https://www.projectfinance.law/podcasts/enNewsCopyright Norton Rose Fulbrighthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0d5479cd3e9a7892fd0203c271b56c0a.jpghttps://www.projectfinance.law/podcasts/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:42:50 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNorton Rose Fulbrightemily.rogers@nortonrosefulbright.comCurrents 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...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep358-rethinking-energy-affordability-and-resilience--73201184https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73201184Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:41:56 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJon Powers, president of CleanCapital, discusses energy security, affordability and how distributed solar and storage can strengthen a more resilient and diversified US energy system.1760falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep357-managing-technology-risk-in-energy-storage-projects--73126787https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73126787Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:24:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJan Napiorkowski, managing director, and Jamie Daggett, energy storage and fuel cell lead at Ariel Green, discuss how technology performance insurance is evolving to support energy storage, fuel cells and other emerging clean energy technologies by...1829falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep356-how-developers-can-turn-land-into-growth-capital--72968977https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72968977Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:44:36 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIn host Jim Berger’s first episode, Laura Pagliarulo, CEO of SolaREIT, discusses how solar and battery storage developers can use real estate assets as a source of capital to fund project development, construction readiness and pipeline growth.1286falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep355-how-data-centers-are-reshaping-project-finance--72854734https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72854734Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:35:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRalph Cho, co‑chief executive officer and founding member of Apterra Infrastructure Finance, joins host Todd Alexander to discuss the rapid growth of data center financing, evolving debt market structures and broader trends in project finance. Plus, a...1593falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep354-how-developers-can-protect-their-tax-credits--72747752
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72747752Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:20:05 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAlan Cordova, head of strategy at Empact Technologies, discusses how developers can manage compliance risks related to prevailing wage, FEOC restrictions and beginning‑of‑construction requirements to protect tax credits.
]]>1018falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep353-navigating-feoc-and-tax-credit-uncertainty--72565442]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72565442Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDorian Hunt, partner and head of renewable energy at Leo Berwick, discusses how evolving FEOC restrictions, tax credit market dynamics and regulatory uncertainty are affecting renewable energy development and financing.]]>1098falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep352-key-developments-in-the-energy-sector--72478148https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72478148Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:21:42 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNick Bradley, director of renewables advisory at Arcadia, which is a global utility data and energy solutions platform for enterprises, discusses trends and developments in the energy sector and how they are shaping current market opportunities.1286falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep351-challenges-and-opportunities-in-distributed-solar--72334361]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72334361Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Stroud, managing director at Limes Renewable Energy North America, discusses the challenges and opportunities in developing community solar and distributed generation projects in a changing policy and market environment.]]>1188falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep350-how-lenders-manage-credit-risk-with-insurance--72198077]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72198077Thu, 28 May 2026 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBen Roberts, president of Texel Group, discusses how non‑payment insurance works in project finance and how lenders use it to manage credit risk, allocate capital and support lending activity.]]>1533falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep349-meeting-surging-power-demand-with-gas-assets--72092061
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72092061Thu, 21 May 2026 11:30:04 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Bills and Adil Sener of PEI Global Partners discuss the renewed interest in gas‑fired power assets driven by rising electricity demand, data center growth and supply constraints in power generation.
]]>1734falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep348-key-risks-shaping-the-solar-industry--72005107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72005107Thu, 14 May 2026 12:47:32 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, discusses key findings from the 2026 Solar Risk Assessment Report, including trends in reliability, insurance and emerging risks affecting solar projects.1252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep347-the-role-of-distributed-solar-in-a-high-demand-grid--71895931https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71895931Thu, 07 May 2026 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightZaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp, discusses how distributed generation and community solar can support rapidly growing electricity demand, improve grid resilience, and adapt to changing policy, financing and interconnection challenges.1588falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep346-rethinking-nuclear-approvals-in-the-ai-era--71779203https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71779203Fri, 01 May 2026 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKevin Kong, CEO and founder of Everstar, discusses how artificial intelligence can streamline nuclear licensing and accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear power projects.1239falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep345-funding-the-next-generation-of-energy-technologies--71570921https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71570921Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBrandon Owens, vice president of innovation and research at NYSERDA, discusses how New York is supporting energy innovation through grants and research programs focused on grid modernization, buildings, energy storage and emerging technologies.1260falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep344-update-on-feoc-and-its-market-impact--71354508https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71354508Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, gives an update on the FEOC restrictions on use of clean energy tax credits, including compliance challenges, insurance constraints and how the market is responding.798falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep343-off-grid-solar-for-public-spaces-and-communities--70910706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70910706Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightVanessa Branco, chief sales and marketing officer of Sunbolt, discusses off‑grid solar and battery solutions that provide reliable, low‑maintenance power for campuses, governments and communities without access to the grid.904falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep342-meeting-baseload-demand-with-nuclear-and-gas--70910457https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70910457Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Taylor, CEO of ONE Nuclear, discusses developing hybrid natural gas and small modular nuclear power projects to meet growing data center demand for reliable baseload electricity.1443falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep341-onsite-power-solutions-for-data-centers--70895168]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70895168Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:38:36 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRebecca McDonald, VP of data center energy solutions at Bloom Energy, discusses how onsite fuel cell generation is being used to meet data center power needs amid grid constraints, interconnection delays and rising demand.]]>867falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep340-distributed-generation-in-a-constrained-grid--70746164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70746164Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:08:39 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRich Dovere, CEO of Dispatch Energy, discusses the opportunities and challenges of developing distributed generation amid rising power demand, transmission constraints and shifting incentives.2120falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep339-adapting-community-solar-for-a-new-grid--70602565https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70602565Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAaron Halimi, CEO of Renewable Properties, discusses how community solar and distributed generation are adapting during a period when traditional subscription models face constraints.1364falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep338-a-new-use-for-old-wells--70479038https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70479038Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKemp Gregory,  CEO of Renewell Energy, discusses a novel energy storage approach that repurposes idle oil and gas wells into gravity‑based storage systems, using existing infrastructure to deliver low‑cost, flexible capacity to the grid. 1267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep337-how-tax-credit-markets-weathered-2025--70289973http://www.cruxclimate.com/reports/2025-market-intelligence-report]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70289973Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAlfred Johnson, co‑founder and CEO of Crux, discusses key findings from Crux’s latest analysis of the clean energy finance market, including trends in tax credit transfers, tax equity, pricing and capital deployment amid policy and market headwinds....http://www.cruxclimate.com/reports/2025-market-intelligence-report]]>1832falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep336-supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs--70181614]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70181614Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:51:41 +0000Norton Rose Fulbright Stefan Reisinger, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the ruling by the United States Supreme Court to strike down the tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.]]>994falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep335-new-irs-guidance-on-feoc-and-45z-tax-credits--70141667
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70141667Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, discusses newly issued IRS guidance on the FEOC rules, explaining how the Treasury clarified the calculation of prohibited foreign content and what uncertainty remains for developers and tax credit buyers....
]]>767falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep334-renewables-development-in-a-demand-driven-market--70013865https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70013865Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:21:09 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJim Spencer, CEO of Exus Renewables North America, discusses the company’s recent $400 million corporate debt raise and how rising demand is reshaping renewable development. He also outlines current grid, supply‑chain, and interconnection challenges...1571falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep333-rethinking-forecasts-in-an-uncertain-climate--69812847https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69812847Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:00:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRob Cirincione of Sunairio explains why traditional weather models miss the extreme events that drive grid risk and how high‑resolution, ensemble‑based forecasting can better predict impacts on power markets.1781falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep332-forecasting-energy-trends-for-2026--69655196https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69655196Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:30:10 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRobbie Orvis of Energy Innovation discusses how shifting federal policies, tax credit changes and rising electricity demand shaped renewable energy deployment in 2025 and what those trends may mean for 2026. He also explores expected growth in solar...1290falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep331-cost-of-capital-2026-outlook--69540821Bank of America, Ralph Cho, co-CEO, Apterra Infrastructure Capital, Rubiao Song, managing director and head of energy investments, JPMorgan, and Elizabeth Waters, managing director - project finance Americas, MUFG. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69540821Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:35:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour project finance industry veterans talk about what to expect this year for tax equity, tax credit sales and debt. The four are Jack Cargas, managing director and head of tax equity...Bank of America, Ralph Cho, co-CEO, Apterra Infrastructure Capital, Rubiao Song, managing director and head of energy investments, JPMorgan, and Elizabeth Waters, managing director - project finance Americas, MUFG. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.]]>3446falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep330-using-curtailed-power-for-data-centers--69452998https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69452998Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:30:25 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Holdings, discusses how the company develops data centers co‑located with renewable power plants to use curtailed energy, the role of “renewable computing” and how flexible data center operations can help manage growing...2155falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep329-building-and-scaling-renewable-projects-in-a-shifting-policy-environment--69347125
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69347125Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDavid Lillefloren and Tyler Hall of SunRaycer discuss launching and scaling a renewable energy development platform, from team-building and capital strategy to executing projects amid changing federal policy, supply‑chain constraints and rising power...
]]>1581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep328-optimizing-distributed-generation-assets--69109484]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69109484Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBarrett Bilotta, CEO of Agilitas Energy, discusses the company's integrated approach to renewable energy development and recent trends in distributed generation and energy storage.]]>1425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep327-market-dynamics-in-tax-credit-insurance--68991465https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68991465Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:30:12 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDan Berger, managing director at Lockton Companies, discusses recent trends, challenges and developments in the tax credit insurance market.1203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep326-how-linear-generators-empower-businesses--68858226
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68858226Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:13:14 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightShannon Miller, CEO of Mainspring Energy, describes the company’s modular linear generator technology and discusses its potential uses and cost considerations for various energy customers.
]]>1246falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep325-new-rules-for-private-power-in-mexico--68644918https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68644918Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRaquel Bierzwinsky, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, discusses the latest reforms to Mexico’s power sector, highlighting how new regulations are creating opportunities for private investment and project development after years of stagnation. 1336falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep324-evolving-community-solar-and-storage--68552360
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68552360Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:55:14 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefano Ratti, CEO of Chaberton Energy, shares how his team is evolving from solar-only development to integrating storage and navigating shifting market dynamics, tariffs and policy changes. 
]]>1849falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep323-data-center-financings-part-ii--68372454Claus Hertel, managing director, Rabobank, Melih Ileri, chief investment officer, DC BLOX, Mike Johnson, director, Société Générale, and Tim McGuire, vice president, capital markets, Rowan Digital Infrastructure. The moderators are Christine Brozynski and Christy Rivera in New York.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68372454Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour industry experts discuss about the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in data center financings. The four are https://www.linkedin.com/in/claus-hertel-479619/, managing...Claus Hertel, managing director, Rabobank, Melih Ileri, chief investment officer, DC BLOX, Mike Johnson, director, Société Générale, and Tim McGuire, vice president, capital markets, Rowan Digital Infrastructure. The moderators are Christine Brozynski and Christy Rivera in New York.]]>3551falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep321-financing-the-next-wave-of-nuclear--68253293]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68253293Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:15:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJake Jurewicz, CEO of Blue Energy, shares how modular, prefabricated nuclear power plants could dramatically reduce costs and timelines and unlock new opportunities for commercial financing and grid-scale deployment. ]]>1553falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep320-streamlining-utility-planning-for-rapid-deployment--68152530https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68152530Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightPier LaFarge, CEO of Sparkfund, explains how distributed capacity procurement is helping utilities rapidly deploy batteries and other distributed energy resources to meet grid constraints and rising demand.1232falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep319-bringing-transparency-to-clean-energy-certificates--68071087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68071087Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBen Gerber, CEO of CleanCounts, explains how its nonprofit registry brings transparency and reliability to renewable energy and thermal certificate markets by helping asset owners and consumers to validate their clean energy claims.1495falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep318-tdk-ventures-on-emerging-energy-tech--67984870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67984870Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:49:39 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNicolas Sauvage, president of TDK Ventures, discusses how AI-driven energy demand, emerging battery technologies like sodium-ion and shifting geopolitical dynamics are shaping the future of energy storage and deep tech investing.1942falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep317-tariffs-and-the-future-of-battery-storage--67895238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67895238Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:09:21 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDan Finn-Foley, director of energy storage market intelligence at Clean Energy Associates, discusses the impact of tariffs, shifting supply chains and emerging technologies on the US battery storage market.1598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep316-how-captona-is-scaling-energy-transition-assets--67798343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67798343Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIzzet Bensusan, CEO of Captona, shares how his team is investing in renewables, storage and clean fuels while using preferred equity structures and preparing for rising energy demand.1611falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep315-developing-smarter-energy-platforms-in-europe--67712341https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67712341Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAdrien Pinsard, CEO of Telis Energy, shares how the firm is scaling a decentralized green energy platform across Europe’s largest power markets, combining organic development and strategic acquisitions to meet growing demand from renewables, batteries...1376falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep314-navigating-cost-risk-and-regulation-in-energy-storage--67631106https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67631106Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:45:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChris McKissack, CEO of Fullmark Energy, shares insights on the evolving energy storage market, discussing cost trends, operational complexity, regulatory shifts and how Fullmark is positioning itself to meet rising demand across key US power markets.1660falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep313-new-construction-start-rules--67517249https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67517249Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:38:38 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to talk about how the new construction-start guidance issued by the US Treasury and the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" as a whole are affecting the renewables market.788falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep312-modeling-risk-and-value-in-renewable-energy-portfolios--67454462https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67454462Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBrock Mosovsky, head of commercial analytics at cQuant.io, breaks down how advanced modeling and probabilistic forecasting are reshaping how developers, investors and lenders assess value, risk and offtake strategies in renewable energy and storage...1870falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep311-a-discussion-of-the-new-feoc-rules--67356088https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67356088Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKristina Costa, who was involved with FEOC issues at the White House and Treasury during the Biden administration, Seth Hanlon, who led work on the Inflation Reduction Act guidance as deputy assistant secretary for tax policy in the Biden Treasury and...1612falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep310-legal-perspectives-on-energy-and-infrastructure--67278781https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67278781Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChris Panaro, Executive Director & Counsel at Nomura, shares legal insights from financing energy and infrastructure projects, highlighting the risks, regulatory shifts and deal structures shaping today’s project finance landscape.1300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep309-bitcoin-mining-and-renewable-integration--67193201https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67193201Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:35:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohnPaul Baric, founder of MiningStore, explains how Bitcoin mining is evolving into a powerful tool for grid stability and renewable energy integration.1485falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep308-clean-energy-island-style--67098768https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67098768Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:17:52 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLukas Sheild, general manager at REC Solar Hawaii, shares how microgrids are transforming energy resilience across the Hawaiian islands.988falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep307-what-the-proposed-scope-2-changes-could-mean--67005020https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67005020Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLee Taylor, CEO of REsurety, joins us to unpack the debate surrounding the proposed revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Scope 2 emissions guidance.1401falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep306-summary-of-the-big-beautiful-bill--66891039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66891039Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to break down the Big Beautiful Bill and how it will affect renewable energy tax credits.1258falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep305-nature-as-a-business-risk--66849233https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66849233Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:09:51 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMegan Pillsbury, CEO of Dunya Analytics, joins us to discuss how businesses can identify and manage environmental-related risks using scalable, science-based tools.1581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep304-navigating-the-doj-s-new-fcpa-guidance--66751751https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66751751Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:05:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Rosen, a Norton Rose Fulbright partner, explains the Department of Justice’s updated guidance on enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and discusses how it will affect US companies developing infrastructure projects overseas.1096falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep303-scaling-clean-energy-access-through-community-solar--66629652https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66629652Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:16:40 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJorge Vargas, CEO of Aspen Power, joins us to discuss the evolving landscape of community solar in the US. He shares how Aspen is expanding access to clean energy through innovative partnerships, strategic development, and a focus on emerging markets.1222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep302-insights-from-the-2025-kwh-solar-risk-assessment--66548616
The 2025 Solar Risk Assessment is available to download at kwhanalytics.com/solar-risk-assessment, and is also available as an audiobook here: https://kwhanalytics.com/2025-solar-risk-assessment-audiobook-edition/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66548616Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:13:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, returns to discuss key findings from the 2025 Solar Risk Assessment report. The report highlights growing threats from extreme weather.  We also discuss how AI is being used to improve data analysis and the rising...
