Energy Risk Deal of the Year 2010

Essent Trading in bio-coal deal with Stramproy Green

The prospects for a new biofuel, known as bio-coal, have been significantly boosted by a landmark deal closed in August 2009 between Netherlands-based Essent Trading, now part of RWE Group, and Dutch bio-coal producer Stramproy Green.

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Energy Risk - Natural Gas - House of the Year 2009

Essent Trading stood out from the competition in the past year thanks to its commitment to pushing the boundaries of Europe's natural gas markets in both proprietary trading and client risk management.

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Energy Risk Deal of the Year 2009

Essent Trading's 15-year agreement with T-Power to toll the output of a new-build 420 megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant at Tessenderlo, Belgium, not only secured the financing of the €440 million project but will also change the competitive landscape of Belgium's power market.

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Coffee husk project wins award

Essent and Solidaridad received an award for the most innovative project related tosustainability in the coffee sector from the Speciality Coffee Association of America (SCAA) in the American city of Minneapolis.

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Essent Trading wins Audit Award Essent Trading emerged as the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) regional winner in the recently announced ACL Impact auditing awards.

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Energy Risk 2007: Essent Xpress: Innovation of the Year Award

In 2007 the leading international publication 'Energy Risk' magazine awarded Essent Trading the 'Innovation of the Year Award' for its online trading platform, Essent Xpress. This facilitates client trading in illiquid and complex products which are not yet transparently priced or traded on existing commodity exchanges.

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Energy Risk 2006: Best In-house Software System -Essent Trading

First rolled out in 2003, our 'Gas Optimization' application was developed in partnership with software consultancy Sapient. It integrates physical and financial positions across our entire gas business, calculating both the intrinsic value of our portfolio, then suggests actions to increase its extrinsic value.

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Energy Risk 2004: Best Continental Europe Gas Dealer - Essent Trading

Essent Trading received this award after 2,000 end users and counterparties were asked to vote for their top three counterparties and top two brokers. Performance was judged according to: fast and accurate pricing, flexibility, market making, reliability, integrity and speed of transactions.

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