Über Michael Merz
Michael Merz is founder / managing director of PONTON. He has demonstrated his expertise in several projects related to energy trading, grid operation, market platforms and post-deal processing. At PONTON, he has been involved in the development of clearing and settlement systems (SMSS, Equias eSM), transaction reporting services (Equias eRR), infrastructures for energy trading (Enerchain, etc.), and grid management (EDA, Gridchain). Michael has also contributed to innovation projects in energy trading such as NEW 4.0, ETIBLOGG and EDDIE. He is author of several books, the most recent is titled "Blockchain for B2B Integration".
Einträge von Michael Merz
Setzt Österreich Alien-Technologie für die Energiewende ein?
/von Michael MerzVergleicht man den Stand der Standardisierung bei der Marktkommunikation in Deutschland und Österreich, wird man schnell demütig ob des Vorsprungs beim Roll-out, der sich über die letzten Jahre in Österreich ergeben hat.
ETCSEE 2024
/von Michael MerzThis is my report on ETCSEE 2024 in Budapest with 600 attendees from the power and gas sectors. Focus is here on inhibitors in gas trading and the (impeding) variety of clearing and settlement services.
Österreichische Energiegemeinschaften
/von Michael MerzAustrian energy communities have proliferated dramatically over the past two years. The reason is not only the pioneer spirit of the early movers but also a facilitating regulatory environment.
Meet the PONTON team at E-world 2024
/von Michael MerzThe PONTON team is looking forward to E-world, held from 20 to 22 February 2024.
Mehr Redispatch wagen
/von Michael MerzPONTON entwickelt die IT-Plattform DA/RE für TransnetBW. Sie beseitigt Netzebenen-übergreifend Engpässe auf allen Netzebenen.
Thomas Sonnenberg joins ACER REMIT Expert Group
/von Michael MerzWe are excited to share the news that our colleague Thomas Sonnenberg has been selected to join the ACER REMIT Expert Group on Wholesale Energy Market Data Reporting and will advise ACER on transaction and fundamental data reporting.
Video on Grid Supportive Trading
/von Michael MerzMichael has produced a video on his intellectual brainchild – Grid-supportive Trading. This market design aims at a 2030 situation with 10-15 Million electric vehicles in Germany, 300-400 GWp renewable generation capacity, and a drastically increased likelihood of congestion in the power grids.
PONTON X/P Release für die AS4-Marktkommunikation in Deutschland
/von Michael MerzOur Swiss army knife for secure and robust market communication is availabe now in version 4.4.0. It supports the latest AS4 market communication requirements within the German energy sector.
AS4 Marktkommunikation
/von Michael MerzPONTON is a data exchange expert for over 20 years. For the German market communication, we adjust our software PONTON X/P to the German variant of the AS4 communication protocol.
Standardised Market Communication with EDA
/von Michael MerzEnterprises of the Austrian energy industry have been exchanging data based on EDA standards for more than 10 years.
Why NOT Blockchain
/von Michael MerzMichael Merz has uploaded a new video on Blockchain technology. This time, it is even more critical than ever before.