The 2025 Solar Risk Assessment is available to download at kwhanalytics.com/solar-risk-assessment, and is also available as an audiobook here: https://kwhanalytics.com/2025-solar-risk-assessment-audiobook-edition/]]>1391falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep301-making-tax-credits-work-for-clean-energy--66399936https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66399936Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAlfred Johnson, CEO of Crux, discusses how Crux is streamlining clean energy financing through a marketplace for transferable tax credits, insights on market growth, recent policy changes and more.2203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep300-decoding-the-house-bill-impacts-on-energy-tax-credits--66329448https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66329448Thu, 29 May 2025 16:37:29 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, breaks down the latest US legislative changes affecting renewable energy tax credits, including last-minute amendments and their implications for solar, wind, hydrogen and carbon capture projects.953falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep299-feoc-restrictions-the-house-passed-foreign-entity-of-concern-restrictions--66208301https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66208301Thu, 22 May 2025 19:08:56 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKristina Costa and Ted Lee, who were involved in FEOC guidance at the White House and Treasury during the Biden administration, and Kyle Sweeney with the NYU Tax Law Center, join us to discuss their concerns with the FEOC restrictions in the budget...1542falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep298-summary-of-tax-provisions-from-house-ways-and-means-committee--66111008https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66111008Fri, 16 May 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightHilary Lefko, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the Republicans' proposed plans for the future of renewable tax credits to be folded into the budget reconciliation bill later this year. 1147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep297-energy-management-for-data-centers--65997778https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65997778Thu, 08 May 2025 12:20:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMichael Stadler, CTO of Xendee, discusses how microgrids are designed and operated to minimize costs, enhance reliability and achieve emissions goals. He explains how microgrids can address the growing electricity demand driven by AI and the...1209falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep296-ascend-analytics-ceo-on-navigating-the-energy-market--65819720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65819720Thu, 01 May 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGary Dorris, CEO of Ascend Analytics, discusses how his company uses software and data to understand the economic dynamics of energy supply. He explains the complexities of predicting power prices due to the increasing influence of renewables and...1592falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep295-giraffe-financial-ceo-on-tax-credit-monetization--65685712https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65685712Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJason Prince, CEO of Giraffe Financial, discusses tax credit monetization and the challenges and opportunities in the evolving landscape of climate incentives, including dealing with transaction costs and regulatory compliance, as he explains Giraffe...1065falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep294-navigating-utility-scale-solar-and-bess-development-in-2025--65601259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65601259Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:12:22 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSabah Bayatli, president of OCI Energy, discusses the evolving policy and regulatory landscape shaping utility-scale solar and energy storage development in the US, including tariffs, the Inflation Reduction Act, interconnection challenges and...2084falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep293-data-center-financings--65540089Claus Hertel, managing director, Rabobank, Melih Ileri, SVP capital markets and strategy, DC BLOX, Mike Johnson, vice president, Nomura and Tim McGuire, senior director, project finance, Rowan Digital Infrastructure. The moderators are Christine Brozynski and Christy Rivera in New York.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65540089Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:00:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour industry experts discuss what to expect from current financing structures for data centers. The four are https://www.linkedin.com/in/claus-hertel-479619/, managing director, Rabobank, https://www.linkedin.com/in/melihileri/, SVP capital markets...Claus Hertel, managing director, Rabobank, Melih Ileri, SVP capital markets and strategy, DC BLOX, Mike Johnson, vice president, Nomura and Tim McGuire, senior director, project finance, Rowan Digital Infrastructure. The moderators are Christine Brozynski and Christy Rivera in New York.]]>3269falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep292-tariff-impact-on-the-infrastructure-sector--65401570https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65401570Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:55:05 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefan Reisinger, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the newly imposed tariffs and how they may affect the infrastructure industry. 995falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep291-not-science-fiction-how-reflect-orbital-is-creating-sunlight-at-night--65322961https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65322961Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAlly DeGunther, vice president of strategy for Reflect Orbital, joins us to discuss the company’s development of technology that uses satellites to reflect sunlight after dark, and how this technology could be applied.  1531falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep290-new-solutions-in-energy-storage--65146408https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65146408Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRob Piconi, CEO of Energy Vault, joins host Todd Alexander to discuss the energy storage market and novel storage solutions that Energy Vault has been working on.1489falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep289-challenges-of-greenfield-solar-development-in-2025--64954325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64954325Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:39:57 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightVitaly Lee, EVP and Chief Development Officer of Qcells, joins us to discuss the outlook of greenfield solar development in 2025, the M&A market outlook, and more.1264falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep288-microgrids-a-piece-of-the-energy-supply-puzzle--64852827https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64852827Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKirk Edelman, CEO of SolMicroGrid, joins us to discuss microgrids, their benefits, how they can be deployed, and more.663falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep287-etch-s-clean-hydrogen-and-decarbonization-process--64721907https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64721907Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:30:08 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKatie Ellet, CEO of ETCH, joins us to discuss ETCH’s process for decarbonizing natural gas to produce clean hydrogen and solid carbon.956falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep286-sustainability-roundtable-s-reverse-auction-procurement-system--64605672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64605672Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:03:33 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJim Boyle, CEO of Sustainability Roundtable Inc., joins us to discuss the reverse auction procurement process system Sustainability Roundtable has developed where companies and municipalities can incentivize the development of new renewable energy...1623falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep285-community-solar-in-urban-environments--64474316https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64474316Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:44:16 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJared Haines, CEO of Catalyze, joins us to discuss the community solar development process and success Catalyze has had in the New York community solar market.1444falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep284-how-water-based-batteries-can-be-a-solution-for-energy-storage--64349620https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64349620Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightEugene Beh, CEO of Quino Energy, joins us to discuss how water-based batteries can meet the growing demand for long-term and middle-term energy storage.1443falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep283-what-is-carbon-upcycling--64219103https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64219103Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightApoorv Sinha, CEO of Carbon Upcycling, joins us to discuss how his company is taking carbon emissions from industrial processes and upcycling them into new materials.1427falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep282-crc-ib-on-the-us-renewables-market-in-2025--64065032https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64065032Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBritta von Oesen, partner and managing director at CRC-IB, joins us to discuss the US renewables market, with a particular focus on the M&A market.1672falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep281-hydrogen-takeoff--63794545https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63794545Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour industry experts discuss the final rules released earlier this month by The US Treasury to make it easier to claim tax credits for making hydrogen. The four are Rachel Crouch, chief counsel, hydrogen, The AES Corporation, Matt McMonagle, CEO...3310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep280-forecasting-electricity-prices--63709019https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63709019Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:30:06 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGary Cate, director of energy market analytics at Fluence, joins the podcast to discuss electricity price forecasting and its role in the energy services sector.1645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep279-cost-of-capital-2025-outlook--63632527Bank of America, Ralph Cho, co-CEO, Apterra Infrastructure Capital, Rubiao Song, managing director and head of energy investments, JPMorgan, and Elizabeth Waters, managing director - project finance Americas, MUFG. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63632527Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:41:24 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour project finance industry veterans talk about what to expect in the year ahead for tax equity, tax credit sales and debt. The four are Jack Cargas, managing director and head of tax equity origination,...Bank of America, Ralph Cho, co-CEO, Apterra Infrastructure Capital, Rubiao Song, managing director and head of energy investments, JPMorgan, and Elizabeth Waters, managing director - project finance Americas, MUFG. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.]]>3433falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep278-venture-capital-in-the-renewable-energy-sector--63539208https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63539208Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAmy Duffuor, co-founder and general partner of Azolla Ventures, joins us to discuss venture capital investments in the renewable energy sector.1573falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep277-using-analytics-to-help-investors--63384917https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63384917Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:30:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMichelle Demers, CEO of Boundless Impact and Analytics, joins us to discuss the use of data to help investors understand climate-related risks.1499falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep276-the-department-of-commerce-s-new-anti-dumping-duties--63274202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63274202Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:30:06 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefan 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.959falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep275-paradigm-shift--63174871https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63174871Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:56:41 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightA 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.1726falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep274-market-forecasts-post-election--62799503George 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62799503Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:00:07 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFive 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.]]>3291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep273-post-election-outlook-for-renewables-and-other-parts-of-the-energy-transition--62745673Michael 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62745673Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:16:35 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFive 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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-catanzaro-2a711214/,...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.]]>3330falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep272-the-doe-on-lending-agreements--62655250
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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62655250Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:35:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLeslie 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...
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.]]>1376falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep271-what-does-the-data-say-about-tax-credit-transferability--62560859https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62560859Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDavid Burton, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to give an update on the tax credit transferability market. 1046falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep270-making-deals-in-the-thermal-and-renewable-markets--62487698https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62487698Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAkshat Kasliwal, managing consultant at PA Consulting, joins us to give his thoughts on the thermal and renewables markets.  1907falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep269-alphastruxure-s-ceo-on-microgrids--62402255https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62402255Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJuan 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.1187falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep268-the-offshore-wind-market-in-california--62307467https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62307467Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAdam Stern, executive director of Offshore Wind California, joins us to discuss developments in the California offshore wind market.1497california,energy,offshore,renewable,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep267-a-venture-capitalist-s-take-on-climate-tech--62200786
Also, please stay until the end to hear our guest’s predictions on this year’s MLB World Series!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62200786Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAlbert 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!
