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Never Miss a Bid or Activation

Automate capacity and balancing energy bidding to capture every opportunity before it disappears.

Automate Capacity and Balancing Energy Market Bidding.

Balancing markets move quickly. Missing bids or activations can leave significant profit on the table. Volue Ancillary Trader, formerly Volue Ancitra, gives you the speed and control to monetize flexibility without manual bottlenecks. Automate capacity and balancing energy bids, adapt positions in real time, and stay compliant with MARI and PICASSO, all through a SaaS solution built for bidders who need results now.
 
Direct TSO connectivity, robust security, and full auditability mean you bid confidently while automation handles the heavy lifting. For any flexible asset, Volue Ancillary Trader turns complexity into competitive advantage.

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KEY FEATURES

Automated Bidding at Speed

Set rules, schedule jobs, and push bids as frequently as every minute — fully automated, no manual delays, no missed windows.

Monetize Flexibility Across All Markets

Bid primary, secondary, and tertiary reserves (FCR, aFRR, mFRR) and activation energy at optimal prices. 

Activation Request Handling

Receive, acknowledge, and route mFRR activation orders to SCADA within the 2.5-minute MARI response window. Automatically.

Direct TSO Interface

Communicate instantly with TSOs via secure ECCo SP channels, zero friction, zero downtime. 

RealTime Bid Adaptation

Update bids close to gate closure for maximum profitability and precision. 

Open & Modular Integration

Plug into your optimization tools or inhouse systems via REST APIs, your logic, our execution speed. 

Compliance BuiltIn

Full support for EU harmonization platforms (MARI, PICASSO) and automated activation for mFRR. 

Automated Bidding at Speed

Set rules, schedule jobs, and push bids as frequently as every minute — fully automated, no manual delays, no missed windows.

BENEFITS

Capture Every Opportunity

Never miss a reserve auction or activation window.

Reduce Operational Risk

Automation minimizes errors and manual workload.

Boost P&L

Bid closer to real time for better prices and higher returns.

Stay FutureReady

SaaS delivery with continuous updates for evolving market rules.

Scale Across Markets

One platform for FCR, aFRR, and mFRR across five European countries.

Always Compliant, Even Under Pressure

Bids validated against TSO rules before submission. ISO/IEC 27001 certified.

USE CASES

Participating in FCR, aFRR, and mFRR markets means up to 96 bid submissions per market per day at 15-minute granularity. Ancitra's no-code Automated Schedules handle the full cycle — import, validation, and submission — at up to 1-minute frequency. Operations teams configure and own the automation without developer involvement. When TSO rules change, you adapt the schedule, not the code.

Under MARI, accepted mFRR obligations must be acknowledged and allocated within 2.5 minutes of TSO receipt. Ancillary Trader's Activation Request module receives the order, sends the acknowledgement, allocates volume to the correct asset, calculates ramp rates, and publishes the instruction to SCADA — all within the response window. No manual intervention required; no risk of capacity obligation penalties from slow reaction.

Ancillary Trader works as a standalone tool for operators who don't yet have an external optimisation system. Manual bid creation, Programme Assisted Correction (PAC), and an intuitive portfolio workspace give traders full control over their ancillary positions directly in the platform. A practical starting point that scales as your setup grows.

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