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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 Jim Berger, who interviews key business leaders and policy makers to investigate important trends affecting the energy and infrastructure space.
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- Ep373: Post-Election Policy Outlook for the Power Sector · 55 dkA group of veteran Washington observers sifted through the midterm election results to assess what they are likely to mean for government policies affecting the US power sector.
- Ep372: Modular Data Centers and the Race for Speed · 17 dkMatt Lohstroh, CEO of Giga Energy, discusses how modular construction is speeding up data center development, what lenders look for when financing AI infrastructure projects and…
- Ep371: What It Takes to Finance New Nuclear · 30 dkChris Calavitta, head of project finance at Oklo, explains how the company plans to finance its small modular nuclear reactors, from funding its first plant with its own equity…
- Ep370: Bring Your Own Capacity: Powering Data Centers With Distributed Energy · 37 dkRecorded live at GDEV's annual general meeting and moderated by Jim Berger, this panel features Tom Rowlands Rees of BloombergNEF, Kevin Berkemeyer of Station A, Marissa Galizia…
- Ep369: The Path to Commercial Space‑Based Solar · 27 dkJohn Bucknell, CEO of Virtus Solis Technologies, explains how his company plans to collect solar energy in orbit and send it to ground stations by microwave, providing…
- Ep368: Bringing Battery Storage to Dense Cities · 28 dkJames 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…
- Ep367: Building Grid Resilience Against Extreme Weather · 28 dkMishal Thadani, CEO of Rhizome, explains how utilities can combine asset data, outage history and climate models to identify their highest extreme weather risks and plan…
- Ep366: New Rules, Tariffs and Project Risk · 38 dkLuke Edney, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses how new regulatory developments, tariffs and supply chain constraints are affecting procurement and construction for…
- Ep365: Energy as a Service in a Constrained Grid · 28 dkMariko Meier, CEO of Unison Energy, discusses how on‑site microgrids help commercial, industrial and data center customers manage energy reliability, cost certainty and carbon…
- Ep364: Inside Middle Market Tax Credit Transactions · 32 dkIñigo Rengifo, CEO of Concentro, discusses how tax credit transfers are being executed in the middle market and distributed generation sectors, including diligence, tax insurance…
- Ep363: How Tariffs Are Reshaping Renewable Project Costs · 34 dkStefan Riesinger, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the current state of tariffs affecting the renewable energy industry and how developers and financing parties can…
- Ep362: Load Growth and the Future of Capacity Markets · 26 dkBrent Nelson, senior managing director of market intelligence at Ascend Analytics, discusses how load growth, capacity market challenges and data center demand are reshaping…
- Ep361: Aligning Markets to Reduce Carbon Emissions · 26 dkAmy 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.
- Ep360: Turning EVs Into a Grid Resource · 23 dkJoseph Vellone, CEO of ChargeScape, discusses how connecting electric vehicles to the grid can turn EV batteries into a flexible energy resource that benefits utilities…
- Ep359: The Race to Power AI Data Centers · 29 dkMark Taylor and Kim Zou, co‑founders of Currence (formerly Sightline Climate), discuss how data center growth is reshaping power markets, including credibility challenges for…
- Ep358: Rethinking Energy Affordability and Resilience · 29 dkJon Powers, president of CleanCapital, discusses energy security, affordability and how distributed solar and storage can strengthen a more resilient and diversified US energy…
- Ep357: Managing Technology Risk in Energy Storage Projects · 30 dkJan Napiorkowski, managing director, and Jamie Daggett, energy storage and fuel cell lead at Ariel Green, discuss how technology performance insurance is evolving to support…
- Ep356: How Developers Can Turn Land Into Growth Capital · 21 dkIn 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…
- Ep355: How Data Centers Are Reshaping Project Finance · 27 dkRalph 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…
- Ep354: How Developers Can Protect Their Tax Credits · 17 dkAlan Cordova, head of strategy at Empact Technologies, discusses how developers can manage compliance risks related to prevailing wage, FEOC restrictions and…
- Ep353: Navigating FEOC and Tax Credit Uncertainty · 18 dkDorian Hunt, partner and head of renewable energy at Leo Berwick, discusses how evolving FEOC restrictions, tax credit market dynamics and regulatory uncertainty are affecting…
- Ep352: Key Developments in the Energy Sector · 21 dkNick 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…
- Ep351: Challenges and Opportunities in Distributed Solar · 20 dkJohn Stroud, managing director at Limes Renewable Energy North America, discusses the challenges and opportunities in developing community solar and distributed generation…
- Ep350: How Lenders Manage Credit Risk with Insurance · 26 dkBen 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…
- Ep349: Meeting Surging Power Demand with Gas Assets · 29 dkJohn 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…
- Ep348: Key Risks Shaping the Solar Industry · 21 dkJason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, discusses key findings from the 2026 Solar Risk Assessment Report, including trends in reliability, insurance and emerging risks affecting…
- Ep347: The Role of Distributed Solar in a High‑Demand Grid · 26 dkZaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp, discusses how distributed generation and community solar can support rapidly growing electricity demand, improve grid resilience, and adapt to changing…
- Ep346: Rethinking Nuclear Approvals in the AI Era · 21 dkKevin Kong, CEO and founder of Everstar, discusses how artificial intelligence can streamline nuclear licensing and accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear power projects.
