Energy Impact Podcast

1. Dave Parkin’s transition from aerospace to energy in pursuit of making a difference for climate change
2. Hydrogen’s role in decarbonizing the UK’s domestic heat system & its different hydrogen manufacturing methods
3. How HyNet is utilizing industrial clusters to facilitate the creation & transportation of hydrogen, and storage of carbon dioxide in empty oil reserves
4. Ways decarbonization can build & maintain strong economies in local communities

1. Mie’s background in unlisted real estate and how she was able to translate that experience into the renewable energy space
2. An overview of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund and the responsibility Norges Bank Investment Management has when investing the fund
3. The fund’s renewable energy mandate and the considerations they must undertake when evaluating new opportunities
4. A look at the fund’s first clean energy investment in an offshore wind farm

1. How Europe’s early leadership in renewable energy exposed Dominik to the forefront of clean energy finance
2. Dominik’s role at Deutsche Bank and the shift towards broader clean energy investments with a range of clients
3. How Deutsche Bank leverages its size and scale to finance clean energy projects
4. The rapid expansion of renewables across the globe and how Deutsche Bank utilizes its resources to work across many geographies

1. How Emily Kirsch brought to life her vision for a global innovation and venture capital hub
2. Ways Powerhouse is connecting corporations with outside innovators to drive towards ambitious climate goals
3. Why software is the key to getting existing clean technology to scale quickly
4. A breakdown of the trillions of investment dollars committed to decarbonization and net-zero goals

1. Brian Lehman breaks down how companies can use convertible financing to raise capital
2. How companies can strategically become more investable
3. The four verticals of the green economy and how it intertwines finance with renewables & other sustainability sectors
4. How JP Morgan is breaking the mold of venture investing and what it means for up-and-coming companies

1. Reid Spolek breaks down Google’s 2030 goal of 100% renewable energy matching on a 24/7 basis
2. How expanding data centers into historically fossil-reliant areas helped regions work towards carbon neutrality
3. Google’s innovative partnerships with TVA and AES are opening the doors for more companies to achieve sustainability goals
4. Why deal structuring and policy making are equally impactful as clean technology to achieving net-zero

1. The role of mergers & acquisitions across all stages of the energy business
2. How Stephen Trauber, along with his existing team, made the transition to pursue energy investment at Citigroup
3. A comparison of risk at different entrepreneurial levels & how that affects clean tech financing
4. Clean energy’s projected fivefold growth over five years and where the capital is going to come from

1. Jake’s early involvement in international energy working at Opower
2. The DFC's goals to reach net-zero emissions and increase climate-focused investments
3. How policy and finance structures can be utilized to address climate change with already existing technologies
4. The nuanced approach the DFC takes in identifying opportunities for investment

1. Agnes da Costa explains how Brazil’s energy rationing in the early 2000s paved the way for the design of power purchase agreements & energy auctions
2. How Brazil’s energy market has evolved to adjust for available investment, demand across the country, and sustainability goals
3. Three keys to Brazil’s success: technological innovation, consumer empowerment, and technological neutrality
4. Groundbreaking new policies built to encourage investment into R&D and the use of biofuels

1. Kara Mangone's early career starting out as a banking analyst at Goldman Sachs
2. An overview of Goldman Sachs' structure and their $750 billion dollar climate finance investment commitments
3. Goldman Sachs' work partnering with other financial institutions to pilot innovative approaches to tackling climate change around the world
4. The importance of stakeholder engagement and evaluating risk when developing and assessing climate strategy

1. David Roberts initial introduction to climate journalism while working at Grist
2. David's shift to Vox working on explanatory climate journalism
3. Behind the scenes of the launch of David's newsletter, Volts
4. David's recent deep dive into the topic of clean electrification

1. John Powers explains the mission of the Energy and Sustainability Services Division at Schneider Electric
2. Methods of bringing clean tech and renewable solutions into corporations striving to reach emissions goals
3. How different PPA models can accommodate a variety of business based on geography, load distribution, and economics
4. Ways that Schneider and Walmart partnered on Project Gigaton to create power purchase agreements through supply chain cohorts