The Joint Venture: inspiratia insights The team look over the past week of news and give their views on some big market trendsFrom the news desk, Zach brings us up to date on the latest renewables news. Including a dive into CIP's latest South African acquisitions, and a look at Orsted's advancing  Swedish offshore wind developments, even as their Hornsea 3 plans are thrown into question.  Capucine brings us right up to date on the big policy moves of the year so far, where we focus on the US, UK and EU's race to reform energy markets en route to net-zero. We cover the IRA, REMA, an ..read more

This week we put PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) in the full spotlight. After releasing our European PPA Outlook report this week, Chendwa Chintu walks us though Europe's top markets, top buyers and sellers, and gives us a forward looking outlook on how past developments will affect the future. Also this week, Zach highlights some of the most interesting deals from the past week, including solar developments in southern Europe and three big PPA signings.  Hosted by: Oliver Carr - Senior Hydrogen Analyst Chendwa Chintu - Energy and Infrastructure Analyst Zachary Skidmore - Senior Repor ..read more

The Joint Venture: inspiratia insights The team look over the past week of news in the energy industry and give their views on some big market trends On this week's episode, Robert brings us the latest updates from some of Europe's top funds including a scoop from NextEnergy's £595 million (€563m US$601m) fundraiser. After a flurry of closes this week, we look at their differing strategies.  Also this week, Dila has been keeping a close eye on the policy developments around nuclear energy. We compare the plans and aspirations of  of the UK's nuclear market with those of France. What ..read more

The Joint Venture: inspiratia insightsThe team look over the past week of industry news and give their views on some big market trends This week, there's been plenty of news from floating offshore wind projects from around the world. Zachary brings us up to date with the latest in South Korea, Taiwan, and Spain.  Robert gives us an in-depth look at how battery storage developer Zenobe was able to secure £235 million in debt financing for a 1GW capacity facility in Scotland.   Oliver also talks us through the latest developments that will affect green hydrogen projects in the EU. I ..read more

The Joint Venture: inspiratia insights The team look over the past week of news and give their views on some big market trends From the news desk, Zachary shares the biggest moves of the week in offshore wind, from Dogger Bank's new extension, CIP's €8 billion move into the Portuguese market, to the planning issues holding back Hornsea 4.  On her Debut appearance, Dila Cebeci gives us an update on Germany's digital infrastructure sector, and explains why Europe's largest economy is lagging behind in key metrics.  Hosted by: Oliver Carr - Senior Hydrogen Analyst Zachary Skidmore - S ..read more

The Joint Venture: inspiratia insights Exclusive interview with hydrogen expert, David Urry - Investment Director at Austrade. The team look over the past week of news and give their views on some big market trends From the news desk, Zachary brings us up to date with big deals done by CIP and TotalEnergies, Statkraft's latest PPAs, and the EU's new approach to taking on the US's IRA. We also cover the break of of BEIS in the latest government shake-up and ask what it means for the industry.  Oliver interviews David Urry, Investment Director at the Australian Trade and Investment Commis ..read more

The Joint Venture: inspiratia insights The team look over the past week of news and give their views on some big market trends From the news desk this week, Rob takes us through oil giants moving into the US offshore market, Amazon's latest line of data centres in Dublin, and Macquarie's busy week buying and selling gas infrastructure. Also this week, Chendwa turns his attention to the recent renewable energy auctions in South Africa, where grid constraints have proved to be a major issue in expanding the market. Chendwa tells us how these issues could soon be prevalent in the UK. Hosted by ..read more

The Joint Venture podcast: How is Pexapark priming its renewables clients for success in 2023? Inspiratia meets Pexapark's VP of Product to discuss the company's exciting plans for the future In this episode of the Joint Venture, Robert Leeming sits down with Abhishek Jain who is VP of Product at Pexapark – the software and advisory company that has supported well over 80 PPA transactions over its lifetime. During the episode, Robert and Abhishek discuss the new portfolio analysis tool that Pexapark has recently launched, as well as the company's new partnership with Afry. Abhishek also uses t ..read more

The Joint Venture: inspiratia insights The team look over the past week of news and give their views on some big market trends From the news desk, Rob takes us through how this week Shell acquired US charging company Volta, Gore Street moves into the US energy storage market, and SSE make a colocation first in Ireland.  This week, Capucine has turned her attention to the recommendations made in Chris Skidmore's Net-Zero review, and tells us who's happy and who is left disappointed.  Hosted by: Oliver Carr - Senior Hydrogen Analyst Robert Leeming - Head of News Capucine Guillet - En ..read more

The Joint Venture: inspiratia insights The team look over the past week of news and give their views on some big market trends From the news desk, Rob takes us through how the biggest fish in the market are snapping up offshore and floating wind projects.  Chendwa gives us a quick 101 lesson on how to direct your global infrastructure fund in the midst of a recession.   And after some eventual progress at Sizewell C, Oliver ponders the future of the UK's stalling nuclear sector, and asks if SMRs are the answer we've been waiting for.  Hosted by: Oliver Carr - Senior Hydrogen ..read more