Germany has embarked on a challenging transformation of its energy sector. The government last year commissioned a report on how the country can end its reliance on coal for power generation while retaining its competitiveness and ensuring a sustainable transition to a low-carbon economy. Germany is not the first country to commit to an exit […]
If you are involved in the energy industry you understand well the ever increasing complexity of the marketplace. From regulation and reporting, to data management and daily closeout, these activities draw your focus from the activities that push your business forward. Not to mention that the volume of data and the activity that relies on […]
This will mark the first attendance by ZE at the prestigious Arica Energy Forum, to be held on 22-24 June 2016 at the London Intercontinental O2 hotel. The Africa Energy Forum (AEF) is reputed to be “the most respected and established gathering of power players”, and is “the global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, […]
ZE is Hosting an event, Analyzing and Extracting Value for the Evolving Complex Data Landscape, in Zurich, ch on June 28, 2016. This event is focused on the changing landscape of the data universe and how it is affecting many global industries. Not only is the market place variation uncharacteristically large for the Oil, Gas […]
Success in life requires trial and error, positivity, hard work, and, above all, adherence to a strong, personal vision. I believe this to be the core message articulated by Dr. Zak El-Ramly, President and CEO of the ZE family of companies, in his March 4 lecture to a group of students, alumni, and faculty at […]
In May this year, ZE hosted not one, but two exciting events in Vancouver, BC; the ZEMA User Forum and the North American Energy Markets Association (NAEMA) 2014 Spring Conference and Annual Meeting, both held at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. The ZEMA User Forum, a client-only event, took place from May 27-28, and provided an […]
I recently attended the 20th Annual Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta (IPPSA) Conference at the Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta. As such, 20 was a key focus of the conference – it has been 20 years since the start of the restructuring process of the Alberta power market, and changes are ahead with the […]
This year’s MDA Weather Services Spring Conference will be taking place on April 2nd in Chicago; ZE has been an attendee for many years, and will be both sponsoring the event and presenting a paper on the power and natural gas market outlook. MDA is a partner of ZE, and provides weather services data within […]
Last Monday on February 24th, the Pacific Energy Innovation Association Forum (PEIA) for 2014 took place at the Wosk Center for Dialogue in Vancouver, BC. I was invited to attend and to participate in a panel titled “Demand: Today and Yesterday.” I was happy to be able to share my perspective, and decided to focus my presentation […]
Within any industry or organization, the analyses performed on a daily basis are oftentimes the same series of calculations that are simply run for a different time period or on a different set of data. Nonetheless, those queries can require an inordinate amount of time and effort to replicate every day, from setting up the […]