Currents

Eric Daucher, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s bankruptcy practice, joins Todd Alexander to talk about debt workouts and liability management transactions, how they are executed and leveraged, their legality, how investors and lenders can avoid litigation, and more.

Nate Owen, CEO of Ampion, discusses managing distributed generation projects and the role of his company. They explore challenges and growth in community solar, innovative methods for attracting subscribers, and the future of integration with utilities.

Neil Ethier, vice president of business development for Eavor, joins Todd Alexander to talk about the new approach Eavor has developed to tap geothermal energy. They discuss why geothermal is still an underused energy source, what is being done to make it more accessible, how new technology can keep costs competitive, what opportunities the company see for use and licensing, what are the investment challenges, how the Inflation Reduction Act will help, and more.

Taylor Gant, business development manager at Alliant Consulting, joins Todd Alexander to explain the wage requirements portion of the Inflation Reduction Act. They go over what developers should understand about the requirements, how wages are determined, how developers can stay compliant, how the rules change based on market conditions and how the wage requirements in the IRA differ from the Davis-Bacon Act.

Andy Marsh, president and CEO of Plug Power, joins Todd Alexander for a lively discussion about green hydrogen, theopportunities created by the Inflation Reduction, the competitiveness of green hydrogen, Washington’s role in implementing rules around green hydrogen, what Plug Power is doing to facilitate the transition to hydrogen and what markets it is pursuing.

Aaron Halimi, President of Renewable Properties, discusses community solar and its advantages and challenges. Topics include: how community solar differs from other projects, new California regulations and the Inflation Reduction Act, financing pros and cons, spreading community solar to disadvantaged communities with incentives, and challenges and potential for streamlining the permitting process.

An analysis of the current state of the renewables M&A market, reasons for declining valuation, pricing range and duration differences in credit transfers, investment opportunities in energy storage, carbon capture, and RNG, and the potential of green hydrogen as a game-changer in renewable energy.

Episode 211: New Proposed IRS Guidance on Tax Credits Transferability Hilary Lefko, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright, joins host Todd Alexander in an in-depth conversation on the proposed guidance on tax credits and transferability recently released by the IRS. They cover how the new guidance addresses registration, payment for credits, regulations involving partnerships, individual purchasers, bonus credits, brokers, what new products can be expected and how the tax insurance market has reacted so far.

Gregory Adams, Senior Vice President of FuelCell Energy, joins host Todd Alexander for a discussion about fuel cells, what they are, where they are used, what incentives the Inflation Reduction Act provides for fuel cell projects, where the risks are in such projects, and more.

Judd Messer, Vice President, and Jeffrey Clark, President and CEO, of the Advanced Power Alliance in Texas join host Todd Alexander in a lively discussion on the new legislation passed in Texas that imposes restrictions on renewable energy development. The speakers discusswhat the new legislation does, what investors and developers need to know about it and what could be the fallout.