Also, please stay until the end to hear our guest’s predictions on this year’s MLB World Series!]]>1862capital,energy,finance,investing,legal,renewable,venturefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep266-reunion-co-founders-on-the-tax-credit-market--62115990https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62115990Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:49:45 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAndy 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.2155credit,energy,legal,renewable,taxfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep265-greenbacker-principal-on-infrastructure-and-renewables-investment--62019316https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62019316Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightQuinn Pasloske, principal at Greenbacker, joins us to discuss Greenbacker’s approach to infrastructure and renewable energy investment and current market economics.1153energy,infrastructure,investing,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep264-the-federal-reserve-reviews-basel-iii--61354090https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61354090Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDavid 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...5513,barr,basel,credit,fed,federal,iii,renewable,reserve,tax,transferfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep263-extreme-weather-and-the-grid--61268622https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61268622Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMichael Levy, head of global asset resilience at Baringa, a management consultancy, discusses how utilities and other energy companies are planning for extreme weather events.1339change,climate,currents,energy,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep262-pei-global-partners-on-the-development-loan-sector--61109481https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61109481Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn 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.1692energy,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep261-cresta-s-managing-partner-on-clean-energy-investment--61032791https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61032791Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:55:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChris Rozzell, managing partner at Cresta Fund Management, joins us to discuss Cresta’s background, the sectors in which it has been investing and more.1778energy,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep260-ev-realty-ceo-on-ev-fleet-infrastructure--60952647https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60952647Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightPatrick Sullivan, CEO of EV Realty, joins us to discuss medium-to-heavy commercial fleet EV infrastructure.1432falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep259-sonnen-senior-vice-president-on-energy-storage-systems--60880452https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60880452Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGeoff Ferrell, senior vice president at sonnen, joins us to explain how energy storage systems can help utilities manage their grids.1461falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep258-riverside-advisors-on-financial-hedging--60795890https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60795890Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChrist Frost and Steve Plake, partners at Riverside Advisors, join us to discuss financial hedging, an important tool in project financings.1498energy,finance,legal,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep257-epsa-ceo-on-recent-policies-and-their-effect-on-the-grid--60725590https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60725590Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:05:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTodd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association, joins us to discuss how recent policies are impacting the electricity markets and how they may shape the future electric grid.1671falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep256-schneider-electric-vice-president-on-offtake-agreements-and-tax-credits--60657610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60657610Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Powers, vice president of global renewables and clean tech at Schneider Electric, updates us on developments in the offtake agreement and tax credit transfer markets.1226agreement,credits,energy,finance,legal,offtake,project,renewable,taxfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep255-supplement-kwh-analytics-2024-solar-risk-assesment-report--60488753https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60488753Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:30:04 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe 2024 Solar Risk Assessment, now in its 6th edition, is a comprehensive report of the most pressing risks and opportunities facing the solar and storage industries. Compiled by industry experts, this report offers a data-driven look at key...3331falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-255-kwh-ceo-discusses-the-solar-risk-assessment-report--60488727https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60488727Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:30:04 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, joins us to discuss this year’s solar risk assessment report published by kWh. He summarizes the findings in the report, including risks to the battery energy storage industry.  1378energy,kwh,legal,renewable,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep254-peak-energy-ceo-on-sodium-ion-batteries--60372104https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60372104Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLandon Mossburg, CEO of Peak Energy, joins us to discuss sodium-ion batteries and how they can complement lithium-ion batteries1419falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep253-ferc-transmission-actions-how-big-a-deal--60266492https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60266492Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:46:59 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFERC Commissioner Allison Clements, Grid Strategies President Rob Gramlich and Norton Rose Fulbright partner Kat Gamache talk about how much of a difference recent government actions to ease grid congestion will make to developers waiting to connect...2482currents,ferc,grid,renewables,transmission,utilitiesfalsefullhttps://www.projectfinance.law/podcasts/2024/may/ep252-fourth-power-ceo-on-thermal-storage/https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60219543Thu, 30 May 2024 12:00:05 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightArvin Ganesan, CEO of Fourth Power, joins us to discuss thermal storage technologies and what role they can have in the energy storage market.960falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-251-us-treasury-s-new-bonus-tax-credit-guidance--60141634https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60141634Thu, 23 May 2024 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightHilary Lefko, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the US Treasury’s new guidance on calculating whether projects have enough domestic content to qualify for a bonus tax credit.818credit,energy,legal,renewable,tax,treasury,usfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep250-section-301-tariffs--60053904]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60053904Thu, 16 May 2024 11:30:04 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefan Reisinger, Norton Rose Fulbright partner,  joins us to discuss the Biden administration's changes to section 301 tariffs on certain Chinese products and how they can affect the renewables community.]]>846biden,china,energy,gas,legal,oil,renewable,solar,tariffs,trump,washington,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep249-ariel-green-on-technology-performance-insurance--59946842https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59946842Thu, 09 May 2024 15:04:10 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJan Napiorkowski and Jamie Daggett, global director and energy storage lead at Ariel Green, join us to discuss how technology performance insurance can facilitate the use of new technologies and serve as a substitute for extended warranties.1636energy,legal,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep248-the-irs-s-new-tax-credit-rules--59759104https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59759104Thu, 02 May 2024 11:30:04 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightHilary Lefko,  partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Washington office, joins us to discuss the IRS’s new guidance on tax credit transfers.906act,credits,energy,inflation,ira,irs,legal,reduction,renewable,taxfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep247-solar-module-petition-update--59661098https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59661098Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefan Reisinger, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Washington office, joins us to discuss the anti-dumping and countervailing duty petition on solar modules that was filed by the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee.817energy,finance,legal,project,renewables,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep246-developing-solar-on-variable-terrain--59520485https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59520485Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:00:04 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightYezin Taha, CEO of Nevados, joins us to discuss the increasing demand for developing non-flat land for utility-scale solar projects, the challenges and costs involved, and the technology Nevados uses when working on variable terrain.1241energy,legal,renewable,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep245-renewable-properties-president-on-the-cpuc-s-community-solar-proposal--59409674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59409674Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:30:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAaron Halimi, founder and president of Renewable Properties, joins us to discuss how a proposed decision by the California Public Utilities Commission could affect community solar projects.1318california,energy,legal,renewable,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep244-brightnight-ceo-on-investing-in-renewable-energy--59286800https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59286800Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMartin Hermann, CEO of BrightNight, joins us to discuss investing in renewable energy projects and technologies. He also discusses what inefficiencies he sees in the market, what is driving growth, what impact AI will have on clean energy, and more.1621energy,legal,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep243-john-cockerill-on-hydrogen-electrolyzers--59117304https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59117304Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:30:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNicolas De Coignac, President Americas of John Cockerill, joins us to talk about John Cockerill's  electrolyzer technology, what the company is doing in the US hydrogen market, the outlook for green hydrogen, and more.1279energy,hydrogen,legal,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep242-mufg-managing-director-on-the-project-finance-renewables-loan-market--59038513https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59038513Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBeth Waters, managing director at MUFG bank, joins us to discuss the commercial bank loan market for renewables projects. She also explains what a private placement is and discusses the areas in which she is seeing the most growth, the types of deals...1360banks,energy,finance,legal,loans,renewablesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep241-trump-and-the-ira--58950925Joe Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and John Gimigliano, Principal-in Charge, Federal Tax Legislative and Regulatory Services, KPMG. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58950925Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:36:57 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTwo veteran Washington observers talk about the outlook for the Inflation Reduction Act if Trump is elected. The two are https://www.capitoltax.com/joe-mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and...Joe Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and John Gimigliano, Principal-in Charge, Federal Tax Legislative and Regulatory Services, KPMG. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington.]]>1748democrat,energy,ira,legal,president,renewable,republican,trump,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep240-anza-ceo-on-solar-procurement--58608986https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58608986Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMike Hall, CEO of Anza Renewables, joins us to discuss Anza’s solar procurement platform, the algorithms behind its platform, a general overview on solar modules and more.1477energy,legal,renewables,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep239-nomura-s-vinod-mukani-on-the-state-of-the-commercial-bank-market--58530988https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58530988Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:45:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightVinod Mukani of Nomura Securities is our guest for this episode. He begins with a background on his activities at Nomura and growing Nomura's infrastructure and project finance areas before switching to a discussion on the state of the commercial bank...1570bank,commercial,energy,legal,mukani,nomura,renewable,vinodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep238-tariff-moratorium-update--58440851
Please listen to the end to hear our Super Bowl picks!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58440851Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:15:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefan Reisinger, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Washington office, joins us to give an update on the tariff moratorium applied to solar modules imported from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia first implemented in June 2022. He also speaks...
Please listen to the end to hear our Super Bowl picks!]]>1240biden,energy,imports,legal,moratorium,renewable,solar,tarifffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep237-doubleline-capital-making-moves-into-infrastructure--58359582https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58359582Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAndrew Hsu, portfolio manager at DoubleLine Capital, joins us to discuss DoubleLine’s investment in the infrastructure space, the kind of deals on which it is focused, what differentiates DoubleLine from other means of financing, and more.939energy,infrastructure,investing,legal,renewablesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep236-cost-of-capital-2024-outlook--58275462https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58275462Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:45:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour project finance industry veterans talk about what to expect in the year ahead for tax equity, tax credit sales and debt. The four are Jack Cargas, managing director and head of tax equity origination, Bank of America, Ralph Cho, Co-CEO, Apterra...3637capital,energy,finance,legal,project,renewables,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.projectfinance.law/podcasts/2024/january/ep235-mini-grids-and-bringing-power-to-developing-areas/https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58193273Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:00:04 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightWilliam Brent, chief marketing officer of Husk Power Systems, joins us to discuss Husk’s work in bringing electricity to developing areas in Africa and Asia with mini-grids. He discusses how Husk navigates regulations and works with local...1471africa,asia,energy,grid,india,legal,power,renewablesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep234-fluence-president-on-energy-storage-projects--57995640https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57995640Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Zahurancik, president of Fluence, joins us to discuss energy storage projects, how the Inflation Reduction Act has affected them, how easy it will be for storage projects to qualify for domestic content bonus credits, what new technological...1711energy,finance,legal,projects,renewable,storagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep233-plus-power-on-stand-alone-energy-storage--57855228https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57855228Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBrandon Keefe and Joshua Goldstein of Plus Power join us to discuss stand-alone battery storage. They talk about why stand-alone is the energy storage approach they pursued, the future of such energy storage projects, how investors have responded, and...1726battery,change,climate,energy,legal,renewable,storagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep232-insurance-affecting-projects-part-ii--57690966Keith Martin discusses how climate change is affecting the availability and cost of insurance with Ernst Rauch, Chief Climate Scientist at Munich Re, Lesley Harding, Global Head of Strategic Relationships, Energy & Transition at Liberty Specialty Markets, and Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi, Director of Climate Change and Environment at The Geneva Association, in the second of two podcasts on the topic.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57690966Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:58:36 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightWeather-related catastrophes have left the global insurance market with $50 billion in losses in the first half of this year, the second worst start to a year since 2011. Moderator https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-US/people/1016444 discusses how...Keith Martin discusses how climate change is affecting the availability and cost of insurance with Ernst Rauch, Chief Climate Scientist at Munich Re, Lesley Harding, Global Head of Strategic Relationships, Energy & Transition at Liberty Specialty Markets, and Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi, Director of Climate Change and Environment at The Geneva Association, in the second of two podcasts on the topic.]]>2605change,climate,europe,legalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep231-insurance-affecting-projects-part-i--57670791Keith Martin discusses conditions in the US market with Sam Jensen, partner and co-founder at STANCE Renewable Risk Partners, and Tucker Compton, client advisor at Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, in the first of two podcasts on the topic.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57670791Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:15:11 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRising insurance costs and shrinking coverage are starting to limit where renewable and other energy projects can be built. Moderator https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1016444 discusses conditions in the US market with...Keith Martin discusses conditions in the US market with Sam Jensen, partner and co-founder at STANCE Renewable Risk Partners, and Tucker Compton, client advisor at Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, in the first of two podcasts on the topic.]]>1745insurance,legal,projects,renewablesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep230-clean-energy-associates-vice-president-discusses-market-trends--57654133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57654133Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDan Shreve of Clean Energy Associates joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about the current environment around existing and emerging technologies in the energy mix, challenges facing renewable energy, the regulatory climate in the US and Europe,...2110falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep229-declan-falanagn-ceo-of-bluestar-discusses-renewable-investing--57566082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57566082Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDeclan Flanagan, founder and CEO of Bluestar Energy Capital, joins us for a wide-ranging discussion, including what he sees as the most promising markets, supply-chain risk over the next few years, how have the ability to raise capital and pricing...2132battery,capital,energy,hydrogen,investing,legal,renewable,solar,storage,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep228-ceo-of-spearmint-energy-on-battery-energy-storage--57482366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57482366Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:15:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAndrew Waranch, CEO of Spearmint Energy, joins us to discuss his company and why he chose to go into battery energy storage, how the growing availability of energy storage options has affected the larger renewable energy market, tax equity’s interest...1715battery,energy,hydro,legal,renewables,solar,storage,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep227-intersect-power-ceo-on-the-power-grid--57385739https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57385739Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSheldon Kimber, CEO of Intersect Power, joins Todd Alexander for a discussion about the United States power grid system. He discusses what challenges the system poses to energy transition strategies, the dependency on natural gas, misconceptions that...1883energy,gas,grid,hydrogen,legal,natural,off-shore,power,renewables,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep226-aon-co-ceo-gives-an-overview-of-tax-credit-insurance--57226020https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57226020Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGary Blitz, global co-CEO of Aon's M&A and transaction solutions practice, joins us to talk about the insurance market for tax credit transfers. He explains what risks underwriters are willing to insure, how the Inflation Reduction Act and...1435credit,energy,legal,renewable,tax,transferabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep225-invenergy-vice-presidents-discuss-build-transfer-transactions--57200038
Norton Rose Fulbright will be providing an in-depth webinar on build-transfer transactions in the new year. Subscribe to our Project Finance mailing list on www.projectfinance.law to receive updates and webinar notifications.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57200038Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKyle Hermanson and Nate Hoeppner of Invenergy join us to discuss build-transfer transactions (BTAs), why they are attractive to utilities, how the Inflation Reduction Act has affected the BTA market, what risks they entail, and what the future holds...
Norton Rose Fulbright will be providing an in-depth webinar on build-transfer transactions in the new year. Subscribe to our Project Finance mailing list on www.projectfinance.law to receive updates and webinar notifications.]]>1678bta,build-transfer,energy,legal,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep224-energy-storage-outlook--57069472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57069472Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAdam Hise, managing director of storage risk solution at Ascend Analytics, joins us to discuss the size and position of the energy storage market, the potential of that market, and Ascend’s new revenue risk product for energy storage.1561energy,legal,renewables,storagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/currents-bonus-episode-renewables-professionals-predict-the-world-series--57037098
Contributors
Todd Alexander – Norton Rose Fulbright
Chris Miller – Guzman Energy
David Rosenblatt – Arava Power Company
Emma Raine – CIBC Capital Markets
Andrew Ehrlickman – Brookfield Asset Management
Jae Kwon – Credit Agricole
Raquel Bierzwinsky – Norton Rose Fulbright
Gary Blitz – Aon
Kristin Meikle – Bechtel Enterprises
Andrew Waranch – Spearmint Energy
Emily Rogers – Norton Rose Fulbright
Sheldon Kimber – Intersect Power
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57037098Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIn this bonus episode, friends of the pod give their predictions on who will win the 2024 World Series. Contributors Todd Alexander – Norton Rose Fulbright Chris Miller – Guzman Energy David Rosenblatt – Arava Power Company Emma Raine – CIBC Capital...
