Adapting for the Future: How Volue Meets the Energy Sector’s Shifting Needs

With summer soon giving way to autumn, I find it a natural moment to reflect on the year so far. In my commentary below, I look ahead with excitement to the opportunities and challenges still to come. For Volue, 2025 has already been a year of meaningful progress and evolution, shaped by rapid change in the energy markets and our own decisive steps to sharpen our strategic focus. 

When we founded Volue in 2020, our goal was simple yet ambitious: to connect the entire value chain, from production data to realised cash in trading. Five years on, that vision has not only been validated, but accelerated beyond our initial expectations.  

Change in the energy sector is happening with a pace and purpose that I would argue has never been seen before. And that makes our technology more relevant than ever. 

Technology remains at the heart of market transformation 

In just the past few months, we have witnessed some of the most significant market shifts in decades. 

In the Nordics, the 4th of March 2025 marked a major shift as automated balancing in 15-minute intervals (mFRR EAM) went live. This change is reshaping operational dynamics across the region, unlocking fresh revenue opportunities while adding new layers of complexity for market participants. 

Meanwhile in Italy, the start of the year brought the introduction of 15-minute trading resolution in the intraday market. Coupled with a surge in renewable generation, this has sparked greater liquidity, heightened volatility, and fiercer competition. The pace of trading has quickened, requiring real-time responsiveness, and it was a challenge we wanted to meet head on. As such, our Volue Algo Trader Power platform is now active on the GME XBID market, one of the markets available on the Italian Power Exchange - IPEX. 

Looking ahead to September, the Single Day-Ahead Coupling market will take a decisive step from hourly to 15-minute trading intervals across Europe. More than just a technical adjustment, this transition will demand sharper analytics, faster decision-making, and strategies able to adapt to a market that moves in ever-smaller increments of time.  

Each of these changes underscores a single truth: modern energy systems depend on intelligent technology. The markets are more complex, the regulatory requirements more varied, and the opportunities greater for those equipped to seize them. Volue supports our customers to do so.  

Sharpening our strategic focus 

Earlier this year, we divested Scanmatic, while summer also saw the announcement of the divestment of our infrastructure business. Let me be clear that these moves are not isolated decisions. They are the result of a deliberate strategy to concentrate our efforts on the energy sector, where we see both immediate demand and long-term potential. 

This sharper focus positions Volue as the technology provider that connects assets to markets, enabling national and international energy companies, utilities, and asset owners to operate with agility, insight, and confidence. 

Expanding on an already strong European position  

We have built a market-leading position in the Nordics, then extended that into Western Europe and the DACH countries. Now, our growth in Southern Europe is accelerating while the demand we are seeing in Eastern Europe is equally significant. 

Earlier this year, I noted that the Baltics’ integration with Continental Europe, following the non-extension of the BRELL agreement and the subsequent decoupling from Russia-controlled systems, was a milestone for the region’s energy independence. It is also a validation of our strategy and perfectly illustrates our ever-growing markets.  

At Volue Energy Days in Hamburg held earlier this year, I addressed this further when I spoke about the widening scope of the European energy market. I want to emphasise once again that whether it is supporting legacy providers transitioning to renewables or enabling innovative new entrants to compete effectively, our market-proven capabilities are ready to meet the needs of Europe’s evolving energy system. 

Looking ahead 

The second half of 2025 will bring both new complexity and fresh opportunity. By staying focused on our mission, investing in our technology, delivering continuous organic and structural growth, and collaborating with our customers, we will continue to deliver the solutions that modern energy markets demand. 

I have always believed that the energy transition requires not only vision but the tools to make it a reality. As the pace of change accelerates, that belief, and our role in turning it into action, has never been more important. 

The journey is far from over. In fact in many ways, it is just beginning.