Energy & natural resources

E-VAC Magnets, the North American subsidiary of Vacuumschmelze (VAC), is constructing a permanent magnets manufacturing facility in South Carolina to help boost US supply of EV infrastructure. Societe Generale acted as Mandated Lead Arranger and Hedge Provider in the $335m Project Financing for this first of its kind permanent magnets manufacturing plant in...

Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of clean electricity in the US. The government instituted billions in incentives for US-manufactured solar hardware via the Inflation Reduction Act. Trina Solar, a global leader in solar photovoltaics, developing its first US manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas.

As part of its Paris Agreement commitments, India said it would produce 100 GW of solar energy by 2022 and has an overall goal for renewable energy production of 450 GW by 2030.

It could be argued that leading pension plans have become harbingers for the world’s institutional investors. Keenly attuned to changing mandates, pensions across North America are asking different questions of their investment banking partners in 2021. That reflects shifting priorities—particularly towards ESG and sustainability, but also towards allocative...

A recent 50-year deal between Georgetown University and the global energy company ENGIE is designed to reduce the University’s energy use by at least 35 percent within the next ten years.

As the mainstreaming of climate and clean energy, sustainable and ESG has created more opportunities, SG’s Canadian energy clients are finding a broader array of projects to apply their expertise.