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Currents

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Currents is a podcast published by Norton Rose Fulbright that 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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Episodes

Ep285: Community Solar in Urban Environments

Jared Haines, CEO of Catalyze, joins us to discuss the community solar development process and success Catalyze has had in the New York community solar market.

Feb 20, 2025•24 min

Ep283: What is Carbon Upcycling?

Apoorv Sinha, CEO of Carbon Upcycling, joins us to discuss how his company is taking carbon emissions from industrial processes and upcycling them into new materials.

Feb 06, 2025•24 min

Ep281: Hydrogen Takeoff?

Four industry experts discuss the final rules released earlier this month by The US Treasury to make it easier to claim tax credits for making hydrogen. The four are Rachel Crouch, chief counsel, hydrogen, The AES Corporation, Matt McMonagle, CEO & Founder, NovoHydrogen, Josh Stolaroff, CEO, Mote Hydrogen and Jacob Susman, CEO, Ambient Fuels, LLC. The moderator is James Berger in Los Angeles.

Jan 22, 2025•55 min

Ep280: Forecasting Electricity Prices

Gary Cate, director of energy market analytics at Fluence, joins the podcast to discuss electricity price forecasting and its role in the energy services sector.

Jan 16, 2025•27 min

Ep279: Cost of Capital: 2025 Outlook

Four project finance industry veterans talk about what to expect in the year ahead for tax equity, tax credit sales and debt. The four are Jack Cargas, managing director and head of tax equity origination, Bank of America , Ralph Cho , co-CEO, Apterra Infrastructure Capital , Rubiao Song , managing director and head of energy investments, JPMorgan , and Elizabeth Waters , managing director - project finance Americas, MUFG . The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington....

Jan 10, 2025•57 min

Ep277: Using Analytics to Help Investors

Michelle Demers, CEO of Boundless Impact and Analytics, joins us to discuss the use of data to help investors understand climate-related risks.

Dec 19, 2024•25 min

Ep275: Paradigm Shift

A new report by Wood Mackenzie predicts a number of consequences from rising US demand for electricity. Chris Seiple, vice chairman, energy transition and power & renewables of Wood Mackenzie, discusses the findings.

Dec 05, 2024•29 min

Ep274: Market Forecasts Post-Election

Five prominent stock analysts discuss how they expect policy changes in the wake of the Trump victory to affect renewable energy, storage, transmission, RNG and other parts of the energy transition sector. The five are George Gianarikas , managing director and senior analyst, Canaccord Genuity, Joe Osha , senior managing director for equity research, Guggenheim Partners, Phil Shen , managing director and senior research analyst, Roth Capital Partners, Whitney Stanco , managing director and senio...

Nov 19, 2024•55 min

Ep273: Post-Election Outlook for Renewables and Other Parts of the Energy Transition

Five Washington insiders discuss the election results to assess what they mean for renewable energy, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, RNG and other parts of the energy transition. The five are Michael Catanzaro , CEO, CGCN Group, Richard Glick , principal, GQ New Energy Strategies, Hannah Hawkins , principal, KPMG, David Kautter , federal specialty tax leader, RSM, and Joe Mikrut , partner, Capitol Tax Partners. The moderator is Keith Martin in Washington....

Nov 15, 2024•56 min

Ep272: The DOE on Lending Agreements

Leslie Biddle, Deputy Under Secretary for Commercialization and Finance, and Art Scavone, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure, join us to discuss the DOE-lender relationship and the soon to be released Government-Creditor Agreement. Links for more information on the Government-Creditor Agreement: Government-Creditor Agreement | Department of Energy , and to learn about the Under Secretary for Infrastructure: Meet the Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure | Departm...

Nov 07, 2024•23 min

Ep269: AlphaStruxure’s CEO on Microgrids

Juan Macias, CEO of AlphaStruxure, joins us to discuss what microgrids are and how they are at the core of his company’s energy service providing business.

Oct 17, 2024•20 min

Ep267: A Venture Capitalist’s Take on Climate Tech

Albert Bielinko, general partner at Titanium Ventures, joins us to give venture capital’s perspective on investing in climate tech. Also, please stay until the end to hear our guest’s predictions on this year’s MLB World Series!

Oct 03, 2024•31 min

Ep266: Reunion Co-Founders on the Tax Credit Market

Andy Moon and Billy Lee, co-founders of Reunion, join us to give an overview of the tax credit market and what Reunion is doing to lower the transaction costs for market participants.

Sep 26, 2024•36 min

Ep264: The Federal Reserve Reviews Basel III

David Burton and Tim Byrne, partners in Norton Rose Fulbright, join us to discuss the likely outcome of the Federal Reserve's review of the application of Basel III to the risk weighting imposed on commercial banks when they make tax credit equity investments.

Sep 12, 2024•9 min

Ep263: Extreme Weather and the Grid

Michael Levy, head of global asset resilience at Baringa, a management consultancy, discusses how utilities and other energy companies are planning for extreme weather events.

Sep 05, 2024•22 min
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