- Ep345: Funding the Next Generation of Energy Technologies · 21 dkBrandon Owens, vice president of innovation and research at NYSERDA, discusses how New York is supporting energy innovation through grants and research programs focused on grid…
- Ep344: Update on FEOC and Its Market Impact · 13 dkKeith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, gives an update on the FEOC restrictions on use of clean energy tax credits, including compliance challenges, insurance constraints…
- Ep343: Off‑Grid Solar for Public Spaces and Communities · 15 dkVanessa Branco, chief sales and marketing officer of Sunbolt, discusses off‑grid solar and battery solutions that provide reliable, low‑maintenance power for campuses…
- Ep342: Meeting Baseload Demand with Nuclear and Gas · 24 dkRichard Taylor, CEO of ONE Nuclear, discusses developing hybrid natural gas and small modular nuclear power projects to meet growing data center demand for reliable baseload…
- Ep341: Onsite Power Solutions for Data Centers · 14 dkRebecca McDonald, VP of data center energy solutions at Bloom Energy, discusses how onsite fuel cell generation is being used to meet data center power needs amid grid…
- Ep340: Distributed Generation in a Constrained Grid · 35 dkRich Dovere, CEO of Dispatch Energy, discusses the opportunities and challenges of developing distributed generation amid rising power demand, transmission constraints and…
- Ep339: Adapting Community Solar for a New Grid · 23 dkAaron Halimi, CEO of Renewable Properties, discusses how community solar and distributed generation are adapting during a period when traditional subscription models face…
- Ep338: A New Use for Old Wells · 21 dkKemp Gregory, CEO of Renewell Energy, discusses a novel energy storage approach that repurposes idle oil and gas wells into gravity‑based storage systems, using existing…
- Ep337: How Tax Credit Markets Weathered 2025 · 31 dkAlfred Johnson, co‑founder and CEO of Crux, discusses key findings from Crux’s latest analysis of the clean energy finance market, including trends in tax credit transfers, tax…
- Ep336: Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs · 17 dkStefan Reisinger, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the ruling by the United States Supreme Court to strike down the tariffs imposed by President Trump under the…
- Ep335: New IRS Guidance on FEOC and 45Z Tax Credits · 13 dkKeith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, discusses newly issued IRS guidance on the FEOC rules, explaining how the Treasury clarified the calculation of prohibited foreign…
- Ep334: Renewables Development in a Demand‑Driven Market · 26 dkJim Spencer, CEO of Exus Renewables North America, discusses the company’s recent $400 million corporate debt raise and how rising demand is reshaping renewable development. He…
- Ep333: Rethinking Forecasts in an Uncertain Climate · 30 dkRob Cirincione of Sunairio explains why traditional weather models miss the extreme events that drive grid risk and how high‑resolution, ensemble‑based forecasting can better…
- Ep332: Forecasting Energy Trends for 2026 · 22 dkRobbie Orvis of Energy Innovation discusses how shifting federal policies, tax credit changes and rising electricity demand shaped renewable energy deployment in 2025 and what…
- Ep331: Cost of capital: 2026 outlook · 57 dkFour project finance industry veterans talk about what to expect this year for tax equity, tax credit sales and debt. The four are Jack Cargas, managing director and head of tax…
- Ep330: Using Curtailed Power for Data Centers · 36 dkJohn Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Holdings, discusses how the company develops data centers co‑located with renewable power plants to use curtailed energy, the role of “renewable…
- Ep329: Building and Scaling Renewable Projects in a Shifting Policy Environment · 26 dkDavid Lillefloren and Tyler Hall of SunRaycer discuss launching and scaling a renewable energy development platform, from team-building and capital strategy to executing projects…
- Ep328: Optimizing Distributed Generation Assets · 24 dkBarrett Bilotta, CEO of Agilitas Energy, discusses the company's integrated approach to renewable energy development and recent trends in distributed generation and energy storage.
- Ep327: Market Dynamics in Tax Credit Insurance · 20 dkDan Berger, managing director at Lockton Companies, discusses recent trends, challenges and developments in the tax credit insurance market.
- Ep326: How Linear Generators Empower Businesses · 21 dkShannon Miller, CEO of Mainspring Energy, describes the company’s modular linear generator technology and discusses its potential uses and cost considerations for various energy…
- Ep325: New Rules for Private Power in Mexico · 22 dkRaquel Bierzwinsky, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, discusses the latest reforms to Mexico’s power sector, highlighting how new regulations are creating opportunities for private…
- Ep324: Evolving Community Solar and Storage · 31 dkStefano Ratti, CEO of Chaberton Energy, shares how his team is evolving from solar-only development to integrating storage and navigating shifting market dynamics, tariffs and…
