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 Todd Alexander, who interviews key business leaders and policy makers to investigate important trends affecting the energy and infrastructure space.

 

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Ep350: How Lenders Manage Credit Risk with Insurance

Ep350: How Lenders Manage Credit Risk with Insurance

Ben 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.

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Past Episodes

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Bonus episode: Renewables professionals predict the World Series

Bonus episode: Renewables professionals predict the World Series

In this bonus episode, friends of the pod give their predictions on who will win the 2024 World Series.

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Ep224: Energy Storage Outlook

Ep224: Energy Storage Outlook

Adam Hise, managing director of storage risk solution at Ascend Analytics, joins us to discuss the size and position of the energy storage market.

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Ep223: Investing in decarbonization: Insights from an experienced investor

Ep223: Investing in decarbonization: Insights from an experienced investor

Benoit Allehaut, chief investment officer at XCarbon Technologies, joins Todd Alexander for a discussion about investment trends in wind and solar.

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Ep222: An Assessment of the IRA

Ep222: An Assessment of the IRA

Bill Green of Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, joins us in a discussion about how the renewable energy market may not be appreciating the IRA.

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Ep221: Opportunities for Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate

Ep221: Opportunities for Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate

Michael Beckerman, CEO of CREtech, joins us to discuss how commercial real estate developers are taking a closer look at renewable energy sustainability.

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Ep220: Taking its toll — Tolling Agreements and Offtake Strategies

Ep220: Taking its toll — Tolling Agreements and Offtake Strategies

Christine Brozynski, partner in our projects practice, joins us to talk about recent trends in offtake strategies for energy storage projects.

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Ep219: Northern Lights: Alight's CEO talks about solar in Scandinavia and the rest of Europe

Ep219: Northern Lights: Alight's CEO talks about solar in Scandinavia and the rest of Europe

Dr. Harald Överholm, CEO and founder of Alight, joins Todd Alexander to talk about the opportunities and challenges in the European solar market.

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Ep218: Debt Workouts and Liability Management Transactions

Ep218: Debt Workouts and Liability Management Transactions

Eric Daucher, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, joins Todd Alexander to talk about debt workouts and liability management transactions.

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Ep217: Ampion CEO discusses community solar

Ep217: Ampion CEO discusses community solar

Nate Owen, CEO of Ampion, joins Todd Alexander to talk about what Ampion does and the role it plays in managing distributed generation projects.

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