Contributors
Todd Alexander – Norton Rose Fulbright
Chris Miller – Guzman Energy
David Rosenblatt – Arava Power Company
Emma Raine – CIBC Capital Markets
Andrew Ehrlickman – Brookfield Asset Management
Jae Kwon – Credit Agricole
Raquel Bierzwinsky – Norton Rose Fulbright
Gary Blitz – Aon
Kristin Meikle – Bechtel Enterprises
Andrew Waranch – Spearmint Energy
Emily Rogers – Norton Rose Fulbright
Sheldon Kimber – Intersect Power
]]>414carbon,climate,energy,hydrogen,legal,renewable,solar,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep223-investing-in-decarbonization-insights-from-an-experienced-investor--56966818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56966818Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBenoit Allehaut, chief investment officer at XCarbon Technologies, joins Todd Alexander for a discussion about investment trends in the wind and solar sectors, other areas of potential interest to investors, how changes in interest rates, construction...1692carbon,decarbon,energy,hydrogen,investing,legal,renewables,solar,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep222-an-assessment-of-the-ira--56884142https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56884142Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:56:58 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBill Green, managing partner of Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, joins Todd Alexander in a wide-ranging discussion about how the renewable energy market may not be fully appreciating the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, issues developers are...1665energy,investing,ira,legal,renewablesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep221-opportunites-for-sustainability-in-commercial-real-estate--56794194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56794194Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMichael Beckerman, CEO of CREtech, joins Todd Alexander to discuss how commercial real estate developers are taking a closer look at renewable energy sustainability. They go over what climate technologies developers are incorporating into their...1859climate,commercial,energy,estate,legal,real,renewables,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep220-taking-its-toll-tolling-agreements-and-offtake-strategies--56720043https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56720043Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChristine Brozynski, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s projects practice, joins Todd Alexander to talk about recent trends in offtake strategies for energy storage projects. They go over how tolling agreements work, what risks that entail, what other...1024development,ira,legal,projects,renewablesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep219-northern-lights-alight-s-ceo-talks-about-solar-in-scandinavia-and-the-rest-of-europe--56655974https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56655974Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDr. Harald Överholm, CEO and founder of Alight, joins Todd Alexander to talk about the opportunities and challenges in the European solar market. They cover solar PPA demand in Scandinavia and other European regions, which markets are promising for...1707alight,energy,europe,ira,legal,renewable,scandinavia,solar,swedenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep218-debt-workouts-and-liability-management-transactions--56570847https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56570847Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightEric Daucher, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s bankruptcy practice, joins Todd Alexander to talk about debt workouts and liability management transactions, how they are executed and leveraged, their legality, how investors and lenders can avoid...1201banks,dept,energy,legal,loans,renewablesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep217-ampion-ceo-discusses-community-solar--56481320https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56481320Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNate Owen, founder and CEO of Ampion, joins Todd Alexander to talk about what Ampion does and the role it plays in managing distributed generation projects. They also discuss the growth of community solar, what challenges community solar still faces,...1431currents,financing,fulbright,legal,norton,projects,renewables,rose,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep216-heating-up-new-geo-thermal-developments-and-technology--56356280https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56356280Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:10:51 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNeil Ethier, vice president of business development for Eavor, joins Todd Alexander to talk about the new approach Eavor has developed to tap geothermal energy. They discuss why geothermal is still an underused energy source, what is being done to...1802energy,gas,geo-thermal,hydrogen,investing,legal,renewables,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep215-getting-worked-up-what-to-know-about-the-ira-s-wage-requirements--56224331https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56224331Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:00:03 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTaylor Gant, business development manager at Alliant Consulting, joins Todd Alexander to explain the wage requirements portion of the Inflation Reduction Act. They go over what developers should understand about the requirements, how wages are...1210act,government,inflation,ira,labor,legal,reduction,renewables,wage,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep214-plug-power-ceo-discusses-future-of-hydrogen-economy--56160602https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56160602Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAndy Marsh, president and CEO of Plug Power, joins Todd Alexander for a lively discussion about green hydrogen, theopportunities created by the Inflation Reduction, the competitiveness of green hydrogen, Washington’s role in implementing rules around...1710cells,energy,fuel,hydrogen,legal,power,renewablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep213-community-solar-update--56026720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56026720Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAaron Halimi, President of Renewable Properties, speaks with Todd Alexander on a range of topics concerning community solar. Aaron gives an overview of how community solardiffers from other types of solar projects, the advantages and challenges it...1535california,community,energy,finance,investing,legal,projects,renewables,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep212-trends-in-the-renewables-market--55504303https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55504303Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNick Knapp, partner and senior managing director at CohnReznick Capital, joins Todd Alexander for an overview of current and future market trends. Among the topics discussed are what is the current state of the M&A market, reasons behind any...1612equity,legal,m&a,renewables,taxfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep211-new-proposed-irs-guidance-on-tax-credits-transferability--54823253Episode 211: New Proposed IRS Guidance on Tax Credits Transferability

Hilary Lefko, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright, joins host Todd Alexander in an in-depth conversation on the proposed guidance on tax credits and transferability recently released by the IRS. They cover how the new guidance addresses registration, payment for credits, regulations involving partnerships, individual purchasers, bonus credits, brokers, what new products can be expected and how the tax insurance market has reacted so far.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54823253Thu, 22 Jun 2023 16:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightEpisode 211: New Proposed IRS Guidance on Tax Credits Transferability Hilary Lefko, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright, joins host Todd Alexander in an in-depth conversation on the proposed guidance on tax credits and transferability recently released...Episode 211: New Proposed IRS Guidance on Tax Credits Transferability

Hilary Lefko, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright, joins host Todd Alexander in an in-depth conversation on the proposed guidance on tax credits and transferability recently released by the IRS. They cover how the new guidance addresses registration, payment for credits, regulations involving partnerships, individual purchasers, bonus credits, brokers, what new products can be expected and how the tax insurance market has reacted so far.]]>1279credits,irs,legal,tax,transfersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep210-fuel-cells--54454280https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54454280Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGregory Adams, Senior Vice President of FuelCell Energy, joins host Todd Alexander for a discussion about fuel cells, what they are, where they are used, what incentives the Inflation Reduction Act provides for fuel cell projects, where the risks are...1353cells,energy,fuel,hydrogen,legal,renewables,solar,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep209-new-legislation-in-texas-creates-a-murky-landscape-for-renewables--54157604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54157604Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJudd Messer, Vice President, and Jeffrey Clark, President and CEO, of the Advanced Power Alliance in Texas join host Todd Alexander in a lively discussion on the new legislation passed in Texas that imposes restrictions on renewable energy...1696energy,finance,hydrogen,legal,politics,renewables,solar,texas,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep208-current-trends-in-renewables--54065417https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54065417Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTed Brandt, CEO of Marathon Capital, LLC, talks with Todd Alexander about various subjects, including how the Inflation Reduction Act has affected the landscape of deals in the renewables sector, what to expect with transferability of tax credits,...1148electricity,energy,finance,gas,legal,project,renewable,solar,windfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep207-the-climate-mobilization-act--53925715https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53925715Fri, 19 May 2023 12:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJeff Hendler, CEO of Logical Buildings, and our host Todd Alexander discuss the Climate Mobilization Act, what it is and how it affects the CRE and energy industries, how the statute is being implementedacross various building types and what...1723climate,estate,finance,investments,legal,projects,realfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep206-how-the-ira-has-affected-the-mcoe--53742680https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53742680Thu, 04 May 2023 17:40:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightCohnReznick Capital’s Michael Tatarsky, Managing Director, and Colin Smith, Senior Research Analyst, join Todd Alexander to discuss the Market Cost of Energy (MCOE) in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act. They go over how the IRA will affect...1168economy,finance,inflation,ira,legal,projects,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep205-transferability-tax-credit-sales--53679618https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53679618Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:30:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe Inflation Reduction Act last August let companies sell nine types of federal tax credits to other companies for cash. The window opened on such sales on January 1. Five market veterans discuss how the market is developing. Moderator Keith Martin...3562act,banks,currents,economy,finance,inflation,legal,lending,reduction,tax,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep204-global-mining-supply-chain--53606365https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53606365Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMartin McCann, partner in London, joins Todd Alexander to discuss the global mining supply chain. We discuss how the global EV boom is affecting precious metal mining, the competition among countries to be top in mining and battery manufacturing, how...1159electronic,ev,finance,infrastructure,legal,mining,project,vehiclesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep203-transferability-of-tax-credits--53367245
Hilary Lefko, partner in Washington, joins Todd Alexander to discuss the transferability of tax credits. We discuss how federal transferability compares to the existing market for sales of state tax credits, how developers are taking advantage of transferability, how lenders look at it, what the market looks like for brokers, what has surprised Hilary about the market’s adoption of transferability, the timeline for the issuance of guidance and more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53367245Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:15:01 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightEp203: Transferability of Tax Credits Hilary Lefko, partner in Washington, joins Todd Alexander to discuss the transferability of tax credits. We discuss how federal transferability compares to the existing market for sales of state tax credits, how...
Hilary Lefko, partner in Washington, joins Todd Alexander to discuss the transferability of tax credits. We discuss how federal transferability compares to the existing market for sales of state tax credits, how developers are taking advantage of transferability, how lenders look at it, what the market looks like for brokers, what has surprised Hilary about the market’s adoption of transferability, the timeline for the issuance of guidance and more.]]>967credits,finance,legal,projects,taxfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep202-bridge-banks-silicon-valley-bank-and-signature-bank-market-watch--53223854https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53223854Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTim Byrne, Eric Daucher and Tom Delaney join Todd Alexander to discuss the formation of the bridge banks for Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and what to expect from them and government regulation going forward. We get into what will happen in...1419bank,banks,economy,finance,projects,restructuring,signature,silicon,svb,valleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-201-silicon-valley-bank-outlook--53183816https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53183816Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:30:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSilicon Valley Bank was placed into receivership on March 10. Tim Byrne, Eric Daucher and Tom Delaney join Todd Alexander to discuss what has unfolded for Silicon Valley Bank over the weekend and what it means for the project finance community. We...1025bank,current,finance,legal,projects,silicon,valleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep200-cost-of-capital-2023-outlook--52459186https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52459186Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:00:02 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour veteran tax equity investors and lenders talk about what to expect in the year ahead. The five are Jack Cargas, managing director and head of tax equity origination, Bank of America, Ralph Cho, co-head of power & infrastructure finance - US,...3672capital,energy,finance,infrastructure,labor,legal,politics,tax,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep199-the-doc-s-preliminary-determination-of-circumvention-issues--52185143https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52185143Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:40:28 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefan Reisinger, partner in Washington, joins us to discuss the Department of Commerce’s preliminary determination of circumvention issues. We go over the general reaction to the order, which solar panels and cells are covered by the preliminary...1158commerce,doc,energy,finance,legal,renewables,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep198-book-talk-california-burning--51944323https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51944323Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:32:25 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKatherine Blunt, who covers renewable energy and utilities for The Wall Street Journal, talks to Keith Martin in Washington about her new book, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What it Means for America's Power Grid, on the...2527blunt,california,change,climate,currents,energy,environment,fires,katherine,keith,legal,martinfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep197-post-election-analysis--51915801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51915801Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:24:37 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFive veteran Washington observers talk with Keith Martin in our Washington office about what the midterm election results mean for clean energy, storage, carbon capture, hydrogen and the project finance market. The five are Michael Catanzaro,...3649biden,currents,election,energy,finance,fulbright,infrastructure,keith,law,legal,martin,norton,project,rose,tax,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep196-inflation-reduction-act--51742789https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220812073105-5352.mp3Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, David Burton and Hilary Lefko have a lively discussion about the Inflation Reduction Act’s effect on deals. Some parts of the Inflation Reduction Act that passed the Senate are retroactive to the start of 2022. Other parts apply only to...3603false196fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep195-what-s-new-in-the-market--51742761https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220729132815-9852.mp3Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin gives a lively update on what is new in the market. The tax equity market is wrestling with a series of issues tied to inflation and construction delays. Developers forced for the same reasons to renegotiate power contracts are drawing...1837false195fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep194-new-pjm-regulations-and-ferc-rules--51742791https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220721211145-1971.mp3Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBob Shapiro, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Washington office, joins us to discuss the new regulations in PJM and FERC rules being considered. We discuss how PJM is addressing their backlog, an overview of the two interconnection proposals, who...1569false194fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep193-doe-loan-program-office-update--51742764https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220615171224-1857.mp3Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJigar Shah, Director of the Department of Energy's Loan Program Office, joins us to discuss the mission of the program and what it is working on right now. We talk about the types of deals that are relevant for the office, what Jigar views as the...2228false193fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep192-biden-s-executive-order--51742792https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220607085755-6116.mp3Tue, 07 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightStefan Reisinger, partner Norton Rose Fulbright’s Washington office, joins us for a closer look at the Biden action yesterday to shield solar panels imported from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia during the next two years from any...1008false192fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep191-recent-evolution-of-the-hedge-market--51742790https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220602074033-7287.mp3Thu, 02 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLee Taylor, CEO of REsurety, joins us to discuss the recent evolution of the hedge market due to the impacts of winter storm Uri. We get into the spectrum of hedging options before the storm, how each of those structures fared, how the hedging...1947falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep190-climate-insurance-and-the-solar-industry--51742798https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220415113235-6032.mp3Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, joins us to discuss the company’s $20M Series B fundraise and the emergence of climate insurance. We discuss what the fundraise means for the industry as a whole, why climate insurance hasn’t emerged yet and the...1501false190fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep189-proposed-tariffs-add-to-uncertainty-for-solar-develop--51742773https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220401113845-2371.mp3Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAbigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, joins us to discuss what the potential anti-circumvention tariffs on cells and modules from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. We talk about why we are in the...1135false189fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep188-energy-storage-investment-tax-credits--51742775https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220209100725-7239.mp3Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Washington, joins us to discuss investment tax credits (ITCs) for energy storage and provide an update on the current tax equity market. We get into how current ITCs apply to energy storage, what...1056false188fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep187-freeing-energy-with-bill-nussey--51742772https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220204122825-9732.mp3Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBill Nussey, founder and CEO of the Freeing Energy Project, joins us to discuss the shift to cleaner, cheaper energy. We discuss his new book, Freeing Energy, why he thinks local energy can be cheaper than electricity from the "big grid" and what the...1612false187fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep186-an-inside-look-at-intersect-s-2-6-billion-financing--51742805https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220126104955-8117.mp3Wed, 26 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSheldon Kimber, CEO and co-founder of Intersect Power, joins us to discuss the $2.6 billion financing facility that Intersect signed in November 2021 to finance a portfolio of late-stage solar and storage projects in California and Texas. We get into...2495false186fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep185-cost-of-capital-2022-outlook--51742832
Listen to a discussion about what to expect in the year ahead for tax equity, bank and term loan B debt and project bonds, led by Keith Martin from Norton Rose Fulbright, among John C.S. Anderson, global head of corporate finance and infrastructure at Manulife, Jack Cargas, managing director and head of originations on the tax equity desk at Bank of America, Ralph Cho, global co-head of the power and infrastructure group at Investec, Max Lipkind, managing director and head of Americas leveraged finance origination at Credit Suisse, and Rubiao Song, managing director and head of energy investments at JPMorgan.]]>https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20220119203754-9618.mp3Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe year ahead looks like another strong year for financings, but with uncertainty around supply chains, inflation, potential tax law changes and import tariffs. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond is up significantly so far in January, repeating a...
