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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Ep162: Solar Risk Assessment Report 2021

Ep162: Solar Risk Assessment Report 2021

Richard 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 f

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Ep161: Reducing Project Costs by Mitigating Risk

Ep161: Reducing Project Costs by Mitigating Risk

Laura Pagliarulo, president of SolaREIT, joins us to talk about ways to reduce project costs in clean energy projects. We discuss how SolaREIT works with l

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Ep160: Spanish Inbound Investors

Ep160: Spanish Inbound Investors

Nacho Ruiz Hens, managing director at Karbone, joins us to talk about breaking into the US renewable energy market for foreign investors, especially from S

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Ep159: SPAC Market Update

Ep159: SPAC Market Update

Trevor 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 see

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Ep158: Long-Duration Energy Storage with Highview Power

Ep158: Long-Duration Energy Storage with Highview Power

Dr. 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 stora

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Ep157: The Missing Piece of the Carbon Accounting Puzzle

Ep157: The Missing Piece of the Carbon Accounting Puzzle

Lee Taylor, CEO of REsurety, joins us discuss the carbon accounting market. We discuss how the company has solved the missing piece of the carbon accountin

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Ep156: Building a Clean Energy Economy

Ep156: Building a Clean Energy Economy

Danny Kennedy, an early pioneer in the residential solar rooftop sector and now CEO of New Energy Nexus, a non-profit that connects entrepreneurs to capita

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Ep155: A Green Infrastructure Investment Strategy

Ep155: A Green Infrastructure Investment Strategy

Daniel Goldman, co-founder and managing director of Clean Energy Ventures, joins us to discuss green infrastructure investment. We go over what Clean Energ

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Ep154: Powering the UK with the Moroccan Sun

Ep154: Powering the UK with the Moroccan Sun

Simon Morrish, entrepreneur and CEO of Xlinks, joins us to discuss the ambitious Xlinks solar project, which transfers solar energy from Morocco via a 3.6-

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