Crossroads: The Infrastructure Podcast

Valerie Speth from BlackRock discusses investment opportunities in renewable energy in Asia-Pacific. Topics include emerging sectors in Asia, challenges, inflation impact on investments, and financing high-quality energy assets in countries like the Philippines and Vietnam.

As the infrastructure sector continues to evolve with the times, France-based lender BNP Paribas is positioning itself to play a key role in the energy transition. Across the Americas, from Chile to the USA, the bank is actively structuring financing transactions for renewable energy projects and batteries but now also contemplating financing structures for carbon capture, green hydrogen and ammonia projects. BNP's New York-based Co-Head of Energy, Resources & Infrastructure, Americas, Jean-Valery Patin joins Crossroads: The Infrastructure Podcast to discuss the way the bank is supporting innovative projects and new technologies at the forefront of the change.

Cassidy DeLine, founder of Linea Energy and ex-Cypress Creek Renewables employee, discusses starting a new renewable energy company and the challenges in the sector. Topics include growth strategies, navigating industry challenges, and M&A dynamics in the current market.

Kevin Cox, CEO of Ferrovial's Vertiports, discusses what steps the company is taking to develop Vertiports across the US. Cox discusses the potential for Vertiports to be develops as public private partnerships (P3s), how site selection decisions are made, and what legal and regulatory framework will be required for this cutting edge infrastructure to advance. #EVTOL, #vertiport #infrastructure

Brazil is one of the countries with the largest potential to produce green hydrogen in the world, having projected USD 100bn in investments for the sector.Ricardo Gedra, Analysis and Information Manager at Brazil’s Chamber of Electric Energy Commercialization (#CCEE), discusses the potential of #Brazil's #greenhydrogen market and #ESG certifications with Infralogic's Gabriela Valente #infrastructure

Reuben Munger, the founder of Vision Ridge Partners, joins host Andrew Vitelli to discuss trends in clean energy investing. #renewableenergy #VisionRidge #Crossroads

Between continuing trade and supply chain challenges and the promise of the Inflation Reduction Act, all eyes are on the renewables sector in 2023. Michael Tatarsky, a managing director at renewables-focused investment bank CohnReznick Capital, joins host Andrew Vitelli to discuss what to expect across the sector. #renewables

S&P's Senior Director in São Paulo, Julyana Yokota, joins Infralogic Latin America editor Jonathan Carmody on the Crossroads podcast to discuss how inflation has affected infrastructure concessionaires in Latin America. #inflation #infrastructure #concession #transport

Alan Cooper joins Crossroads to speak about the growth of his energy storage firm, On.Energy, and how the company is finding opportunities to develop, finance, install and operate systems across the Americas.#infrastructure #energytransition #batterystorage #power #energy #renewables #LatinAmerica #Americas

Andrew Waranch, founder and CEO of battery-focused renewable developer Spearmint Energy, joined the program to discuss his firm, trends in the battery storage space, and how the Inflation Reduction Act will change the industry. #crossroadspodcast #batterystorage #IRA #inflationreductionact