Listen to a discussion about what to expect in the year ahead for tax equity, bank and term loan B debt and project bonds, led by Keith Martin from Norton Rose Fulbright, among John C.S. Anderson, global head of corporate finance and infrastructure at Manulife, Jack Cargas, managing director and head of originations on the tax equity desk at Bank of America, Ralph Cho, global co-head of the power and infrastructure group at Investec, Max Lipkind, managing director and head of Americas leveraged finance origination at Credit Suisse, and Rubiao Song, managing director and head of energy investments at JPMorgan.]]>3739162338false185fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep184-scaling-the-next-generation-of-sustainability--51742788https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211217153936-2656.mp3Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKatie McClain, partner at Energize Ventures, joins us to discuss the company’s investment approach. We get into what it looks for in clean energy and climate tech companies, how its approach differs from other funds, how Katie’s policy background...1090false184fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep183-maximizing-the-value-of-renewable-real-estate-holding--51742824https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211202103954-3141.mp3Thu, 02 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMaria Klutey, president of Activate Renewables, joins us to discuss how the company’s business model maximizes the value of renewable real estate holdings. We get into the history and background of Activate, its competitive advantage, the advantage...1214false183fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep182-vanadium-flow-batteries--51742776https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211122195814-8194.mp3Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMatt Harper, chief commercial officer at Invinity Energy Systems, joins us to explain vanadium flow batteries. We discuss the future of energy storage, how vanadium flow batteries differ from lithium-ion, what has held back vanadium flow so far,...1645false182fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep181-intersect-power-s-approach-and-latest-financing--51742860https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211119101535-3263.mp3Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSheldon Kimber, CEO and co-founder of Intersect Power, joins us to discuss what he is seeing in the industry and talk about the company’s latest financing. We discuss Intersect’s interest in green hydrogen, how big of an impact tariffs are having on...2123false181fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep180-insuring-renewables--51742883https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211115192046-4134.mp3Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMaryann Johnson, senior managing director of property and energy claims at Beecher Carlson, Brian DiLuigi, senior vice president of alternative energy, and Alex Nephew, risk management and insurance advisor with Brown & Brown, join us to discuss the...1674false180fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep179-solar-energy-validation--51742781https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211104140007-2600.mp3Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJackson Moore, product director at DNV for renewable energy software, joins us to discuss DNV's solar energy validation work and to address questions about how and why solar assets may underperform. We discuss factors that may affect the likelihood...1496false179fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep178-green-energy-infrastructure--51742864https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211027215015-2763.mp3Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSam Porter and Mike Sloan, partners at Synergetic, join us to discuss green energy infrastructure. We go over Synergetic’s mission to deliver zero-carbon energy, the current infrastructure issues that it has identified, how fast the energy transition...1492false178fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep177-sustainable-finance--51742793https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211012084644-9828.mp3Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMichael Edesess, managing partner, and Pascal Schoneburg, founder of M1K, join us to talk about sustainable finance. We discuss what sustainable finance is, the financial instruments included in it, whether sustainable finance has been embraced by...1843false177fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep176-a-creative-and-collaborative-funding-solution--51742835https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20211005074615-2619.mp3Tue, 05 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightArunava Mitra, CFO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, and Nik Nunes, CEO of Industrial Development Funding (IDF), join us to discuss their collaboration to provide creative forms of financing for energy projects. We get into who the two companies are,...1923false176fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep175-developing-in-the-c-i-space--51742813https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210928112806-7877.mp3Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBrett Phillips, vice president, sustainable and responsible investments at Unico Solar, joins us to discuss the company and how it is developing projects in the C&I space. We get into the type of projects that Unico is investing in, the biggest...1494false175fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep174-building-better-batteries--51742780https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210923142745-3656.mp3Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRick Luebbe, CEO of Group14, joins us to discuss how the company brings new performance capabilities to lithium-silicon batteries. We get into how Group14’s technology works, what it means for the typical consumer, where Group14 sees the biggest...1318false174fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep173-us-offshore-wind-market-update--51742767https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210909075635-9453.mp3Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAbby Watson, head of governmental affairs, North America at Siemens Gamesa, joins us to discuss the US offshore wind market. We discuss the trajectory of offshore wind on a global level, where it is headed in the US, the potential challenges the...1637false173fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep172-supply-chain-ethics-and-transparency-in-us-solar--51742778https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210826155913-5162.mp3Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAbby Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), joins us to discuss current supply chain ethics issues in the US solar industry. We discuss the current forced labor issues that the industry is seeing, the response...1378false172fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep171-renewable-hydrogen-update--51742922https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210816200604-9701.mp3Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJean-Louis Kindler, CEO of Ways2H, a company focused on turning the world’s waste into renewable hydrogen, joins us to discuss the company’s technology and the hydrogen market. We get into what is currently happening in hydrogen, how Ways2H fits into...1739false171fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep170-green-power-aggregation-with-enel--51742784https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210802114613-4782.mp3Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMark McGrail, vice president of the commercial office at Enel Green Power North America, joins us to discuss green power aggregation. We get into the options available to corporations that want to buy renewable energy, how virtual power purchase...1360false170fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep169-what-sponsors-need-to-know-to-finance-ccs-projects--51742821https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210726194223-9988.mp3Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNick Knapp, senior managing director, and Mike Yurkerwich, director with CohnReznick Capital, join us to talk about what sponsors need to know to finance carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. We discuss what CCS is and why it is an...1725false169fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep168-data-centers-what-potential-investors-need-to-know--51742852https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210720162853-6037.mp3Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDue to the increased investor appetite for digital infrastructure and growing governmental focus on improving connectivity, digital assets like data centers are crucial in supporting the growth of smart and sustainable cities. Listen to a discussion...3504false168fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep167-how-nuclear-technology-can-help-reach-carbon-goals--51742818https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210712205143-3084.mp3Mon, 12 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBret Kugelmass, managing director of the Energy Impact Center, joins us to talk about why nuclear is his chosen technology to reach our carbon goals. We get into what small modular reactors (SMRs) are and how they are different from the larger...1291false167fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep166-investing-in-water-infrastructure--51742949https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210706070642-9034.mp3Tue, 06 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDamian Georgino, with Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to discuss investing in water infrastructure. We start with how he got into the water space, what the market looks like today, the diligence questions that investors should be asking, how rates are...1775false166fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep165-banking-on-batteries--51742811https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210628153433-9203.mp3Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJames Wright, managing director and head of renewables, clean energy and sustainability with CIBC Capital Markets, joins us to discuss batteries and energy storage. We get into why it has taken so long for battery storage deals to come to the project...1152false165fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep164-utility-scale-transmission-line-development--51742782https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210621193453-6602.mp3Mon, 21 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKimberlee Centera, CEO of TerraPro Solutions, joins us to discuss the critical aspects of utility-scale transmission development. We discuss key issues and challenges for transmission line development, land use feasibility, tax credits and...1336false164fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep163-supply-chain-traceability--51742843https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210615073433-8629.mp3Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAndy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates, joins us to discuss supply chain traceability. We get into the concerns over polysilicon made in Xinjiang that many financiers and developers have due to their ESG-minded stakeholders, the work that CEA has...1652false163fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep162-solar-risk-assessment-report-2021--51742925https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210608151750-5500.mp3Tue, 08 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, CEO of kWh Analytics, and Joe Kastner, CEO of Radian Generation, join us to discuss the 2021 Solar Risk Assessment Report. We discuss the findings of the report’s third edition, what the risk assessments mean for the solar project...1419false162fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep161-reducing-project-costs-by-mitigating-risk--51742807https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210601100023-9035.mp3Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLaura Pagliarulo, president of SolaREIT, joins us to talk about ways to reduce project costs in clean energy projects. We discuss how SolaREIT works with landowners and developers on land acquisition and lease monetization, the types of investors it...1324false161fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep160-spanish-inbound-investors--51742785https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210524182624-2798.mp3Mon, 24 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNacho Ruiz Hens, managing director at Karbone, joins us to talk about breaking into the US renewable energy market for foreign investors, especially from Spain. We discuss the attraction of the US market, the main barriers to entry, the current...1578false160fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep159-spac-market-update--51742795https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210518120253-8950.mp3Tue, 18 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTrevor Pinkerton and Lior Nuchi with Norton Rose Fulbright join us to discuss the renewable energy SPAC market. We discuss the boom the SPAC market has seen in the last year, the recent slowdown of SPAC IPOs and why it is happening, why...1618false159fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep158-long-duration-energy-storage-with-highview-power--51742825https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210511090523-9983.mp3Tue, 11 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDr. Javier Cavada, CEO of Highview Power, joins us to talk about the energy storage technology on which the company is working. We discuss the energy storage landscape and where he sees it going in the future, market drivers for long-duration energy...1974false158fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep157-the-missing-piece-of-the-carbon-accounting-puzzle--51742819https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210503164604-8111.mp3Mon, 03 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLee Taylor, CEO of REsurety, joins us discuss the carbon accounting market. We discuss how the company has solved the missing piece of the carbon accounting puzzle, how it has found that some renewable projects displace as much as twice the amount of...1364false157fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep156-building-a-clean-energy-economy--51742931https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210426165053-6182.mp3Mon, 26 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDanny Kennedy, an early pioneer in the residential solar rooftop sector and now CEO of New Energy Nexus, a non-profit that connects entrepreneurs to capital to build clean energy projects, joins us to discuss the future of clean energy. We get into...2154false156fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep155-a-green-infrastructure-investment-strategy--51742970https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210419193453-2739.mp3Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDaniel Goldman, co-founder and managing director of Clean Energy Ventures, joins us to discuss green infrastructure investment. We go over what Clean Energy Ventures looks for in potential clean energy and climate tech companies in which to invest,...1493false155fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep154-powering-the-uk-with-the-moroccan-sun--51742815https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210412194523-9028.mp3Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSimon Morrish, entrepreneur and CEO of Xlinks, joins us to discuss the ambitious Xlinks solar project, which transfers solar energy from Morocco via a 6.3 GW subsea cable to the UK. We get into the scope of the project, where the idea came from, the...1375false154fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep153-biden-s-infrastructure-plan--51742834https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210406173454-7678.mp3Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightWhat is the outlook in Congress for the massive infrastructure plan that President Biden unveiled last week? Listen as four veteran Washington observers, John Gimigliano, principal-in-charge, federal tax legislative and regulatory services, KMPG...3578false153fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep152-offshore-wind-in-california--51742845https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210329162533-4544.mp3Mon, 29 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAdam Stern, executive director of Offshore Wind California, and Jim Berger, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, join us to discuss prospects and growing momentum for offshore wind power in California. We start with an overview of progress to harness...1195false152fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep151-private-equity-with-greenbacker-capital--51742988https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210322210633-9569.mp3Mon, 22 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightCharles Wheeler, president, co-CEO and CIO, and Benjamin Baker, managing director, at Greebacker Capital join us to discuss the firm’s mission and their fundamental approach to sustainable infrastructure. We discuss some of the most notable changes in...1695false151fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep150-merchant-financings-after-texas--51742804https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210319161523-1957.mp3Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightHas the appetite among banks and tax equity investors to finance hedged merchant power and storage projects changed as a result of the events last month in Texas and, if so, how? What lessons did lenders and tax equity investors take away about how to...2775false150fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep149-2020-lendscape-update-the-refinancing-boom--51742965https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210315194643-9289.mp3Mon, 15 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, CEO of kWh Analytics, joins us for an update on the Solar Lendscape. He covers what is new in tax equity, gives a breakdown of three trends he is seeing on the lender side and an update on the underperformance of solar projects that...917false149fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep148-hydrogen-the-next-frontier--51742846https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210311112122-7031.mp3Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightClose to 4,000 people registered to listen to a discussion among three experts about the prospects for hydrogen. Interest is particularly high in green hydrogen, which is expected to play a significant role as the US moves rapidly to decarbonize....3570false148fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep147-competition-in-the-battery-storage-market--51742902https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210308195833-2824.mp3Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightEren Ergin, general manager of renewables and distributed assets at Honeywell, joins us to talk about stationary battery storage. We discuss what Honeywell is doing in the market, how it has created a business unit focusing on storage, how it...1460false147fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep146-what-s-next-in-c-i-solar--51742885https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210301161944-7389.mp3Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Walsh, managing partner at Madison Energy Investments, joins us to talk about trends he is seeing in the C&I solar market. We get into the best state markets for C&I solar and emerging markets, how storage is becoming part of projects, how...1425false146fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep145-recycling-lithium-batteries--51742810https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210223085254-1490.mp3Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKunal Phalpher, CCO of Li-Cycle, joins us to talk about recycling lithium-ion batteries. We get into the size of the market, what is recycled out of the batteries, how much of the materials extracted can be used in new batteries, the impact the...1350false145fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep144-meet-the-dc-green-bank--51742928https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210215163853-7938.mp3Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightEli Hopson, CEO, and Jay Lurie, CIO, at the DC Green Bank join us to give an overview of the bank, why it was established and the goals it has set for itself. We discuss its available capital, priority sectors, how its financings are structured, the...1783false144fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep143-the-current-state-of-ppas--51742830https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210208155913-5223.mp3Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBryce Smith, CEO, and Rob Collier, vice president, developer relations of LevelTen Energy, join us to discuss the company and the current state of PPA offer prices and trends. We get into how the renewable energy industry has changed in the last...1620false143fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep142-climate-adaptive-infrastructure--51742981https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210201172153-7158.mp3Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBill Green, managing partner of Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, joins us to talk about the meaning of the firm’s name and its mandate. We get into how Climate Adaptive Infrastructure is different from typical infrastructure investors, how the firm is...1219false142fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep141-leveraging-technology-to-scale-clean-energy--51742817https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210125194933-4257.mp3Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRudy Roy, CEO of HST, joins us to discuss the technology company’s mission of improving people’s lives by scaling clean energy. We discuss how HST has scaled its platform to have thousands of projects in over 100 countries, who the platform’s...1593false141fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep140-cost-of-capital-2021-outlook--51742833https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210121162733-7661.