Carbon neutrality and the renewable energy transition
All insightsHamish Lea-Wilson talks with Pedro Norton, CEO of Finerge
With climate change being one of the most pressing challenge of our times coupled with the energy crisis currently plaguing Europe, there is a clear need for both the strengthening of energy security and an increase in cleaner sources of energy.
In the first episode of this series, Hamish Lea-Wilson, Partner at Igneo Infrastructure Partners, talks with Pedro Norton, CEO of Finerge, Igneo’s Iberian renewable energy business about the energy and climate transition in Europe and the role Finerge seeks to play in it.
Our Renewable energy assets
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Terra-Gen
Terra-Gen, based in California and New York, develops, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage throughout the United States. Terra-Gen’s portfolio spans across 32 generating facilities and storage facilities located primarily in California, with additional locations in New York and Texas. The Company operates ~3,300 MW of facilities and has ~4,300 MW pipeline of projects under late-stage development or in construction, with an additional ~4,400 MW in early- to mid- stage development.
- Location: North America
- Sector: Renewable energy
- Risk Classification: contracted
- Initial Acquisition date: Dec 2020
- Governance: joint
- Website: www.terra-gen.com/
- Case study
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Soltage
Soltage is a renewable power producer that develops, owns, operates and manages solar and storage assets across 18 states in the US. Established in 2005, Soltage is a vertically integrated distributed generation platform with in-house project development, design and engineering, finance and asset management / reporting functions.
- Location: North America
- Sector: Renewable energy
- Risk Classification: contracted
- Initial Acquisition date: Aug 2023
- Governance: sole
- Website: www.soltage.com/
- Case study
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Finerge
Finerge is Portugal’s second-largest renewable energy producer and for over 20 years has worked to provide access to more sustainable energy sources to the world. Finerge operates 69 Wind Farms and 17 PV solar plants located in more than 46 municipalities across Portugal and 3 provinces in Spain. Day and night, more than 770 turbines harness the energy of the wind, and thousands of photovoltaic modules that collect energy from the sun, transforming it into clean electricity at a rate of 3.200Gwh. All this means that more than 1,661 k tons of CO2 emissions are avoided.
- Location: Europe
- Sector: Renewable energy
- Risk Classification: contracted
- Initial Acquisition date: Nov 2015
- Governance: sole
- Website: www.finerge.pt/en/
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DAH Group
The DAH Group is an integrated energy company that generates gas, electricity and heat from renewable energy sources. DAH operates 22 biogas plants located primarily in Eastern Germany making it one of the largest plant operators in the country.
- Location: Europe
- Sector: Renewable energy
- Risk Classification: contracted
- Initial Acquisition date: Nov 2023
- Governance: sole
- Website: www.dah-gruppe.de/start/
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CPE Renewable Investment Unit Trust
CPE Renewable Investment Unit Trust develop, own and operate multi-utility assets at residential, commercial and industrial buildings. CPERI has partnered with a project developer, CleanPeak Energy, who is responsible for delivering the development projects through construction and to operation. The portfolio includes four operational multi-utility sites, as well as 52 operational or under construction rooftop solar, utility-scale solar and battery assets for commercial and industrial clients. Once construction is complete, the portfolio will have 117.2MW of solar capacity, 81.2MWh of battery capacity and c. 139MW of thermal capacity. The portfolio benefits from long-term energy sale contracts with a range of diverse commercial, industrial and residential customers.
- Location: Australia
- Sector: Renewable energy
- Risk Classification: contracted
- Initial Acquisition date: Apr 2019
- Governance: joint
- Website: cleanpeakenergy.com.au/
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Atmos Renewables
Atmos Renewables is an Australian utility-scale renewables platform that comprises interests in nine operational wind farms across three Australian states (Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania) and six operational solar farms in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria totaling a gross capacity of 1,727 megawatts (1,022MW economic capacity reflecting ownership stakes). Atmos is a leading Australian renewables developer, owner and operator with a diversified portfolio of assets by technology and geography.
- Location: Australia
- Sector: Renewable energy
- Risk Classification: contracted
- Initial Acquisition date: Mar 2021
- Governance: sole
- Website: atmosrenewables.com.au/
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