Energy Impact
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThe Energy Impact Podcast features world-renowned experts across international energy policy and project finance along with regular news updates leading journalists specializing in energy innovation.
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Ep 17: Kristian Hanelt - Ultra Capital
May 04, 2021 13:20 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB1. A look at Kristian Hanelt’s diverse early experiences across coal, oil, and gas, and solar financing 2. Breaking down how to balance debt and equity in project finance 3. New opportunities in energy investments, including renewable natural gas (RNG) and agricultural waste 4. How to radically change the relationship between utilities & customers and its impact on distributed generation solar
Ep 16: Christina Binkley - Wall Street Journal Magazine
April 29, 2021 13:26 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB1. Christina’s career in journalism from casinos to fashion 2. A behind the scenes look at Christina’s interview with Bill Gates on his new book, “How to Avoid A Climate Disaster” 3. Challenges new nuclear and energy technology are facing in the development process 4. Christina shares how her passion for journalism fuels her desire to continue learning about the world
Ep 15: Peter Möckel - International Finance Corporation
April 27, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB1. What led Peter from an early career in the telecom industry to the discovery of battery storage technology 2. How International Finance Corporation’s works to reach climate positive developmental goals 3. The life cycle of financing energy technologies, including energy storage, transportation, and agriculture 4. Economical and climate benefits of carbon capture technology around the world
Ep 15: Peter Möckel - International Finance Corporation
April 27, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB1. Peter’s transition from a career in the telecom industry to battery storage technology 2. IFC’s work to reach climate-positive developmental goals 3. The life cycle of financing energy technologies, including energy storage, transportation, and agriculture 4. Economical and climate benefits of carbon capture technology around the world
Ep 14: Keith Martin - Norton Rose Fulbright
April 22, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB1. How Keith Martin’s early ambition to work in Washington’s political sphere led to a career as a project finance attorney 2. Challenges in the tax equity market and the impact on renewables 3. The balancing act between federal and state energy regulations and incentives in the US 4. Upcoming opportunities for investors in the clean energy sector
Ep 13: Raymond Okrofu - SafiSana Ghana Ltd.
April 20, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB1. Raymond’s background studying agriculture and moving into energy 2. The Ghanaian energy landscape and challenges with power production 3. SafiSana’s role as an innovative, independent clean power producer 4. Raymond's current work with the German Development Cooperation’s supporting development projects in Ghana
Ep 12: Ralph Cho - Investec Group
April 15, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB1. Ralph’s early career as an investor at Credit Suisse, WestLB 2. Ralph’s move to Investec, expanding their North American power and infrastructure investments 3. Investments in renewable energy and weighing risks vs rewards in emerging technologies 4. Opportunities for future investments and burgeoning markets for renewables
Ep 11: Kate Steel - Nithio
April 13, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB1. How Kate Steel’s off-year of travel led her to a career dedicated to global energy access 2. The importance of off-grid solar in Sub Saharan Africa and the associated financial risks 3. Ways that Nithio helps investors understand credit risk to unlock working capital in the energy sector 4. Kate’s takeaways from working at Power Africa, including understanding financial flows and US government resources
Ep 10: Doug Kimmelman - Energy Capital Partners
April 07, 2021 21:26 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB1. How Doug Kimmelman turned an internship at Goldman Sachs into a career in energy 2. A look into which risk management strategies are key for making investment returns in the electricity market 3. Why Doug started Energy Capital Partners and how he built his team from the ground up 4. Types of business model innovation in the energy industry and how it’s affected by technology risk
Ep 9: Răzvan Nicolescu - Former Romanian Minister of Energy
April 06, 2021 14:30 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB1) Răzvan's time as Minister of Energy 2) Understanding the Romanian energy landscape 3) Challenges facing the Romanian energy transition 4) Răzvan's vision for the future of the European energy transition
Ep 8: Dejan Paravan - GEN-I
March 31, 2021 18:50 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB1) How liberalization of the European energy market allowed space for GEN-I to form 2) A brief look at the European energy grid and the impacts and benefits of interconnected grids 3) How GEN-I made the case for only selling carbon-free electricity 4) Why digitalization is a vital innovation in the energy space
Ep 7: Al Puchala - CapZone Impact Investments
March 29, 2021 21:35 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB1) Al’s early career as an expert in public-private partnerships 2) Opportunity zones and what they offer to communities and investors 3) The potential for clean energy investments in opportunity zones 4) Future growth of opportunity zones and the intersection between the federal government and private sector
Ep. 6: Angel Cardenas Sosa - Latin American Development Bank
March 15, 2021 13:38 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB1. How Angel’s desire to help others led him to work in development 2. The history, role, and importance of development banks in project financing 3. How project financiers and policymakers work together to achieve common goals 4. Angel’s vision for the clean energy transition and the role it will play in economics and politics
Ep. 5: Dan Michaels - The Wall Street Journal
March 12, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB1. Dan’s interest in technology and his early career as an aerospace journalist 2. Dan’s first introduction to small modular reactors 3. Opportunities for small modular reactor deployment in Europe 4. Nuclear innovation and projects such as the ITER fusion reactor
Ep. 4: Beks Dagogo-Jack - Nigerian Presidential Task Force on Power
March 11, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB1. Beks’ career shift from the private sector to the public sector 2. Beks’ leadership on the Presidential Task Force on Power 3. The Nigerian energy landscape and current energy challenges in Nigeria 4. Opportunities for growth and innovation in the Nigerian energy sector
Ep. 3: Randy Bell - The Atlantic Council
March 10, 2021 13:42 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB1. Randy’s career from filmmaking to energy policy 2. Recapping the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Conference 3. The United States’ role in climate change and energy under a new administration 4. Energy innovation and the role of emerging technologies in advancing energy policy
Ep. 2: Brooks Klimley, Columbia University
March 09, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MB1. How Brooks got into the project financing space 2. Finding the balance between innovation and risk as a project financier 3. The increasing focus on ESG investing and the benefits it provides for investors 4. Emerging energy projects and the future of energy project financing
Ep. 1: Steven Chu - Former U.S. Secretary of Energy
March 08, 2021 14:33 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB1. Secretary Chu’s work at Bell Laboratories and his Nobel Prize-winning research 2. Early research into climate change and new climate technologies 3. Serving as United States Secretary of Energy and his early championing of innovative energy technology 4. Secretary Chu’s vision for the future of energy and the rapid rate at which decarbonization needs to take place