Rethinking Route-to-Market in the Age of Optimisation with Rimshah Javed (Principal Originator @ Danske Commodities)

May 29, 2025

Rimshah Javed, Principal Originator at Danske Commodities, dives into the shifting landscape of European energy markets. She discusses how trading and optimisation are blurring, necessitating innovative strategies amid increasing volatility. The conversation covers algorithmic trading's role in real-time markets and the complexities of power purchasing agreements. Rimshah highlights the importance of battery storage and co-location models while stressing the need for adaptability in trading strategies to meet the challenges of a dynamic energy landscape.

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ANECDOTE

Power2X E-methanol Project Optimization

Danske Commodities manages a solar-powered e-methanol site optimizing power supply with constraints like production targets.
They handle forecasting, intraday markets, and balancing to meet demand and price fluctuations.

INSIGHT

Shift To Real-Time Trading

Power markets are moving toward shorter timescales, increasing liquidity and requiring faster reaction.
Algorithmic trading is accelerating market speed and shrinking windows of opportunity to capitalize on events.

INSIGHT

Weather Drives Power Volatility

Weather events like cumulus clouds and traveling microbursts cause extreme volatility in solar and wind output.
This causes increased price spikes and challenges trading accuracy between day-ahead and intraday markets.

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As Europe’s energy markets become more volatile and complex, the role of trading and optimisation is evolving fast. Real-time weather data, cross-border constraints, and fluctuating renewable output have made flexibility more valuable than ever, but also harder to manage. In this new environment, the line between asset optimisation and active trading is blurring, and originators are increasingly expected to deliver not just access to market, but strategy, risk management, and scale.

In this episode of Transmission, we explore how the worlds of origination, power trading, and asset management are converging. From route-to-market agreements and co-located batteries to the rise of algorithmic trading platforms and 24/7 market operations, this conversation offers a window into the growing sophistication of Europe’s energy traders and what it takes to stay ahead in a data-driven, weather-dependent system.

In this episode, we cover:

What energy origination really looks like today: How the role has shifted from pure offtake to strategic optimisation and deep market involvement.

The growing complexity of trading: Why algorithmic strategies, intraday market moves, and volatility are changing the way energy companies operate.

Battery storage and co-location models: How different asset types are managed across multiple markets, and how to adapt trading strategies.

Scaling up software and teams: From startup environments to major trading desks.

What makes a good offtake partner in 2025: Why trust, systems integration, and risk-sharing now matter more than ever.

About our guest

Rimshah Javed is part of the origination team at Danske Commodities, one of Europe’s largest energy trading houses. With a background in software, route-to-market strategy, and storage commercialisation, Rimshah brings experience from both startup and institutional energy environments. Before joining Danske Commodities, she helped build and scale optimisation offerings for standalone and co-located battery assets, giving her a unique perspective on how flexibility is monetised in today's dynamic energy markets.

Danske Commodities is a leading European energy trading company, active in power and gas markets across more than 40 countries. Founded in Denmark, the company specialises in short-term trading, asset optimisation, and balancing services, helping integrate renewables and manage market volatility across the energy system. For more information on What they do, head to the website.