Infra Dig – the Sonnedix interview

07/05/23 • 39 min

A podcast with a sunny disposition... this latest Infra Dig episode sees IJGlobal editorial director pull up a chair to the fireside to talk all things renewable with a luminary (geddit?) in the solar space.

Axel Thiemann – Miami-based chief executive of Sonnedix, the solar PV developer / operator with an international footprint – speaks openly about the global renewable energy market and his company’s ambitions.

From solar PV – the bulk of Sonnedix’s exposure and the sector it is famed for having carved its niche – through to wind power and energy storage, there is something in this podcast for everyone interested in the alternative space.

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Infra Dig – On.Energy’s Alan Cooper

This latest Infra Dig podcast sees the focus shift to North America where there are significant moves afoot for a technology company focused on energy storage software, system supply and project development.

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville (with a bit of a head cold) pulls up a chair to the trans-Atlantic fireside (east coast Scotland to Miami) to chat with Alan Cooper, founder and chief executive of On.Energy.

Alan takes the listener through the transformation of On.Energy from a behind-the-meter company to a front-of-the meter player in Texas and tells all about the recent $20 million equity financing that was led by Ultra Capital.

Conversation ranges from the Biden / Harris administration and its famed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), how this impacts Investment Tax Credits (ITC), plans to evolve beyond the ERCOT region and partnering with commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developers.

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LatAm Uncovered – Marcus Cavalcanti on Brazil PPP

In the first of a series – LatAm Uncovered – the Infra Dig podcast set up stall in Panama for a host of fascinating interviews recorded at the Inter America Development Bank conference, PPP Americas.

Here, IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down with Marcus Cavalcanti – special secretary for the investment partnerships programme for the federal government of Brazil.

In a high-level interview (15 minutes, ably translated by IJ colleague Albert Negron) with Mr Cavalcanti lifts the veil on a range of infrastructure investments that are shortly coming to market in Brazil.

A must-listen for all infrastructure professionals with an interest in Latin America, Mr Cavalcanti drills down into individual projects across transport, water and wastewater treatment (which has undergone some changes of late to open up the market to private and public investment), energy transition, smart cities, forestry PPPs... and so much more including the role of BNDES.