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On this week's episode, Andrew Burnes is joined by OCI Energy President Sabah Bayatli to discuss the firm's ongoing efforts to transition its portfolio away from exclusively solar to a mix of solar and storage.Bayatli also discusses his interest in other technologies like long duration storage and small modular nuclear, OCI's transition to retain some of its projects for long-term

Goksenin Ozturkeri, the chief investment officer of Relevate Power, joins the podcast this week to discuss the growing role of hydropower in the energy transition.Relevate Power had a big year in 2024, having completed an equity raise with Greenbacker Capital Management’s Green Development Opportunities Fund I over the summer. Then, with financial backing from Apollo, the company

Tonja Wicks, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Elevate Renewables, joins the NPM Podcast to discuss her active role in PJM’s reform on Capacity Interconnection Right (CIR) Transfers, how we got here, and what’s next for solving the gap in new and retiring assets.Later in the program, she talks about her passion for energy policy, bringing renewables to overlooked communi

On this week's episode, Andrew Burnes is joined by Alex Delworth, Policy Associate at the Center for Rural Affairs. Alex and his organization have recently put together some resources for local officials in counties and municipalities in Midwestern states like Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota that are experiencing proposals from renewable project developers but have yet t

Ben Catt, CEO of Pine Gate Renewables, joins the podcast to chat with Kaitlin Gebby about the company’s new nonprofit arm that emerged out of Hurricane Helene and how it underscored the renewable industry’s role in climate change.Later in the show, Catt also discusses key deals Pine Gate has announced in late 2024 and the political hurdles that lay ahead under a new Trump admin

On this week's episode of NPM Interconnections, host Andrew Burnes is joined by Doral Renewables’ CEO and Co-Founder Nick Cohen, VP of Development Jon Baker and VP of Development and Agrivoltaics, Ed Baptista.All three guests have been directly involved in the development of two of the largest projects in the Midwest - Indiana's 1.3 GW Mammoth Solar and Wisconsin's 1.3 GW Vista S

NPM US reporter Skyler Frazer speaks with Todd Fryatt, CEO and founder of ECA Solar, a solar and battery storage project developer with operations across the US.Todd discusses the practice of safe harboring solar projects and what companies across the solar industry are doing ahead of the Trump Administration taking over in January. Todd also talks about strategies he and his indus

NPM Europe’s Jon McNair speaks with JP Cerda, the CEO and co-founder of Renewabl, which is a start-up that aims to help companies better procure and manage their clean energy supplies, while aiming to avoid greenwashing.Across a wide-ranging discussion, JP gives us his perspectives on the renewable electricity purchasing market, the role of PPAs and other similar products, the ex

Allan T. Marks, a partner with Milbank and a member of the firm’s Global Project Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group and senior fellow at Columbia University in the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, joins Jon Berke on the podcast to discuss the impacts that the incoming Trump administration will have on clean energy policy.More broadly, Marks discusses how the Inflat

NPM Europe editor Peter Kneller welcomes Rosalind Smith-Maxwell, a Director at Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners onto the pod to discuss the UK planning environment, grid delays and how to solve them.She also reviews the challenges facing the battery storage market and factors to bear in mind as the industry turns its attention to CfD Allocation Round 7 in 2025. Ms. Smith-Maxwell w