Curtailment & Negative Electricity Pricing Trends

Mr. Sylvain Cognet-Dauphin is the EU Power & Renewables Lead and Executive Director , leading the analysis of power markets across Europe at S&P Global Commodity Insights. His responsibilities include regulatory and policy assessments, power outlooks, and analyzing the strategic implications for market players. Prior to joining S&P Global, Mr. Cognet-Dauphin served as the Chief Analyst at ENGIE’s Center of Expertise in Economic and Modeling Studies, where he managed a team of internal consultants focused on strategic studies and asset valuations. Before ENGIE, he was a Senior Principal Researcher at IHS Markit, contributing to power and gas consulting assignments in the Middle East, North Africa, and Wider Europe. Mr. Cognet-Dauphin holds a master’s degree from École des Mines de Paris, France, and has completed executive education programs in corporate finance at the London Business School, United Kingdom.

Gerard Reid is a Co-founder and Partner at Alexa Capital, an independent financial services business committed to mobilizing capital towards achieving net-zero. He is also a Fellow at the Institute of the Environment at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Global Future Council on Advanced Energy Technologies at the World Economic Forum. Gerard has developed a strong reputation as a leading global expert in the energy and mobility space. A trusted authority on the energy transition, he is a published author and avid blogger, with a following of more than 200k across several platforms. He is also the co-host of “REDEFINING ENERGY” podcast, the leading energy podcast in Europe. He is focused on empowering and accelerating change by advising organizations, industry leaders and global decision-makers (business, finance and government) on the transition towards net-zero carbon emissions. His breadth of experience stems from 20 years working in the finance industry (equity research, fund management and corporate finance) with a focus on both the energy transition and the digital energy revolution the sector is going through. Prior to founding Alexa Capital, he was Managing Director and Head of European Cleantech Research at Jefferies & Co. Gerard was also a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, TU Berlin and Imperial College in London.

Jean-Paul Harreman joined EnAppSys in 2017 where he set up the European business unit. He has worked in energy markets since 2001, in several analytical and management roles. He is a director, principal consultant and CWE market expert at EnAppSys and specializes in short-term trading, balancing and ancillary services markets. He has helped many grid-scale battery projects reach financial close and provides regular training sessions for traders, analysts, project developers and financiers. He is based in the Netherlands and holds a Master’s Degree in Implementation and Change Management.