The climate transition we’re living through brings so many opportunities to rethink our infrastructure that it could easily be the entire focus of this podcast week after week. Today’s episode focuses on a handful of those opportunities: converting waste into valuable upcycled materials, renewable energy infrastructure, biomass, biofuels and more.
We’re joined by Ben Hubbard, CEO of Nexus PMG, a company that advises and develops a wide range of infrastructure projects. They’re a fascinating company, and as you’ll hear, they’re engineering sustainable solutions for everything from wood pellets to solar farms to dog food. They just received a $50m investment to accelerate their growth, and leading that round was another fascinating company Greenbacker Capital Management. Greenbacker is not just an investor but also owns and operates a portfolio of solar plants, wind farms, and battery storage systems. Greenbacker Principal Quinn Pasloske joins us as well for a conversation that sheds a lot of light on the opportunity to invest in the infrastructure we need to reduce emissions, eliminate waste and more. Enjoy.
In today’s episode, we cover:
- [3:26] Ben’s background & role at Nexus PMG
- [4:30] Quinn’s background & role at Greenbacker
- [6:35] Greenbacker’s origins & unique market approach
- [8:04] Moving from fossil fuel projects to sustainability projects
- [9:43] Examples of Nexus PMG’s projects
- [14:13] Nexus PMG’s clients, investors & other groups
- [16:02] Greenbacker’s investment in Nexus & the opportunity
- [19:07] Greenbacker as a strategic investor
- [20:33] What the $50M equity round will allow Nexus PMG to do
- [23:31] The opportunity around biomass for sustainable aviation fuel
- [27:08] The concerns around sequestration approaches
- [31:12] Other exciting investment spaces
- [36:26] The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, IRA & what else needs to happen from a policy perspective
- [40:46] What else will it take to scale low-carbon infrastructure projects to meet emission reduction targets
Resources Mentioned
Connect with Ben Hubbard & Quinn Pasloske
Connect with Jason Rissman
Keep up with Invested In Climate
Have feedback or ideas for future episodes, events, or partnerships?
Get in touch!
