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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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Ep368: Bringing Battery Storage to Dense Cities

2026/10/08

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.

Ep367: Building Grid Resilience Against Extreme Weather

2026/10/01

Mishal 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 resilience investments.

Ep366: New Rules, Tariffs and Project Risk

2026/09/24

Luke Edney, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses how new regulatory developments, tariffs and supply chain constraints are affecting procurement and construction for energy projects.

Ep365: Energy as a Service in a Constrained Grid

2026/09/17

Mariko Meier, CEO of Unison Energy, discusses how on‑site microgrids help commercial, industrial and data center customers manage energy reliability, cost certainty and carbon goals.

Ep364: Inside Middle Market Tax Credit Transactions

2026/09/10

Iñigo Rengifo, CEO of Concentro, discusses how tax credit transfers are being executed in the middle market and distributed generation sectors, including diligence, tax insurance and the outlook for tax credit sales for smaller projects.

Ep363: How Tariffs Are Reshaping Renewable Project Costs

2026/09/03

Stefan Riesinger, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the current state of tariffs affecting the renewable energy industry and how developers and financing parties can assess and manage the resulting risks.

Ep362: Load Growth and the Future of Capacity Markets

2026/08/27

Brent Nelson, senior managing director of market intelligence at Ascend Analytics, discusses how load growth, capacity market challenges and data center demand are reshaping power markets and long‑term planning.

Ep361: Aligning Markets to Reduce Carbon Emissions

2026/08/20

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.

Ep360: Turning EVs Into a Grid Resource

2026/08/13

Joseph Vellone, CEO of ChargeScape, discusses how connecting electric vehicles to the grid can turn EV batteries into a flexible energy resource that benefits utilities, automakers and drivers.

Ep359: The Race to Power AI Data Centers

2026/08/06

Mark Taylor and Kim Zou, co‑founders of Currence (formerly Sightline Climate), discuss how data center growth is reshaping power markets, including credibility challenges for announced projects, energy procurement strategies and the fastest paths to bringing new capacity online.

Ep358: Rethinking Energy Affordability and Resilience

2026/07/30

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

2026/07/23

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

2026/07/16

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

2026/07/09

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

2026/06/30

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.

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4.7 out of 5

125 reviews

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Jkenn12 2023/11/28

Good content

I appreciate the depth of information coverage. My only criticism is audio quality. I listen to a lot of podcasts, and Currents has noticeably worse a...

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nottinx 2023/09/12

Expert analysis

Timely, relevant and expert analysis of topics related to project finance and renewable energy.

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BrevityRules 2023/06/12

Great content. Need better audio/recording

The content is really good. Please figure out audio quality as it is less than par quality. It applies specifically to hosts.

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Matty4300 2021/02/07

Straight from the horses mouth

One of my favorite things about the energy transition is the direct access to people who are in business and their willingness to share their thoughts...

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Prestige discovery 2019/07/05

Great insights

Best way for a quick update of the trends and issues in the energy business. Very nicely unpackaged by the very knowledgeable moderator.

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wherestravis 2018/10/25

Perfect for project finance professionals but poor audio quality

Finally found a way to efficiently keep current on PFI issues, from trustworthy industry experts. Love it, keep em coming!! Also, I'd be happy to see...

★★★★★

PFProfessional 2017/05/23

Great source for project finance news

Excellent podcast for keeping up with current trends in project finance from a reputable source. Topics span energy and infrastructure, including rene...

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Twitchgal1 2017/02/24

Informative but hard to hear

Great SMEs as guests, but really frustrating to listen when the speakers' volume is all over the place during each podcast- or it's especially quiet w...

★★★★★

Harrington_ER 2016/10/27

Excellent

Great dialogue and insight from a reputable source, looking forward to upcoming topics.

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