# Fear and frenzy at Milken’s global conference + Strange bedfellows for a climate investment

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Podcast: [ImpactAlpha Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/impactalpha-podcasts-606137)
Published: 2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: Navigating the fear and frenzy at Milken’s annual gathering of global institutional capital; how the ongoing war in Iran is increasing the demand for renewable energy infrastructure, to the benefit of private equity giants; and, strange bedfellows invest in a company using ocean waves to generate renewable for offshore data centers. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠ . Story links: " Renewable energy gains steam despite headwinds, as energy demand surges ,” by Amy Cortese and Erik Stein. " Climate investors team with Peter Thiel to back ocean power startup Panthalassa ," by Amy Cortese

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