{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders","title":"Mike Silvestrini, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Energea — High Yield and High Impact: Bringing clean energy to emerging markets, and generating incredible returns for investors (Re-broadcast)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/53f1f534\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2039,"description":"As we take a short production break for summer we'll be re-releasing some old favorites, including this episode from back in June, featuring Mike Silvestrini, the co-founder and Managing Partner of Energea.\nEnjoy! \nShow Notes:\nInvesting in clean energy infrastructure in emerging markets sounds more altruistic than profitable. But today's company shows that doing the right thing can also be incredibly lucrative.\n\nMike Silvestrini, co-founder and Managing Partner of Energea, a US-based renewable energy investment platform. Mike's a seasoned renewable energy professional who has played a central role in developing over 500 solar projects across the US, Brazil, and Africa, contributing meaningfully to the global transition to clean energy.\n \nToday, we talk to Mike about how Energea evaluates investment opportunities, how they mitigate risk, and the incredible differences he's been able to make in different regions around the world.\n \nHighlights:\nWhere the idea for Energea came from (2:20)\nHow the platform functions (5:58)\nThe types of deals Energea pursues (7:30)\nThe minimum investment in Energea (9:52)\nInvestment portfolios (11:53)\nBrazil (13:33)\nInvestor Relations (15:27)\nEnergea's Wealth Management Channel (18:32)\nVetting new deals (19:45)\nBig institutional partners — Brookfield & Goldman Sachs (22:20)\nCommunity impact (24:23)\nLife perspective (28:16)\nEmerging Markets (30:11)\nGoals for '26 into '27 (31:37)\n\nLinks:\nMike Silvestrini LinkedIn\nEnergea LinkedIn\nEnergea Website\nICR LinkedIn\nICR Twitter\nICR Website\n\nFeedback:\nIf you have questions about the show, or have a topic in mind you'd like discussed in future episodes, email our producer, joe@lowerstreet.co","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VPbFZOgoHk78hrWlplrfMSrQROUNxI8jcZ2Gv-hyKm4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYmFh/NWFlNGJjY2Y0NGFk/YmM2NWJiMTI4NmVh/OWQ4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}