Zachary Rubenstein

Managing Director
Blackstone
Zach Rubenstein Headshot

Zachary Rubenstein is a Managing Director with Blackstone Credit. He is involved with investments in the renewable energy sector.

Before joining Blackstone Credit, Mr. Rubenstein worked at BofA where he was a leader of the Global Sustainable Finance Group focused on structured products within the renewable and infrastructure sectors. Mr. Rubenstein helped build multiple new business lines including the electric vehicle leasing business as well as the distributed generation business. Before BofA, Mr. Rubenstein worked in the Alternative Energy Finance group at Citi where he focused on asset finance. Before Citi, Mr. Rubenstein was an early employee at Altus Power, a clean electrification company, where he was a key member of the team responsible for significant growth of the firm.

Mr. Rubenstein received a BA in Economics from Brandeis University.

08 Nov
14:45
 - 15:45 Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Stream 1 - Grids, Interconnection and Permitting
Interactive Roundtable

Represented on the session is billions (USD) of available capital to be deployed to the latest opportunities in solar and storage.

The session will begin with quick-fire presentations from each investor on investment opportunities and partnerships they’re currently seeking.

The audience will then split into smaller roundtable discussion groups where investors and developers can discuss business 1-2-1. Each round table will be hosted by an investor and developers will move around the room.

Tickets only available to developers, asset owners and investors.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

07 Nov
14:50
 - 15:30 Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Stream 2 - The Solar & Storage Financial Landscape Ahead
Panel Discussion
  • How has investment and development of standalone storage shifted post-IRA?
  • What are the risks ahead for standalone storage which stakeholders should prepare for going into 2024?
  • How are stakeholders structuring project finance for standalone compared to co-located storage?
  • Is the appetite for merchant risk evolving for financiers and lenders?
  • How can developers reduce merchant risk for finance partners?
  • What technologies have been de-risked enough that investors have confidence backing?
  • How are leading developers maximizing returns from standalone storage?

 

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