News & Insights

Investment in large-scale rechargeable battery solutions is critical to enabling the uptake of electric vehicles and renewable power and to supporting the decarbonisation of Europe’s automotive sector.

Osprey Charging is contributing to the energy transition through the rapid roll out of their EV charging infrastructure. Societe Generale acted as Arranger & Hedging Provider in the £110m in senior debt facilities transaction that will support Osprey’s charging network development in the country.

Allan Baker, Head of Energy Transition, and Michael De Witte, Energy Finance & Advisory, at Societe Generale, dove into the key financial, legal, and operational considerations that CCS projects face across various markets in a webinar hosted by PFI.

We have heard a lot about the decarbonisation of the shipping industry and have concentrated our efforts on reducing emissions into the atmosphere, fuel efficiency and other measures.

The recent closing of the substantially merchant battery financing, Constantine, along with the Zenobe led-Eccles project have drawn attention to the development of the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) asset class. These transactions highlight an increase in the number of financings in Europe, particularly in the UK.

By Yannick Ouaknine, Head of Sustainability Research at Bernstein, and Virgile Haddad, Sustainability Analyst at Bernstein.

The fourth year of the Young Influencers Programme, a key part of our Corporate Social Responsibility programme, concluded recently with the ‘Pitch Day’. 

Europe, once the driving force of global progress, gave birth to the Industrial Revolution, Enlightenment ideals, innovative scientific discoveries, and a cultural renaissance that shaped modern civilization. However, today, amid trade wars, geopolitical crises and industrial and technological advancements, Europe finds itself at a critical crossroads.

Conducted in the fourth quarter of 2024, the survey gathered insights from 147 institutional investors* in the credit market, focusing on ESG trends in four main areas: motives for ESG consideration, approaches to ESG consideration, integration for ESG consideration, and market expectations and outlook.