This year’s E-world in Essen once again gathered energy experts from across the globe. With barista-quality coffee, we tried to keep everyone on their toes to focus on key industry trends. At our booth, these were at the forefront of discussions:
Automation was a dominant topic as companies explored how to integrate algorithms while maintaining human oversight. Our concept of the Trading Pilot stood out for its ability to visualize algorithmic actions in real time, offering traders a clear view of what the algorithm is doing and why. This transparency reassured many attendees that automation can enhance, rather than replace, human decision-making. The ability to assign rapid execution tasks to automation while keeping strategic calls in human hands resonated strongly.
Battery colocation was a major highlight, especially for newcomers and startups. There is a clear trend toward marketing self-owned or managed battery flexibility, with many developing tailored strategies for this purpose. Pairing renewables with onsite storage allows for surplus energy capture and reduces grid stress, making it an attractive option for balancing profitability and sustainability. Given its importance, this is an area we will continue to track and develop solutions for in the future.
Discussions on compliance focused on mitigating algorithmic “battles” and manipulative tactics. Visitors were keen to understand how e*star’s backtesting and kill switches minimize these risks, ensuring stable trading under stringent regulations. The challenge is striking a balance between automated efficiency and maintaining integrity in digital markets, an area where demand for robust oversight is growing.
While real-time data itself wasn’t the primary topic, it remains an essential enabler for other trends. The ability to process and react to live market conditions underpins automation, compliance, and trading strategies. Many attendees saw the value of Ladder View in consolidating multiple venues into one screen, allowing traders to react efficiently to price movements.
Our live demos drew a steady crowd right up to the final day: Our concept of the Trading Pilot illustrated how humans and algorithms can work in unison, while our Ladder View’s unified order book and drag-and-drop interface left an impression on those seeking efficient ways to trade in high-volatility markets.
We at e*star added our own flavor to the fair at our Trading Café, where we kept visitors fueled with strong coffee and live demos of our solutions. We were able to spark rich discussions and hope to have illustrated how our tools deliver transparency, reliability, and performance.
E-world shows us, time and time again, that speed, data, and automation must come together in a way that respects both market dynamics and regulatory frameworks.
If you missed us at Booth 2B101, we’re ready for a virtual conversation anytime. We look forward to working with you on the next evolution in energy trading.