Battery, Mining and Industries

Arizona’s copper reserves, formed millions of years ago, are critical to America’s energy transition and tech growth. With demand set to surge, Ivanhoe Electric’s Santa Cruz Copper Mine project aims to help secure US supply and strengthen competitiveness. The project financing is the first transaction in the Americas for Societe Generale under the Emerging...

Societe Generale wins “ESG Global Financial Adviser of the Year" and “ESG APAC Lender of the Year” at the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2025

Elyse Energy, a French industrial SME leading the way in low-carbon molecule production, has successfully secured strategic financing for two sustainable fuel projects to support the energy transition in maritime and air transport, including defense, as well as in industry. Societe Generale acted as Financial Advisor and Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA), in...

As the global energy transition accelerates, the strategic importance of critical raw materials, such as lithium, copper, cobalt, and rare earth minerals, has never been clearer.

Hexa Energy Services’ first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Japan, developed under the country’s new long-term capacity payment regime, has set a template for the industry. Societe Generale acted as Mandated Lead Arranger and Hedge Provider for the financing of the first Tagawa BESS project.

By Olivier Musset, Global Co-Head of Finance & Advisory, Energy Plus Group, Battery, Mining & Industries.

By Aaron Borg, Head of Battery, Mining & Industries for Australia, and Campbell Webster, Director, Energy+ Group for Australia & New Zealand, at Societe Generale

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.

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.