Energy Transition Today

In a week when the UK launched it's long-awaited infrastructure strategy, updated its plans for future Contracts-for-Difference allocation rounds, and the world's largest offshore wind farm was financed, there was much to talk in the worlds of infrastructure and renewables. And so, Jon and his latest co-host Maritina, did just that. Except we didnt mention the financing of that huge offs...

As countries around the world grapple with dealing with the huge a mounts of waste they produce, and bid to create truly circular economies in this area, waste-to-energy plants have sprung up everywhere as a convenient tool to address the problem. As a bonus, they also produce renewable electricity.  But traditional incineration plants have drawn bad press and opposition from local groups when the...

For the second of two special episodes of the Joint Venture in partnership with law firm Gowling WLG, our attention turns to the financing of new UK subsidy-free renewables projects In this episode, you will hear a recent conversation with Nath Curtis, a banking and finance partner at Gowling WLG, and Chris Williams from the bank LBBW.  We focussed in on the financing perspective for UK subsidy-fr...

In the first of two special episodes of the Joint Venture podcast in partnership with law firm Gowling WLG, our attention turns to the development of UK subsidy-free renewables projects.   In a conversation with Gowling WLG’s Gareth Baker, and Barney Coles from renewables investor Capital Dynamics, we take stock of the current state of the market, how Covid-19 has affected ways of working, as well...

In this episode we chat with Brian Ross, CEO of a specialist infrastructure and energy crowdfunding platform from California called InfraShares.  Brian walked us through the benefits of his company's approach and how it could unlock a whole new investment class for individual investors who rarely get the chance to directly participate in infrastructure projects.  Jon and new co-host Fernando...

This week the JV turns its attention towards the fundraising landscape for infrastructure, with a special interview with Gordon Bajnai, head of global infrastructure at Campbell Lutyens.  Gordon, who was formerly the prime minister of Hungary and COO at Meridiam Infrastructure, relayed to us how the fundraising market had been impacted by Covid-19, how investment strategies might change over comin...

In the week when the UK government finally confirmed its ban on the use of Huawei kit in the country's 5G network, we had a timely discussion with Macquarie's Oliver Bradley who specialises in digital infrastructure investing.  We also delved into some of the biggest headlines from the worlds of infrastructure and renewable energy, discussed some recent high profile portfolio sales, and...

Following a week when there was yet another chapter written in the infrastructure saga that has come to define at least a part of Donald Trump's administration, we talked to Jill Jamieson - a veteran US infrastructure specialist - about the recent trillion-dollar infrastructure spending proposal in the House of Representatives. We also caught up on some of the biggest headlines from the world...

The Joint Venture Podcast investigates the most exciting deals and financial innovations, as well as broader market trends such as digital disruption, ESG and life in the post-pandemic world. In our second episode, Jon and Ott catch up on the week’s news and then talk to Jeremy M. Ebie, founder and CEO of Washington-based Phoenix Infrastructure Group. We chat with Jeremy about the minority-owned i...

The Joint Venture kicked things off with a live launch event for inspiratia subscribers on Tuesday 16th June 2020.  For our launch episode, we've assembled a joint venture between inspiratia’s very own Jon McNair and Ott Tammik, who will be in the hotseat. The pair discussed their respective experiences of recent Black Lives Matter protests in London and Washington, DC, and embarked on a whis...