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMany developers struggled during 2020 to find tax equity. Economists expect growth to start slow and accelerate by year end. Interest rates remain low, but the yield curve is becoming steeper as the bond market takes into account the potential for...3602false140fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep139-arcadia-s-community-solar-strategy--51742894https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210119081823-4570.mp3Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKiran Bhatraju, CEO of Arcadia, and Jorge Vargas, operating partner at Energy Impact Partners, join us to discuss Arcadia’s community solar strategy, including subscriber management. We discuss the benefits of community solar compared to retail or...1456false139fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep138-a-look-at-the-corporate-ppa-market--51742856https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210111134442-1254.mp3Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn D. Powers, vice president, global renewables and cleantech at Schneider Electric, joins us for a close look at trends in the corporate renewable energy market. We discuss how an organization can best accelerate its carbon neutrality efforts,...1463false138fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep137-community-solar-market-update--51742796https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20210104135923-5692.mp3Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAdam Kuehne, senior vice president of project finance at Summit Ridge Energy, a leading owner-operator of community solar projects in the US, joins us for a community solar market update. We discuss the market today, how it has been affected by COVID,...2134false137fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep136-tax-extender-bill-unpacked--51742993https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201222155742-9613.mp3Tue, 22 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to unpack the tax extenders bill that cleared Congress on Monday night. We discuss how the bill affects solar, wind, and other renewable energy projects, the immediate impact on the market, who...535false136fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep135-smart-technology-in-the-energy-industry--51742859https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201221160604-5813.mp3Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNick Merricks, head of UK smart electricity meter products at Landis+Gyr, joins us to discuss smart technology in the energy industry. We discuss how COVID-19 has affected the market, the growing need to invest in infrastructure that will support the...1225false135fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep134-developing-solar-storage--51742987https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201215104153-9334.mp3Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSteve Vavrik, chief executive officer, Josh Prueher, chief financial officer, Mark Klein, chief operating officer, and Doug Moorehead, chief technology officer of Broad Reach Power, join us to discuss their investment strategy in solar + storage. We...1943false134fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep133-clean-energy-and-rural-america-s-economic-rebound--51742990https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201207145812-8359.mp3Mon, 07 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightReid Spolek, energy lead at Google, Chris Hansen, vice president of origination and renewables at TVA, Spencer Sessions, senior manager of economic development at TVA and Johan Vanhee, chief commercial officer and chief procurement officer at Origis...1904false133fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep132-district-energy-sector-update--51743022https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201130105043-6917.mp3Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJonathan Yates, associate principal with Arup, joins us for an update on the district energy space. We discuss why district energy is getting a lot of attention right now, what activity Arup is currently seeing in the market, how COVID is affecting...1036false132fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep131-an-introduction-to-the-world-energy-council--51742838https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201123141653-5723.mp3Mon, 23 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDr. Angela Wilkinson, secretary general of the World Energy Council, joins us to discuss the Council’s mission. We get into the differences between the Council and other organizations, the impact that COVID-19 will have on the industry, the Council’s...1618false131fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep130-risk-management-in-2020--51742848https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201116131753-7276.mp3Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKimberlee Centera, CEO of TerraPro Solutions, joins us to discuss her company and how it is handling risk management during this unprecedented year. We get into what TerraPro Solutions does, some of the risks involved in developing utility-scale...1384false130fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep129-post-election-analysis--51743029https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201106160153-6621.mp3Fri, 06 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFive veteran Washington observers talked about what changes to expect for renewable energy and the project finance market as a result of the election. John Gimigliano, principal in charge, federal tax and regulatory services at KPMG, Brandon Hurlbut,...3621false129fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep128-investing-in-energy-innovation--51742855https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201102073253-9667.mp3Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChris Leary, investment partner at Orion Energy Partners, joins us to discuss how the company invests in energy innovation. We get into how Orion defines energy innovation, what it has already invested in, why it believes this approach is important,...1468false128fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep127-residential-geothermal-energy--51742806https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201026160414-8671.mp3Mon, 26 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKathy Hannun, president and co-founder of Dandelion Energy, joins us to discuss residential geothermal heating and cooling. We dive into her background, why she decided to form Dandelion Energy, how geothermal heating and cooling is an efficient,...1093false127fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep126-bitcoin-and-the-energy-industry-explained--51742836https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201019122154-7811.mp3Mon, 19 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohnPaul Baric, CEO of Aurum Capital Ventures Inc., joins us to explain the relationship between bitcoin mining and the energy industry. We dive into what bitcoin mining is, why bitcoins are scarce, how bitcoin mining is a new way to monetize energy,...1518false126fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep125-what-s-new-in-the-market--51743053https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201016143433-8254.mp3Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe November elections carry significant potential upside for renewable energy companies. The election is factoring into construction-start strategies. A FERC order involving Broadview Solar has many solar developers up in arms. More than 3,400...2127false125fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep124-esg-and-solar-energy-infrastructure--51742930https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201012131003-4745.mp3Mon, 12 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightYuri Horowitz, CEO of Sol Systems, joins us to discuss the convergence of social and environmental impact principles on solar energy infrastructure. We talk about what motivates corporations to take action, the challenges of implementation, how...1487false124fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep123-2020-solar-production-index--51742858https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20201005115904-3540.mp3Mon, 05 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, CEO and founder of kWh Analytics, joins us to unpack a new kWh study that found US utility-scale solar projects are underperforming P50 production estimates on average by 6.3%.1428false123fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep122-highlander-transaction-spower-s-620-mw-solar-plant--51742868https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200928122933-1784.mp3Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBrian Callaway, vice president, structured finance at sPower, and Conor McKenna, managing director at CohnReznick Capital Markets, walk us through the Highlander transaction, sPower’s 620-MW solar project and the largest solar plant east of the...2224false122fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep121-edison-energy-s-return-to-europe--51742840https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200921141434-2423.mp3Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChristen Blum, vice president, renewables advisory and analytics, and Emily Williams, vice president, strategy and sustainability at Edison Energy, join us to discuss vPPAs, PPAs and Edison’s entrance into the European market. They get into the...1292false121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep120-entrepreneuer-targets-climate-change-norman-crowley--51743056https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200914160823-1910.mp3Mon, 14 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNorman Crowley, serial entrepreneur and founder and head of Cool Planet Group, joins us to discuss his entrepreneurial adventures in renewables and what his nonprofit foundation, The Cool Planet Experience, was created to address. We journey from the...1814false120fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mexico-renewables-market-update--51742866https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200909145243-2474.mp3Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRaquel Bierzwinsky, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Mexico City and New York offices, joins us to discuss the renewables market in Mexico almost two years into AMLO’s term in office. She goes over the shift in government policy and what it means...2004false119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep118-california-blackouts-and-renewables--51742861https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200831111804-5858.mp3Mon, 31 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJan Smutny-Jones, chief executive officer of the Independent Energy Producers Association, joins us to discuss the recent blackouts in California and how the renewables industry is related. Jan explains what has been happening, what could be done to...1021false118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep117-commercial-bank-term-loan-b-and-project-bond-market--51742869https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200824153722-2033.mp3Mon, 24 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRalph Cho and Mike Pantelogianis, Power & Infrastructure Finance Co-heads for Investec in North America, join us to discuss the commercial bank, term loan B and project bond lending markets. We get into the different features of each market, how...1605false117fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep116-floating-wind-us-outlook--51742903https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200817155153-3409.mp3Mon, 17 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDr. Alana Duerr, director, offshore wind North America at DNV GL, joins us to discuss the outlook for floating wind in the United States. We get into what floating wind is, the different types, in which global markets floating wind has already gotten...1308false116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep115-enabling-bankability-for-new-technologies--51742957https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200810133103-1076.mp3Mon, 10 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTom Dickson, CEO of New Energy Risk, joins us to discuss how the company is enabling project finance and bankability for new technologies through insurance. We go over the void that New Energy Risk is filling, how its product offerings evolve over...1299false115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep114-covid-19-s-effect-on-utilities--51742953https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200803192713-8189.mp3Mon, 03 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRobert Mudge, principal at The Brattle Group, joins us to go over the company’s report on the impact COVID-19 is having on utilities. We go over how electric load has been affected, how effects vary among different types of utility customers, how they...1371false114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep113-condition-of-the-tax-equity-market--51743004https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200729011841-7418.mp3Tue, 28 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMany developers report trouble raising tax equity this year for renewable energy projects. This is the third in a series of calls since late March with different tax equity investors to test the current condition of the market. Keith Martin, partner...2917false113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep112-solar-risk-assessment-report-2020--51742915https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200727211004-6748.mp3Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, CEO and co-founder of kWh Analytics, and Dana Olson, solar segment leader at DNV GL, are back to discuss the second annual "Solar Risk Assessment" report in which they, along with industry experts from eight other companies, share...1769false112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep111-lessons-learned-from-pg-e-s-bankruptcy--51743006https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200722182113-6946.mp3Wed, 22 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightPG&E is on its way out of bankruptcy, and there are many lessons to learn from the largest American utility’s second trip through bankruptcy. We briefly cover the political and regulatory issues lurking in the background and then dive into the lessons...3621false111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep110-behind-the-meter-storage--51742875https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200720193333-1454.mp3Mon, 20 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBrian Warshay, principal consultant, DER and energy storage at DNV GL, joins us to discuss opportunities in behind-the-meter storage. We get into how companies can make money in BTM solar and storage, how the projects are financed, how companies are...1412false110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep109-what-s-new-in-the-market--51743008https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200717024304-2829.mp3Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAnother economic stimulus bill is expected in August. A refundable tax credit proposal has gotten traction among Republicans. Tax equity is harder for many developers to find this year. A key motion being argued before a federal court in Washington...2358false109fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep108-making-c-i-solar-attractive-to-institutional-investor--51743039https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200713200523-9554.mp3Mon, 13 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSteve Cunningham, managing partner of Madison Energy Investments, joins us to explain the details of investing in C&I solar. We discuss what C&I means in the context of size, offtaker and style, why it exists and what the benefits are versus...1210false108fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep107-energy-storage-in-ercot--51742914https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200706175823-4133.mp3Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightCaitlin Smith, vice president, and Matthew Berend, co-founder, of AB Power Advisors, and Sam Porter, senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright, join us to discuss energy storage projects in ERCOT. We discuss what storage projects have been done so far...1787false107fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep106-brightmark-on-renewable-natural-gas--51742841https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200629174932-2345.mp3Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:03:48 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBob Powell, founder and CEO of Brightmark, joins us to discuss his company and the important environmental problems it is solving. He discusses the projects on which the company is working in renewable natural gas, how he decided to get into the RNG...1491false106fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep105-distributed-generation-s-reaction-to-covid-19--51742934https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200622172553-7761.mp3Mon, 22 Jun 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Dovere, managing member of C2 Energy Capital, joins us to discuss how COVID-19 has affected the distributed generation sector. We discuss factors that are coming into play on resiliency and the role of DG, the current appetite for new PPAs,...1522false105fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep104-clean-energy-associates-on-supply-chain-qa-and-ie--51742876https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200615175004-9937.mp3Mon, 15 Jun 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAndy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates, joins us to discuss trends the company is seeing in quality assurance and independent engineering work globally since COVID-19 became a pandemic. He discusses the type of work the company is still able to do...1738false104fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep103-hawaiian-electric-and-evs--51742927https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200608182103-2081.mp3Mon, 08 Jun 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAki Marceau, director of electrification of transportation, and Yoh Kawanami, director of customer energy resources, operations at Hawaiian Electric, join us to discuss Hawaiian Electric’s efforts to electrify transportation on the islands. We talk...1311false103fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep102-tax-equity-and-carbon-sequestration--51743088https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200604020433-5203.mp3Wed, 03 Jun 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightHow should carbon sequestration transactions be structured in light of proposed regulations the IRS issued on May 27 about claiming section 45Q tax credits? The IRS has disallowed over half the tax credits claimed so far. Keith Martin, David Burton...3014false102fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep101-state-of-tax-equity--51743075https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200522153136-5542.mp3Fri, 22 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMany developers report that the tide appears to be flowing out on tax equity. At the same time, the two largest tax equity investors say it is business as usual for them. We talked to Peter Cross, managing director at Credit Suisse Securities, Jorge...2782false101fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep100-energetic-insurance-removing-the-risk-in-solar--51742900https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200520103616-1691.mp3Wed, 20 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJames Bowen, co-founder of Energetic Insurance, joins us to discuss his company’s story and the problems that its insurance policy solves. We get into who should consider using the product, the value proposition, who benefits, how the policy helps...963false100fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep99-enel-x-on-ev-charging-and-the-renewable-grid--51743084https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200513110837-5977.mp3Wed, 13 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGiovanni Bertolino, head of e-mobility at Enel X, joins us to discuss the rapidly evolving electric vehicle sector and the potential impact on the renewable grid. We discuss Enel X’s role in energy and transportation, some of the broader impacts of...1191false99fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep98-uncertain-times-the-role-of-ifis--51742904Sarah Devine and Ken Hansen, partners at Norton Rose Fulbright, moderate a panel including Tony Bakels, director of credit and special operations at FMO, Georgina Baker, vice president, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia at International Finance Corporation, Koffi Klousseh, director of project development at Africa50, Luke Lindberg, senior vice president of external engagement, The Export-Import Bank of the United States, Hristo Stovkov, head of growth capital and innovation finance at European Investment Bank and Tracey Webb, vice president structured finance and insurance at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.]]>https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200511085642-9796.mp3Mon, 11 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIn times of economic and financial crisis, commercial lending and private sector investment into emerging markets – even for projects or opportunities with sound economics and credit fundamentals – often dry up. Development finance institutions and...Sarah Devine and Ken Hansen, partners at Norton Rose Fulbright, moderate a panel including Tony Bakels, director of credit and special operations at FMO, Georgina Baker, vice president, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia at International Finance Corporation, Koffi Klousseh, director of project development at Africa50, Luke Lindberg, senior vice president of external engagement, The Export-Import Bank of the United States, Hristo Stovkov, head of growth capital and innovation finance at European Investment Bank and Tracey Webb, vice president structured finance and insurance at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.]]>3482false98fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep97-trump-s-executive-order-banning-equipment--51743044https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200506101212-5594.mp3Wed, 06 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, partner in Washington, joins us to discuss the recent executive order banning equipment provided by companies in foreign adversary countries. We get into what the ban covers, which power projects are affected, how it will work in...758false97fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep96-dnv-gl-on-covid-19-and-the-renewables-industry--51743091https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200504125937-7849.mp3Mon, 04 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKen Elser, senior vice president for project finance and M&A at DNV GL, joins us to discuss how independent engineers are seeing COVID-19 affect renewable energy projects. We talk about how the pandemic has affected the execution of deals already in...1164false96fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep95-an-investor-s-view-of-the-market-today--51742958https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200427121508-3052.mp3Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBenoit Allehaut, managing director at Capital Dynamics, joins us to discuss the state of the market and what the company has been up to lately. We go over what he views as the current state of the M&A, tax equity and debt markets, how investors are...1833false95fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep94-the-current-state-of-the-r-w-and-tax-insurance-markets--51743087https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200420115355-3406.mp3Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGary Blitz, co-CEO, and Matthew Heinz, managing director, of AON M&A and Transaction Solutions, join us to discuss the reps & warranty and tax insurance markets. We get into how they are being affected by COVID-19, how R&W insurance can help in...1576false94fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep93-merchant-storage-a-new-frontier--51742853https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200406153715-1329.mp3Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBrian Warshay, principal consultant for distributed energy resources and energy storage at DNV GL, joins us to discuss merchant storage. We discuss the evolving energy storage value stack, how developers are managing the risk involved with merchant...1537false93fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep92-us-exim-is-back--51742884https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200330131513-1956.mp3Mon, 30 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLuke Lindberg, senior vice president of external engagement for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), joins us to discuss EXIM’s reauthorization after Chairman Reed’s confirmation last May. We go into what the bank’s priorities are, the...933false92fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep91-what-the-cares-act-means-for-companies--51742946https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200329082850-4380.mp3Sun, 29 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Washington, joins us to unpack the $2.2 trillion economic relief bill that cleared Congress on Friday -- the CARES Act -- and what it means for companies in the project finance market. We get into the...1275false91fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep90-taking-stock-tax-equity-debt-and-m-a--51743000Six key market participants talked about these questions and more. They are John C.S. Anderson, global head, corporate finance and infrastructure at Manulife, Ted Brandt, CEO of Marathon Capital, Jack Cargas, managing director at Bank of America, Ralph Cho, co-head of North American power and infrastructure at Investec Bank, Yale Henderson, managing director at J.P.Morgan and Max Lipkind, managing director and head of energy and power leveraged finance at Credit Suisse.]]>https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200326062559-5537.mp3Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTax equity for renewable energy was expected to be a US$15 billion market this year, and interest rates on bank debt had dropped to 125 to 137.5 basis points over LIBOR – before the coronavirus hit. Is financing still available for power and...Six key market participants talked about these questions and more. They are John C.S. Anderson, global head, corporate finance and infrastructure at Manulife, Ted Brandt, CEO of Marathon Capital, Jack Cargas, managing director at Bank of America, Ralph Cho, co-head of North American power and infrastructure at Investec Bank, Yale Henderson, managing director at J.P.Morgan and Max Lipkind, managing director and head of energy and power leveraged finance at Credit Suisse.]]>3755false90fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep89-taking-stock-business-outlook--51743074
Six power company CEOs joined us to talk about these questions and more. They are Michael Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy, Paul Gaynor, CEO of Longroad Energy, Miguel Prado, CEO of EDP Renewables North America, James Torgerson, CEO of Avangrid, Guy Vanderhaegen, CEO of Origis Energy, and Tom Werner, Chairman and CEO of SunPower Corporation.]]>https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200320155042-1692.mp3Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThis was expected to be a peak year in new capacity additions for wind and solar projects – before coronavirus hit. How has the outlook changed? Is work continuing on projects that are already under construction? Are new projects still able to secure...
