James M. Berger
Currents Podcast
Project finance, renewable energy and more
Currents features in-depth discussions on the latest developments in project finance. The podcast is hosted by partner James Berger, who interviews key business leaders and policy makers to investigate important trends affecting the energy and infrastructure space.
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Ep363: How Tariffs Are Reshaping Renewable Project Costs
Stefan Riesinger, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the current state of tariffs affecting the renewable energy industry.
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Past Episodes

Ep363: How Tariffs Are Reshaping Renewable Project Costs
Stefan Riesinger, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the current state of tariffs affecting the renewable energy industry.
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Ep362: Load Growth and the Future of Capacity Markets
Amy Brachio, CEO of Carbon Measures, discusses how product‑level carbon data and regulation can align market incentives to reduce emissions in hard‑to‑abate sectors.
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Ep361: Aligning Markets to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Amy Brachio, CEO of Carbon Measures, discusses how product‑level carbon data and regulation can align market incentives to reduce emissions in hard‑to‑abate sectors.
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Ep360: Turning EVs Into a Grid Resource
Joseph Vellone, CEO of ChargeScape, discusses how connecting electric vehicles to the grid can turn EV batteries into a flexible energy resource that benefits utilities, automakers and drivers.
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Ep359: The Race to Power AI Data Centers
Mark Taylor and Kim Zou, co‑founders of Currence (formerly Sightline Climate), discuss how data center growth is reshaping power markets, including credibility challenges for announced projects, energy procurement strategies and the fastest paths to bringing new capacity online.
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Ep358: Rethinking Energy Affordability and Resilience
Jon Powers, president of CleanCapital, discusses energy security, affordability and how distributed solar and storage can strengthen a more resilient and diversified US energy system.
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Ep357: Managing Technology Risk in Energy Storage Projects
Jan 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 helping projects manage risk and access financing.
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Ep356: How Developers Can Turn Land Into Growth Capital
In 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.
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