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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Ep362: Load Growth and the Future of Capacity Markets
Norton Rose Fulbright | Ep362: Load Growth and the Future of Capacity Markets

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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Past Episodes

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Ep84: 2019 Review of Renewables

Ep84: 2019 Review of Renewables

Sue 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 st

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Ep82: PPAs, Bankruptcy and Utilities, Oh My!

Ep82: PPAs, Bankruptcy and Utilities, Oh My!

Howard Seife, global head of financial restructuring and insolvency at Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to discuss how power purchase agreements are affecte

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Ep83: Cost of Capital: 2020 Outlook

Ep83: Cost of Capital: 2020 Outlook

It 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 ris

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Ep81: Distributed Solar Market Update

Ep81: Distributed Solar Market Update

Woody Rubin, president at AES Distributed Energy, joins us to discuss the distributed solar market. We talk about the market in general, the current abunda

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Ep80: kWh Analytics' Solar Lendscape: 2020 Update

Ep80: kWh Analytics' Solar Lendscape: 2020 Update

Richard 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

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Ep79: PTC Extension Legislation Update

Ep79: PTC Extension Legislation Update

Keith 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 w

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Ep78: Financing Renewable Energy: Present & Future

Ep78: Financing Renewable Energy: Present & Future

Live from the Wharton Energy Conference, Manish Kumar, managing director at The AES Corporation, Jackson Lehr, operating partner, infrastructure at Energy

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Ep77: Solar + Storage: A Look at the Market

Ep77: Solar + Storage: A Look at the Market

Fleming 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

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Ep76: FERC's Proposed Changes to PURPA

Ep76: FERC's Proposed Changes to PURPA

Bob 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 crea

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