Six power company CEOs joined us to talk about these questions and more. They are Michael Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy, Paul Gaynor, CEO of Longroad Energy, Miguel Prado, CEO of EDP Renewables North America, James Torgerson, CEO of Avangrid, Guy Vanderhaegen, CEO of Origis Energy, and Tom Werner, Chairman and CEO of SunPower Corporation.]]>3589false89fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep88-us-wind-energy-market-outlook--51742906https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200318105702-6067.mp3Wed, 18 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDan Shreve, head of global wind energy research at Wood Mackenzie, joins us to discuss the future of the wind market. We take a look back at 2019, the outlook for 2020, the risks to the supply chain due to coronavirus and the potential effect on...1208false88fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep87-coronavirus-and-the-renewable-energy-industry--51743096https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200303211656-2856.mp3Tue, 03 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSue Wang, Ben Koenigsberg and Keith Martin join us to discuss the impacts of coronavirus on the renewable energy industry. We discuss how coronavirus is affecting daily life in Wuhan, the effect on loans, what sponsors should do after receiving force...1129false87fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep86-the-libor-transition--51742936https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200225105106-4394.mp3Tue, 25 Feb 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightClaire Edwards, knowledge counsel with Norton Rose Fulbright in London, joins us to discuss the upcoming move away from LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate. We discuss the basics of LIBOR, its importance to the industry, why it is being replaced,...1325false86fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep85-the-advantages-of-surety-bonds--51743082https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200218200759-5920.mp3Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKarl Choltus, SVP, national surety practice leader at Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, LLC, joins us to discuss all things surety bonds. We discuss what a surety bond is, their traditional applications and competitive advantages, how similar a...921false85fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep84-2019-review-of-renewables--51742962https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200210175253-6648.mp3Mon, 10 Feb 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSue Wang, senior counsel in our Washington office, joins us to discuss the banner year that renewables had in 2019. We get into the different changes in step-down dates for tax credits, what types of projects people are interested in buying, how...969false84fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep83-cost-of-capital-2020-outlook--51742977https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200122101243-4749.mp3Wed, 22 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIt is the start of a new year. Many forecasters expect modest global growth this year, helped by favorable monetary policies by central banks, but with risk on the downside due to trade and geopolitical tensions. The US market remains awash in...3765false83fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep82-ppas-bankruptcy-and-utilities-oh-my--51742960https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200120183856-2346.mp3Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightHoward Seife, global head of financial restructuring and insolvency at Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to discuss how power purchase agreements are affected by utility bankruptcies in the wake of the latest ruling by a US appeals court in the...1044false82fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep81-distributed-solar-market-update--51742947https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200113125804-1761.mp3Mon, 13 Jan 2020 04:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightWoody Rubin, president at AES Distributed Energy, joins us to discuss the distributed solar market. We talk about the market in general, the current abundance of capital, the balance between community and residential solar, AES’ recent success in...1092false81fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep80-kwh-analytics-solar-lendscape-2020-update--51742980https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20200106123238-7714.mp3Mon, 06 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, co-founder and CEO of kWh Analytics, is back to give us an update on their popular resource, the Solar Lendscape. We discuss how many banks are currently active in solar, what that means for the market and how many are lending in the...1097false80fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep79-ptc-extension-legislation-update--51743001https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20191206123900-9002.mp3Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin, with Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us from Washington to discuss the likelihood that Congress will pass a tax extenders bill at year end and what tax changes of interest to the renewable energy industry are potentially in play.691falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep78-financing-renewable-energy-present-future--51743187https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20191203183125-7684.mp3Tue, 03 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightLive from the Wharton Energy Conference, Manish Kumar, managing director at The AES Corporation, Jackson Lehr, operating partner, infrastructure at Energy Impact Partners, Martin Torres, managing director at BlackRock and Peter Zhu, senior vice...2977false78fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep77-solar-storage-a-look-at-the-market--51743023https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20191125095713-3142.mp3Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFleming Ray, senior project manager, due diligence at DNV GL, joins us to discuss all things solar plus storage. We get into the federal and state policies surrounding the market, the outlook for the next five years, the core technical due diligence...1355false77fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep76-ferc-s-proposed-changes-to-purpa--51742892https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20191024112736-7783.mp3Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBob Shapiro, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Washington office, discusses FERC’s proposed changes to PURPA. We go over what PURPA is and why it was created, its relevance today, the most significant changes that FERC is proposing and how those...1181falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep75-the-business-of-hydro-with-hydro-quebec--51742982https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20191007141813-5392.mp3Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSerge Abergel, director of media relations at Hydro-Québec, joins us to discuss how being state-owned affects the company's business decisions, how much energy the company exports and where the energy is being exported. We get into the business of...1264falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep74-radiant-reit-solar-market-disruptor--51742918https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190930133953-7403.mp3Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJim Spano, co-founder of Radiant REIT, joins us to discuss the evolution of the solar market and the idea behind his new company. Radiant REIT has an interesting business model for providing long term fixed-rate debt to solar projects.1706false74fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep73-superpower-one-man-s-quest-to-transform-us-energy--51743010https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190911083716-2701.mp3Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRussell Gold, senior energy reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and Michael Skelly, a senior advisor at Lazard and founder of Clean Line Energy Partners, join us for a discussion about Gold’s new book on the ultimately frustrated effort by Clean...2763falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep72-the-itc-extension-bill--51742940https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190904062137-8427.mp3Wed, 04 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJessie Robbins, senior director of structured finance at Sol Systems, joins us to talk about the ITC extension bill. We talk about whether developers still need to worry about safe harboring, how the ITC step down works, whether safe harboring is...963false72fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep71-bloombergnef-s-new-energy-outlook--51743019https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190821214616-8858.mp3Wed, 21 Aug 2019 22:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightEthan Zindler, head of Americas at BloombergNEF, joins us to discuss their New Energy Outlook. We get into how the outlook differs from others in the market, some of the biggest and most surprising findings, the big shifts that are being seen in the...1648false71fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep70-solar-refinancing-and-m-a--51742994https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190812162229-5499.mp3Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics, is back to give us an update on their Solar Lendscape from the asset owners’ perspective. We get into their methodology, discuss the recent trend of refinancing and how refinancing is being built into...812false70fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep69-the-re-entrance-of-us-exim-bank--51742966https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190729161232-6639.mp3Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Schuster, founder and president of JLS Capital Strategies, LLC and former vice president and head of the structured finance division of US ExIm Bank, joins us to discuss US ExIm Bank’s re-entrance into the market. We discuss what happened, his...975false69fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep68-the-current-state-of-the-california-market--51743148https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190715214744-1225.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJan Smutny-Jones, CEO of the Independent Energy Producers Association, joins us to discuss the California market. We discuss the current appetite for new investment in the state, how people are reacting to CCAs and mitigating their risks, how the...1151false68fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep67-the-m-a-landscape-for-renewables--51743107https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190708134145-8477.mp3Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTed Brandt, CEO and founder of Marathon Capital, joins us again to discuss his overall perspective on how active the M&A market is for renewables right now and what he sees in the next six months. We discuss the shift in clients on the buy side, the...1037false67fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep66-tax-market-update--51742929https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190701162337-3543.mp3Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:25:15 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDavid Burton, partner in our New York office, joins us to for an update on recent headlines in the tax market. We discuss the recent opinions of the US Court of Federal Claims in Bishop Hill Energy, LLC and California Ridge Wind Energy, LLC; what is...1057false66fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep65-the-solar-market-today-and-tomorrow--51743157https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190625144830-9602.mp3Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:50:35 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTom Buttgenbach, CEO and president of 8minute Solar Energy, one of the most successful developers of utility-scale solar projects in the United States, joins us to discuss what he sees in store for the solar market. We get into how solar technology...1467false65fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep64-thermal-power-hedging--51743122https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190603154736-7569.mp3Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:50:54 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightNoam Berk of Dean Street Capital Advisors joins us to discuss interesting developments in thermal power hedging as well as key hedge products. We get into the details of tolls, HRCOs, RPOs, spark spread swaps, gas netbacks and more.1857false64fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep63-the-business-of-repowering--51743024https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190528163516-5943.mp3Tue, 28 May 2019 22:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAli Ghorashi, head of section, wind independent engineering at DNV GL, joins us to unpack the business of repowering, which has become relevant in the past few years. We discuss the key valuation drivers, the technological challenges, how the...1338false63fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep62-north-american-development-bank--51742975https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190522181740-1863.mp3Thu, 23 May 2019 00:13:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAlex Hinojosa, Calixto Mateos, Carlos Carranza, and Salvador Lopez of the North American Development Bank, join us to talk about why the bank was formed, the types of projects it finances, how it is governed and more.1908false62fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep61-solar-risk-assessment-report--51743018https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190513132322-3447.mp3Mon, 13 May 2019 19:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, CEO and co-founder of kWh Analytics, and Dana Olson, solar segment leader at DNV GL, join us to discuss the recently published "Solar Risk Assessment" report in which they, along with industry experts from eight other companies, share...1985false61fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep59-quasi-merchant-gas-deals-with-investec--51743002https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190423144628-5460.mp3Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRalph Cho and Mike Pantelogianis, Power & Infrastructure Finance Co-heads for Investec in North America, join us to discuss quasi-merchant gas deals. They go into how the projects are set up, who takes the merchant exposure, different types of hedges...1837false59fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep58-energy-storage-ppas--51743025https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190416144047-6328.mp3Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:39:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKat Gamache, senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to discuss all things energy PPAs. We go into the biggest differences between traditional renewable PPAs and PPAs with storage, how pricing is handled, the types of batteries she is seeing...1234false58fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep57-baywa-s-innovative-ppa-approach-and-market-overview--51743017https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190326161731-7336.mp3Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJared Quient, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at BayWa r.e., joins us to discuss the innovative PPA structure the company recently used to finance its 100 MW solar deal in North Carolina, from there we expand the discussion to the...1519false57fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep60-doe-s-solar-energy-technologies-office--51743108https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190502124916-1310.mp3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:13:25 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDr. Becca Jones-Albertus, deputy director of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, joins us to talk about what the office does and the programs it has funded in the past. The office recently announced $130 million of new...1631falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep55-kwh-analytics-solar-lendscape--51743015https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190311195643-3768.mp3Tue, 12 Mar 2019 02:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, CEO and co-founder of kWh Analytics, joins us again to share the company's popular Solar Lendscape and discuss the current solar market. He goes into why the company created the Lendscape, what is currently going on in debt markets for...1022false55fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep54-the-us-lng-industry--51743126https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190304192032-2663.mp3Tue, 05 Mar 2019 01:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Mauel, partner in our Houston office, joins us to discuss the current US LNG market. We take the discussion from an overview of the global LNG industry to where the US market fits into the global transformation. John shares his experiences in the...1646false54fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep53-practical-wisdom-about-tax-equity--51743062https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190225160158-2465.mp3Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJohn Eber, former CEO of JPM Capital Corporation, joins us for a conversation about lessons learned over a 30-year career working as a prominent tax equity investor.3528falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep52-dnv-gl-s-energy-transition-outlook--51743012https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190218135746-3339.mp3Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMarion Hill, business line director, renewable energy for North America of DNV GL, joins us to discuss the company's "2018 Energy Transition Outlook." We talk about the model on which the outlook is based and how the DNV GL outlook differs from other...1029falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep51-working-with-the-ny-green-bank--51743031https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190211152342-8279.mp3Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAlfred Griffin, president of the NY Green Bank, joins us to discuss its mission, what types of deals it is authorized to do and the benefits of borrowing from it. We get into where opportunity currently lies for entrepreneurs, what kind of pricing is...1781falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep50-covariance-risk-with-resurety--51742941https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190204154029-3176.mp3Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightListen in as Lee Taylor, CEO of REsurety, joins Todd Alexander and Rob Eberhardt to give us a refresher course on covariance risk. Lee answers everything from what it is and why you should care about it to who wears the risk in a project and what...1956falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep49-grid-strategies-on-electricity-market-design--51743048https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190128125913-9213.mp3Mon, 28 Jan 2019 19:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRob Gramlich, CEO of Grid Strategies, joins us to discuss a recent report on reforms needed in the PJM and MISO electricity markets for renewable energy to become competitive. He explains how different technologies can improve the reliability of wind...1942falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep48-mexico-changes-in-store--51743149https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190121202607-2838.mp3Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe new Mexican president already made headlines by halting construction work on the new Mexico City airport and requiring resignations of executives at state companies to reduce salaries. Raquel Bierzwinsky sits down to tell us what she expects to...1920falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep47-cost-of-capital-2019-outlook--51742952https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190114161918-4679.mp3Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIt is the start of a new year. Interest rates are headed up in the broader market. Economists are split on where the US and global economies are headed. Share prices on world bourses took a beating at the end of 2018. On January 11, we had a...4494falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep46-solar-revenue-put-one-year-later--51743020https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20190107133337-9730.mp3Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIn Episode 23, Richard Matsui of kWh Analytics sat down with us to explain the solar revenue put. One year later, he joins us again to discuss how the market has reacted, the number of deals that have used it, the response to this new innovation and more.1127falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep45-potential-impacts-from-wildfires-on-pg-e--51743173https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20181130130309-5428.mp3Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBob Shapiro joins us to discuss potential wildfire impacts on PG&E, including potential impacts to PG&E's counterparties. We dive into the relationship between the California legislature and the California Public Utilities Commission, the impact a...1311falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep44-post-election-assessment-us-power-sector--51743083https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20181118191020-8383.mp3Mon, 19 Nov 2018 01:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightListen to a discussion among Keith Martin and five veteran Washington lobbyists and power company office heads about how the US mid-term election results are likely to affect the power sector, especially renewable energy.3647falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep43-a-master-class-on-ratings-for-projects--51743054https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20181113204147-5874.mp3Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightGreg Remec, Senior Director with Fitch Ratings, joins us to give a master class on ratings for projects, discussing what goes into a rating, how the different players affect the grade and more.1955falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep42-title-insurance-for-projects--51743190https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20181023152541-4107.mp3Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightScott Bank of First American Insurance sat down to discuss all things title insurance; in this episode we go from title insurance 101 and endorsements for project finance projects to how pricing breaks down and where he