Currents
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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Ep358: Rethinking Energy Affordability and Resilience
Jon Powers, president of CleanCapital, discusses energy security, affordability and how distributed solar and storage can strengthen a more resilient and diversified US energy system.
Ep357: Managing Technology Risk in Energy Storage Projects
Jan Napiorkowski, managing director, and Jamie Daggett, energy storage and fuel cell lead at Ariel Green, discuss how technology performance insurance is evolving to support energy storage, fuel cells and other emerging clean energy technologies by helping projects manage risk and access financing.
Ep356: How Developers Can Turn Land Into Growth Capital
In host Jim Berger’s first episode, Laura Pagliarulo, CEO of SolaREIT, discusses how solar and battery storage developers can use real estate assets as a source of capital to fund project development, construction readiness and pipeline growth.
Ep355: How Data Centers Are Reshaping Project Finance
Ralph Cho, co‑chief executive officer and founding member of Apterra Infrastructure Finance, joins host Todd Alexander to discuss the rapid growth of data center financing, evolving debt market structures and broader trends in project finance. Plus, a big announcement on the future of Currents.
Ep354: How Developers Can Protect Their Tax Credits
Alan Cordova, head of strategy at Empact Technologies, discusses how developers can manage compliance risks related to prevailing wage, FEOC restrictions and beginning‑of‑construction requirements to protect tax credits.<br /><br />
Ep353: Navigating FEOC and Tax Credit Uncertainty
Dorian Hunt, partner and head of renewable energy at Leo Berwick, discusses how evolving FEOC restrictions, tax credit market dynamics and regulatory uncertainty are affecting renewable energy development and financing.<br />
Ep352: Key Developments in the Energy Sector
Nick Bradley, director of renewables advisory at Arcadia, which is a global utility data and energy solutions platform for enterprises, discusses trends and developments in the energy sector and how they are shaping current market opportunities.
Ep351: Challenges and Opportunities in Distributed Solar
John Stroud, managing director at Limes Renewable Energy North America, discusses the challenges and opportunities in developing community solar and distributed generation projects in a changing policy and market environment.<br />
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.<br />
Ep349: Meeting Surging Power Demand with Gas Assets
John Bills and Adil Sener of PEI Global Partners discuss the renewed interest in gas‑fired power assets driven by rising electricity demand, data center growth and supply constraints in power generation.<br /><br />
