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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Ep368: Bringing Battery Storage to Dense Cities
Norton Rose Fulbright | Currents Podcast Ep368: Bringing Battery Storage to Dense Cities

Ep368: Bringing Battery Storage to Dense Cities

James McGinniss, CEO of David Energy, explains how plug‑in batteries and retail electricity supply can lower energy costs for commercial customers in dense urban markets like New York City.

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Past Episodes

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Ep90: Taking Stock: Tax Equity, Debt and M&A

Ep90: Taking Stock: Tax Equity, Debt and M&A

Tax 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 poin

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Ep89: Taking Stock: Business Outlook

Ep89: Taking Stock: Business Outlook

This 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 co

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Ep88: US Wind Energy Market Outlook

Ep88: US Wind Energy Market Outlook

Dan 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 outl

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Ep87: Coronavirus and the Renewable Energy Industry

Ep87: Coronavirus and the Renewable Energy Industry

Sue Wang, Ben Koenigsberg and Keith Martin join us to discuss the impacts of coronavirus on the renewable energy industry. We discuss how coronavirus is af

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Ep86: The LIBOR Transition

Ep86: The LIBOR Transition

Claire Edwards, knowledge counsel with Norton Rose Fulbright in London, joins us to discuss the upcoming move away from LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered

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Ep85: The Advantages of a Surety Bond

Ep85: The Advantages of a Surety Bond

Karl Choltus, SVP, national surety practice leader at Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, LLC, joins us to discuss all things surety bonds. We discuss what

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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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