sees the insurer most often...2123falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep41-m-a-due-diligence--51743052https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20181015120042-7376.mp3Mon, 15 Oct 2018 17:59:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKen Elser of DNV GL joins us to discuss when a company contemplating an M&A transaction should approach an independent engineer, the different methods DNV GL takes in buy-side vs. sell-side transactions, the top three things that drive the value of an...1519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep40-emerging-energy-infrastructure-opportunities--51743069https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20181003171321-5416.mp3Wed, 03 Oct 2018 23:10:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRen Plastina of Investec joins us to talk about energy storage and electric vehicles and how to be a first mover in both markets. He gets into energy storage from standpoint of a lender, what is going in the market and whether lenders are seeing deals...1927falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep39-interview-with-an-industry-veteran-steven-greenwald--51743040https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180925090132-7188.mp3Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightSteven Greenwald, senior advisor and former head of project finance with Credit Suisse, reflects on a rich 39-year history in the project finance industry. Steve shares what led him to become an investment banker, the secret to his longevity, how he...1657falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep38-the-future-of-energy-storage--51743112https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180917145449-3663.mp3Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMichael Kleinberg, head of distributed energy resources and energy storage at DNV GL, joins us to talk all things energy storage. He shares an update on current technology trends of lithium ion, the cost environment, how projects are priced, key...2310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep37-legal-perspective-reps-and-warranties-insurance--51743196https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180911145343-3402.mp3Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe representations and warranties insurance (RWI) market is growing rapidly as the insurance expands in scope to cover more types of transactions. David Barrett discusses RWI from a legal perspective: talking about the basics of sell-side and...1565falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep36-cfius-legislation-update--51743068https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180827185957-2093.mp3Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:57:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAmanda Rosenberg tells us what the major changes to CFIUS are and how they will affect the energy industry, including details on the new review authority, changes to process, mandatory declarations and when everything comes into effect.952falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep35-pace-securitization-overview--51743098https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180820170239-8467.mp3Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightListen in as Patrick Dolan offers a general overview of securitization and then dives specifically into the niche market of property assessed clean energy (PACE) bonds. We cover which states are doing the highest volume in PACE securitizations, a...1194falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep34-legal-perspective-back-leveraged-loans--51743188https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180806155248-7781.mp3Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJim Berger discusses back-leveraged loans from a legal perspective, going over the big picture of project structures as well as the most negotiated points in these transactions, the breakdown of benefits for sponsor members and tax equity investors,...1215falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep33-ipps-ppas-and-chapter-11--51743050https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180730174802-6069.mp3Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBankruptcy lawyer Howard Seife sits down to talk about what happens when a power purchaser files for bankruptcy, using the recent Chapter 11 filing by First Energy Solutions as a case study. As we see more power projects financed based on projected...1673falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep32-capital-dynamics-view-on-the-solar-market--51742979https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180723164808-4822.mp3Mon, 23 Jul 2018 22:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightWe sat down with Benoit Allehaut, director on the clean energy infrastructure team at Capital Dynamics, fresh off the heels of its acquisition and privatization of 8point3 Energy Partners LP. Benoit shares his views on how much appetite there is...1634falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep31-cfius-a-closer-look--51743162https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180718123812-9962.mp3Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJoin us as we take a closer look at CFIUS, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the committee is charged with reviewing transactions in which a foreign person will gain control over a US trade or business. Amanda Rosenberg talks...1086falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep30-new-york-renewable-energy-incubator--51743060https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180709144533-2694.mp3Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTodd Alexander meets with Alicia Barton, president of NYSERDA to discuss New York's 50% renewable energy by 2030 plan, their aims for the offshore wind market and their stance on energy storage.1662falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep29-increasing-regulatory-headwinds--51743151https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180625080321-7375.mp3Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightKeith Martin joins Todd Alexander to talk about the likely outcome of DOE efforts to halt coal and nuclear power plant retirements, how the growing number of US import tariffs is affecting the market, and possible moves this summer to place further...907falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep28-the-m-a-landscape--51743105https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180618141734-5952.mp3Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTodd Alexander discusses the M&A landscape, macro trends in the market, valuations, assumptions, natural owners and more with industry veteran Ted Brandt of Marathon Capital.1845falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep26-tax-credit-insurance-for-renewable-projects--51743180https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180501160412-4003.mp3Tue, 01 May 2018 21:58:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTax equity transactions have been a mainstay of financing renewable energy projects. While the general idea—using the tax benefits from renewable energy projects as a way to generate financing for their construction—is not very complicated, tax-equity...1738falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep25-energy-storage-drivers-pitfalls-a-webinar-with-icf--51743156https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180328111655-7703.mp3Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightPlease join us for a webinar from Norton Rose Fulbright and ICF on energy storage. Our own Kat Gamache and Deanne Barrow are joined by Judah Rose and Shankar Chandramowli from ICF to discuss market drivers of storage adoption and potential risks and...3703falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep24-net-metering-and-community-solar-update--51742959https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180307142814-8966.mp3Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:24:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAs the community solar market continues to expand, our associate Ana Vucetic joins us to provide an update on the market and takes us through important recent changes in net metering rules across several key states.924falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep23-solar-revenue-puts-with-richard-matsui-kwh-analytics--51743090https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180226161609-5170.mp3Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightRichard Matsui, CEO of KwH Analytics, joins us to discuss the Solar Revenue Put, an innovative new financial product that may change the way many solar projects are financed. While the solar industry faces the potential impact of tariffs, we explore...1084falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep21-interview-with-a-wind-energy-pioneer-jacob-susman--51743154https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180117095918-6428.mp3Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJacob Susman has been investing and developing projects in renewable energy since 1999. He led OwnEnergy from inception to its sale to EDF Renewable Energy, where he is now VP, Head of Origination. In today's episode, Jacob sits down with Todd to...2443falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep20-tax-changes-affects-on-transactions--51743195https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20180130203248-1160.mp3Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightJoin Keith Martin, David Gillespie and Michael Masri as they take you through over a dozen provisions in the recently enacted tax bill that will affect transactions in the power and broader infrastructure markets. This special episode was recorded...4524falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tax-bill-s-impact-on-the-us-power-market--51743077https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20171206132130-9680.mp3Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightA massive tax-cut tax bill that is in the final stages in Congress has significant consequences for the US power industry, especially renewable energy companies. Keith Martin, partner in the Washington office, joins us to discuss the implications.1090falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep18-mexico-power-auctions--51742974https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20171128173950-2923.mp3Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightDramatic change is underway in Mexico's power sector. Clean energy auctions awarding long-term power purchase agreements have been a great success so far. The results of the third and most recent auction were announced in November, bringing some of...2012falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep17-back-leverage-loans-trends-and-issues--51743217https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20171114152738-2282.mp3Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:07:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBack-leverage loans have become the primary way to raise debt for tax equity-funded renewable energy projects in the US. Today, we're joined by Ralph Cho and Mike Pantelogianis, Co-Heads of Power and Infrastructure Finance, North America at Investec,...1676falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep16-renewable-energy-hedges--51743155https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20171025162629-1493.mp3Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTo kick off Season 2 of Currents, we've invited Rob Eberhardt, partner in New York, to discuss financial hedges for renewable energy projects. Rob helped to develop an innovative new wind power hedge last year that attracted considerable attention in...1863falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep15-cross-border-energy-m-a-transactions--51743109https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170630090746-6564.mp3Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:04:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightMergers and acquisitions activity in the energy sector is on the rise, and cross-border transactions are driving much of this activity. In today's episode, we talk to Marwan Azzi, from our New York office, who gives us an in-depth view of how these...1421falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep14-political-risk-insurance-industry-overview-and-trends--51743102https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170615171635-6230.mp3Thu, 15 Jun 2017 23:13:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAs political uncertainty continues to dominate the news, we take a closer look at political risk insurance: a valuable tool when developing projects in riskier emerging markets. Ken Hansen, partner in our Washington office, joins us to give a...2066falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep13-spotlight-on-lng-to-power-projects--51743232https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170524152545-3833.mp3Wed, 24 May 2017 21:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe global LNG industry has seen remarkable growth in a short time. Noam Ayali and Brian Greene, partners in our Washington, DC office, fill us in on the market, how these projects are developed and financed, and some of the hurtles you might face.2223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep12-wifia-and-the-us-water-infrastructure-gap--51743233https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170512101611-4033.mp3Fri, 12 May 2017 16:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, “WIFIA,” is a funding mechanism that was enacted to address the US water infrastructure gap. WIFIA aims to encourage private investment in public water infrastructure projects, and the EPA announced...2107falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-an-interview-with-governor-pataki--51743121https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170425133515-9507.mp3Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:35:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIn this special bonus episode, Governor Pataki discusses his political views and influences, what motivates him, and his advice for the next generation.2558falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep11-gov-pataki-s-perspective-on-energy-and-infrastructure--51743152https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170425133248-9262.mp3Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:30:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIn this episode, we're joined by the 53rd Governor of New York state, George E. Pataki, to discuss his views on the future of energy and infrastructure under the Trump administration.1837falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep10-how-us-tax-reform-could-affect-renewables--51743200https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170406082313-2161.mp3Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightAs the Trump administration and the Republican Congress continue to work on corporate tax reform, we speak to Keith Martin, partner in the Washington, DC office and co-head of the project finance group, to walk us through some of the proposals and...1861falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep9-my-favorite-project-part-one--51743234https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170328152722-3244.mp3Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightFour project finance lawyers talk about their favorite projects in this episode. From racking up frequent flier miles traveling the world, to bringing a project to a war torn country, to only sleeping for 13 hours in an entire week, Todd Alexander,...1799falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep8-tax-equity-101--51743139https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170223140318-4913.mp3Thu, 23 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightTax equity transactions have been a mainstay of financing renewable energy projects in the US. William Nicholson, associate in the New York office, joins us to give a primer on how these transactions are structured and key considerations that...1633falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep7-2017-renewable-energy-outlook--51743204https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170126140152-5390.mp3Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe renewable energy industry saw a tremendous amount of success in 2016, but the new year brings some uncertainty, both in the US and abroad. In this episode, we speak to Todd Alexander, partner in Chadbourne's New York office, to discuss why he...1726falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-cost-of-capital-2017-outlook--51743115https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170119145424-5334.mp3Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIt is the start of a new year. The Trump presidency and the likelihood of corporate tax reform have added an element of unpredictability. On January 17, 2017 Chadbourne hosted a webinar among a group of project finance industry veterans about what to...3859falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep6-africa-opportunities-challenges-and-effects-of-trump--51743203https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20170105131834-4153.mp3Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThere is a tremendous amount of opportunity for energy and infrastructure development in Africa. In this episode, we speak to Chadbourne partner Ikenna Emehelu to discuss opportunities, challenges, the future of the Electrify Africa Act, and what a...1439falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-from-the-sunedison-bankruptcy--51743153https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20161214085452-6609.mp3Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe bankruptcy of solar power developer SunEdison has been one of the most discussed topics of the US renewable energy market in 2016. Christy Rivera, partner in Chadbourne's bankruptcy group, joins us to discuss outcomes, surprises and lessons...1433falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep4-us-infrastructure-and-p3-opportunities--51743221https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20161205114510-7977.mp3Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightPresident-Elect Trump has positioned US infrastructure investment as a top priority, and the topic was a rare source of bipartisan agreement throughout the 2016 election season. In this episode, we're joined by Chadbourne partner Doug Fried and Mike...2068falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-us-renewable-energy-after-the-november-elections--51743211
The participants were:

Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP (Moderator)

Richard Glick, General Counsel (minority), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and former senior policy advisor to the US Secretary of Energy

Mark Menezes, Vice President, Federal Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, and former Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee

Joseph Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and former Tax Legislative Counsel, US Department of the Treasury

Kathleen Weiss, Vice President, Government Affairs, First Solar]]>https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20161121090947-8958.mp3Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:00:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightThe markets are trying rapidly to assess the effects of a Trump presidency on the energy industry. On Thursday, November 10, 2016, Chadbourne hosted a webinar with five experts in Washington who are close to energy and tax policy for an assessment of...
The participants were:

Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP (Moderator)

Richard Glick, General Counsel (minority), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and former senior policy advisor to the US Secretary of Energy

Mark Menezes, Vice President, Federal Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, and former Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee

Joseph Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and former Tax Legislative Counsel, US Department of the Treasury

Kathleen Weiss, Vice President, Government Affairs, First Solar]]>3392falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep3-net-metering-programs-and-policy-update--51743228https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20161107171504-8790.mp3Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChadbourne associate Megan Strand joins us to discuss net metering, an important tool in the continued deployment of distributed solar in the United States. As utilities and developers battle over net metering policy, we explore the different methods...1765falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep2-the-future-of-us-offshore-wind-part-2--51743197https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20161027135447-6590.mp3Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:45:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightIn part two of our discussion on offshore wind development in the United States, Chadbourne counsel Kat Gamache delves into the complex regulations that developers of US offshore wind projects should consider. Topics discussed include the Jones Act,...1798falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep1-the-future-of-us-offshore-wind-part-1--51743201https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20161021153844-6321.mp3Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:33:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightBenjamin Koenigsberg and Christine Brozynski take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the complex financing and construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the US. What hurdles did the team clear to make it happen and...1446falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-0-introduction--51743129
We hope you will enjoy listening to Chadbourne Currents. Please send us your questions on trends in the project finance space, and we will try to cover them in an upcoming show. You can reach us by email at Currents@Chadbourne.com, on our contact page, or send us a tweet at @CurrentsPodcast.]]>https://chadcurrents.hipcast.com/deluge/chadcurrents-20161019151332-7656.mp3Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:15:00 +0000Norton Rose FulbrightChadbourne & Parke is excited to announce that we have launched a new podcast featuring in-depth interviews on the latest developments in project finance. Chadbourne Currents talks to key business leaders and policy makers to investigate important...
We hope you will enjoy listening to Chadbourne Currents. Please send us your questions on trends in the project finance space, and we will try to cover them in an upcoming show. You can reach us by email at Currents@Chadbourne.com, on our contact page, or send us a tweet at @CurrentsPodcast.]]>130falsefull