The future of

ROUTE-TO-MARKET ADVANTAGE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Origination

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About us.

We are Second Foundation.

We employ the brightest minds across disciplines from computer science to mathematics and economics to find solutions to seemingly intractable problems of energy markets. At Second Foundation, our quest goes beyond profit; it is about reshaping electricity markets to foster stability, reliability, and fairness, ensuring a more robust economic landscape for all.

We use science to predict future outcomes.

Our mission is to transform data into market-leading trading strategies through advanced machine learning and self-developed tools. While our team members come from diverse backgrounds, we share an endless curiosity for math and trading. We benefit from the unique combination of a technology company and a trading house.

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Second Foundation Origination.

In selected markets (e.g. Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain) we are also active in Origination. Second Foundation Origination has an attractive, competitive Route-to-Market offering for renewable asset owners, providing an off-take based on local spot prices. We take care of scheduling, balancing, reporting and can help with Guarantees of Origin.

We have an efficient onboarding process and a professional, dedicated customer care, combining the scale of central core operations in Switzerland and Czech Republic, and local representation in key markets​. Across all markets, we manage around 1.5GW of renewable capacity.

Second Foundation is your ideal Route-to-Market provider:

Competitive pricing

Your assets are a perfect addition to our portfolio for advanced trading strategies, enabling us to create superior value. This allows us to offer a more attractive price compared to the usual Route-to-Market providers. The other reason is that Second Foundation has a significant analytical advantage in forecasting your production, thereby reducing the cost of imbalance.

Customer oriented approach

We understand that each market and each customer has their specific needs on technical, operational and financial/administrative aspects. With our flexibilbe approach we take this into account and aim to create a long-lasting relationship that is financially beneficial for both parties.

This already starts during the initial price quotation process when we prepare a tailored offer for you, typcially within 1-2 weeks after you provided historical production data of your park. Once we have agreed on the conditions and the contract has the asset will be registered with the local TSO under our BRP and trading can start​.

International presence

With our pan-European footprint, you will benefit from our scale in trading and support platforms. For customers with renewable assets in more than one country, we can offer to manage your assets across multiple countries and minimize the number of counterparties you have to deal with.​ Currently, we are able to provide Route-to-Market services in the following countries: Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain. We expect to expand this in 2025 to Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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Second Foundation
Group.

Second Foundation was established as a start up in Prague, Czech Republic, in 2019 and has grown exponentially since, both in size and geography. It operates at the intersection between a technology company and a proprietary energy trading firm and has established itself firmly as a major power trader across 20+ European markets, the US and Japan. Second Foundation aims to bring efficiency to the domain of power (and gas) trading by critically analysing data, recognizing patterns, and solving complex problems.

The group is focused on three major activities:

Trading

Our short-term physical electricity trading leverages predictive models and advanced algorithms to optimize the buying and selling of electricity in real-time or near-real-time markets. These methods are designed to forecast supply, demand, and price fluctuations with high accuracy, enabling our traders to make data-driven decisions that enhance efficiency and maintain grid stability.

By incorporating advanced analytics, such as machine learning and dynamic modeling, we are able to addresses the complexities of energy systems and adapt to rapid changes in consumption patterns, renewable energy integration, and market conditions.

Origination

Route-to-market and direct marketing services play a critical role in facilitating the integration of renewable power plants into energy markets. Acting as a Balance Responsible Party (BRP), we ensure that renewable energy producers have a reliable and efficient way to sell their generated electricity directly to the market.

By managing power imbalances and overseeing forecast deviations, the BRP helps maintain grid stability while optimizing revenues for renewable generators. Additionally, these services support renewable power plants in navigating regulatory requirements and regulations.

Flexibility

Ancillary services and wholesale power market optimization play a vital role in ensuring the efficient operation of flexible generation and consumption assets. Ancillary services support grid stability by providing critical functions such as frequency regulation, voltage control, and reserve capacity, which are essential for maintaining a reliable power supply. Meanwhile, wholesale power market optimization enables these flexible assets to maximize their economic value by strategically participating in energy markets.

By leveraging advanced algorithms and real-time analytics, we ensure optimal scheduling, dispatch, and balancing of energy resources, allowing flexible generation and consumption assets to respond efficiently to market signals, grid needs, and fluctuating energy demands.

Second Foundation
in numbers.

22

Countries where we operate

100K

Automated trades a day on energy markets

3

Continents we
trade on

370+

Colleagues worldwide and growing

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Request quotation.

With us, the process from proposal to onboarding is designed to be straightforward, fast, and stress-free. You can receive a tailored proposal within one week after we analyze your park data to unlock its full value.

Signing an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) is the first step of the proposal process, aimed at ensuring your data are handled with care.

After that we will request and then process the historical production data of your facilities.

Based on these data we calculate our pricing proposal, fully tailored to your situation.

If our offer is accepted, we send you a draft contract and agree its terms in a collaborative process.

Finally, ahead of the agreed starting date, the asset will be registered with the local TSO under our BRP registration and trading can start!

If you are ready to start the process, please send us a mail: origination@second-foundation.eu.

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