Welcome & Introduction: Financing Utility-Scale Storage: Where is Equity Heading Next, and Where Does Debt Belong?

Recording of Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 4:46 .

Speaker

Charles Lesser
Partner
Apricum - The Cleantech Advisory
Germany

Talk of session: Financing Utility-Scale Storage: Where is Equity Heading Next, and Where Does Debt Belong?

There is plenty of equity available for financing grid-scale storage across Europe. Projects no longer need to adapt their commercial models to accommodate debt. This panel session examines which national markets are particularly exciting for equity investors, and which revenue streams and project maturities can justify the use of leverage.

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Panel Discussion

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Panelists

Lori Qin
Vice President
BlackRock Climate Infrastructure
Großbritannien

Carol Kort
Director Project Finance Renewables
Rabobank
The Netherlands

Radu Gruescu
Partner
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Denmark

Jon Ferris
Head of Flexibility and Storage
LCP Delta
Großbritannien

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