity Markets and their Integration with Gas” was held to enable the Australian Industry to directly gain insights into energy markets from some of the APEx visitors. The presentations from that conference are also listed below.
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European Experience : Cross border electricity trade in Europe Ms Maria Luisa Huidobro, President, OMEL, Spain. |
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European Situation : The integration of European electricity and gas markets Mr Bert Den Ouden, CEO, APX Group, Netherlands |
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Asian Situation : Overview of Asia Pacific Markets Mr David Carlson, CEO, EMC, Singapore |
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North American situation : Integration of Natural Gas and Electricity in New England and the rest of U.S. Dr Hung-Po Chao, Director, ISO NE, USA |
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South American situation : Argentine Power Sector - Development and Integration with Gas System Mr Juan Luchilo, Control Manager, CAMMESA, Argentina |