Currents

Currents is a podcast published by Norton Rose Fulbright that features in-depth discussions on the latest developments in project finance. The podcast is hosted by partner Todd Alexander, who interviews key business leaders and policy makers to investigate important trends affecting the energy and infrastructure space.

Ep278: Venture Capital in the Renewable Energy Sector

Amy Duffuor, co-founder and general partner of Azolla Ventures, joins us to discuss venture capital investments in the renewable energy sector.

01-02
26:13

Ep277: Using Analytics to Help Investors

Michelle Demers, CEO of Boundless Impact and Analytics, joins us to discuss the use of data to help investors understand climate-related risks.

12-19
24:59

Ep276: The Department of Commerce’s New Anti-Dumping Duties

Stefan Reisinger, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the new anti-dumping duties on imported solar panels using cells made in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

12-12
15:59

Ep275: Paradigm Shift

A new report by Wood Mackenzie predicts a number of consequences from rising US demand for electricity. Chris Seiple, vice chairman, energy transition and power & renewables of Wood Mackenzie, discusses the findings.

12-05
28:46

Ep274: Market Forecasts Post-Election

Five prominent stock analysts discuss how they expect policy changes in the wake of the Trump victory to affect renewable energy, storage, transmission, RNG and other parts of the energy transition sector. The five are George Gianarikas, managing director and senior analyst, Canaccord Genuity, Joe Osha, senior managing director for equity research, Guggenheim Partners, Phil Shen, managing director and senior research analyst, Roth Capital Partners, Whitney Stanco, managing director and senior policy analyst, Compass Point Research & Trading, and Paul Zimbardo, managing director and energy research analyst, Jefferies. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.

11-19
54:51

Ep273: Post-Election Outlook for Renewables and Other Parts of the Energy Transition

Five Washington insiders discuss the election results to assess what they mean for renewable energy, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, RNG and other parts of the energy transition. The five are Michael Catanzaro, CEO, CGCN Group, Richard Glick, principal, GQ New Energy Strategies, Hannah Hawkins, principal, KPMG, David Kautter, federal specialty tax leader, RSM, and Joe Mikrut, partner, Capitol Tax Partners. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.

11-15
55:30

Ep272: The DOE on Lending Agreements

Leslie Biddle, Deputy Under Secretary for Commercialization and Finance, and Art Scavone, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure, join us to discuss the DOE-lender relationship and the soon to be released Government-Creditor Agreement. Links for more information on the Government-Creditor Agreement: Government-Creditor Agreement | Department of Energy, and to learn about the Under Secretary for Infrastructure: Meet the Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure | Department of Energy.

11-07
22:56

Ep271: What Does the Data Say About Tax Credit Transferability

David Burton, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to give an update on the tax credit transferability market.

10-31
17:26

Ep270: Making Deals in the Thermal and Renewable Markets

Akshat Kasliwal, managing consultant at PA Consulting, joins us to give his thoughts on the thermal and renewables markets.

10-24
31:47

Ep269: AlphaStruxure’s CEO on Microgrids

Juan Macias, CEO of AlphaStruxure, joins us to discuss what microgrids are and how they are at the core of his company’s energy service providing business.

10-17
19:47

Ep268: The Offshore Wind Market in California

Adam Stern, executive director of Offshore Wind California, joins us to discuss developments in the California offshore wind market.

10-10
24:57

Ep267: A Venture Capitalist’s Take on Climate Tech

Albert Bielinko, general partner at Titanium Ventures, joins us to give venture capital’s perspective on investing in climate tech. Also, please stay until the end to hear our guest’s predictions on this year’s MLB World Series!

10-03
31:02

Ep266: Reunion Co-Founders on the Tax Credit Market

Andy Moon and Billy Lee, co-founders of Reunion, join us to give an overview of the tax credit market and what Reunion is doing to lower the transaction costs for market participants.

09-26
35:55

Ep265: Greenbacker Principal on Infrastructure and Renewables Investment

Quinn Pasloske, principal at Greenbacker, joins us to discuss Greenbacker’s approach to infrastructure and renewable energy investment and current market economics.

09-19
19:13

Ep264: The Federal Reserve Reviews Basel III

David Burton and Tim Byrne, partners in Norton Rose Fulbright, join us to discuss the likely outcome of the Federal Reserve's review of the application of Basel III to the risk weighting imposed on commercial banks when they make tax credit equity investments.

09-12
09:11

Ep263: Extreme Weather and the Grid

Michael Levy, head of global asset resilience at Baringa, a management consultancy, discusses how utilities and other energy companies are planning for extreme weather events.

09-05
22:19

Ep262: PEI Global Partners on the Development Loan Sector

John Bills, partner of PEI Global Partners, joins us to discuss the development loan sector and how PEI has been instrumental in structuring and arranging many energy and infrastructure deals.

08-22
28:12

Ep261: Cresta’s Managing Partner on Clean Energy Investment

Chris Rozzell, managing partner at Cresta Fund Management, joins us to discuss Cresta’s background, the sectors in which it has been investing and more.

08-15
29:38

Ep260: EV Realty CEO on EV Fleet Infrastructure

Patrick Sullivan, CEO of EV Realty, joins us to discuss medium-to-heavy commercial fleet EV infrastructure.

08-08
23:52

Ep259: sonnen Senior Vice President on Energy Storage Systems

Geoff Ferrell, senior vice president at sonnen, joins us to explain how energy storage systems can help utilities manage their grids.

08-01
24:21

Obsidian Order

I am unable to stream or download anything.

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Shivkumar Kalyanaraman

great podcast. appreciate the detail. would suggest continually refreshing context for less finance savvy folks

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