Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!
This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.
In this episode, our host Jenny Gladman is joined by a new co-host, Isabella Rova - Brightsmith’s new Director of Sustainable Finance - to speak with David Bird, Managing Director and Head of the Climate Finance Partnership at Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT).
With over 15 years in clean energy and a decade of experience at Octopus Energy Generation, David brings deep insight into what it takes to fund, develop and scale real-world renewable infrastructure.
Together, they dive into the evolution of investor appetite, the growing role of specialist fund managers, and why resilience, inflation linkage and capital growth are proving renewables to be one of the most compelling asset classes of our time.
This is a conversation about long-term thinking, market adaptation and why clean energy is no longer just a climate imperative - but an economic one, too.
05:14 - Can you explain how Octopus Energy Generation’s funds are structured and where ORIT fits in?
Connect with your hosts, Jenny Gladman and Isabella Rova, on LinkedIn.
Find your guest, David Bird, on LinkedIn.
Thanks for listening to Conversations in Cleantech brought to you by Brightsmith.
This is a Loaded Hype production.
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By BrightsmithWelcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!
This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.
In this episode, our host Jenny Gladman is joined by a new co-host, Isabella Rova - Brightsmith’s new Director of Sustainable Finance - to speak with David Bird, Managing Director and Head of the Climate Finance Partnership at Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT).
With over 15 years in clean energy and a decade of experience at Octopus Energy Generation, David brings deep insight into what it takes to fund, develop and scale real-world renewable infrastructure.
Together, they dive into the evolution of investor appetite, the growing role of specialist fund managers, and why resilience, inflation linkage and capital growth are proving renewables to be one of the most compelling asset classes of our time.
This is a conversation about long-term thinking, market adaptation and why clean energy is no longer just a climate imperative - but an economic one, too.
05:14 - Can you explain how Octopus Energy Generation’s funds are structured and where ORIT fits in?
Connect with your hosts, Jenny Gladman and Isabella Rova, on LinkedIn.
Find your guest, David Bird, on LinkedIn.
Thanks for listening to Conversations in Cleantech brought to you by Brightsmith.
This is a Loaded Hype production.