Keeping it Real Assets

As long-term infrastructure investors, it is vital that we manage the risks and opportunities presented by climate change and the energy transition. Our target is to achieve net zero emissions in our portfolio by 2050. Recognising the need for progress well before then, we launched Climate Action 1, 2, 3!: an action plan with three steps we aim for all portfolio companies to take. In this latest e...

Nordion Energi owns and operates Sweden’s sole gas transmission network, as well as gas and electricity distribution networks in southern and western Sweden. Nordion has set a goal to become the first gas grid operator in Europe with 100% green gas. To achieve this, the company has developed a series of industry-leading initiatives in three areas: hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and bio...

Evos is a portfolio of eight bulk liquid storage assets with a storage capacity of 6.2 million cubic meters located in major European ports with terminals serving a large portfolio of oil majors, industrial and chemical customers. Its terminals handle a range of products, arriving and departing by ship and by rail. Due to the hazardous nature of some of the products it is imperative for Evos to up...

In late 2022, Finerge, Igneo's Iberian renewable energy business, completed one of the largest ever refinancings in the renewables sector, a €2.3bn transaction which was certified as a green loan. In this ESG-focused episode, Tomas Pedraza, Managing Director at Igneo, discusses with Teresa Costa, Debt Origination Manager at Finerge why this transaction formed part of good governance for the compan...

The UK’s post-industrial landscape, tight labour market and declining numbers of students educated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has left a skills gap for mechanical, electrical and instrumentation engineers. In 2022, enfinium sought to tackle this by directly training the next generation of energy-from-waste engineers through its first Mechatronics Operations Engineer...

Continuing with our ESG focused episodes, Gavin Kerr, Managing Director at Igneo, speaks to Paul Goodeve, CEO of Firstgas in New Zealand, on the company's progress in its inclusiveness and diversity initiatives including their 'Building Belonging' (“Whakawhanaungatanga” in Māori) programme launched in 2021 focusing on the similarities and connections people have within Firstgas covering diversity...

To introduce our Global Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2022, Stephen O’Shea, Head of Investor Relations and Consultant Engagement, speaks with Sophie Durham, Head of ESG, Europe, on why the report is important to us, what is new in the report this year, and highlights on how we apply our 5 Minimum Standards on ESG to our portfolio companies and the positive real world impacts they can...

How does a country decarbonise more than 40% faster than it has since 2009 if it's going to achieve net zero by 2050?   In this episode Nigel Baker, CEO of Atmos Renewables, Igneo's Australian renewable energy platform, talks to Daniel Timms, Managing Director and Head of Asset Management, Australia at Igneo, about the challenge and opportunities Australia faces moving from a coal to a renewables...

March 2023 marks one year since we became Igneo Infrastructure Partners. Reflecting on a busy first year with our own identity, Sarah Cole, Managing Director, sat down with Niall Mills, Managing Partner and Global Head, to look back on the early years of the business, what investing in Infrastructure really means for our stakeholders and our ambitions for the future. ********************** Importa...

How do you take waste destined for landfill and transform it into an energy form? In this episode Mike Maudsley, CEO of enfinium, Igneo's UK waste-to-energy business speaks with Nils Plaine, Associate Director at Igneo, on how enfinium is contributing solutions to the UK energy mix.  ********************** Important information This material is for general information purposes only. It does not co...

What is Climate Positivity and how should a carbon emitting energy company position themselves to stay ahead in a climate conscious world? In the latest episode of Keeping it Real Assets, Gregor Kurth, Partner at Igneo, speaks with Dr. Georg Müller, CEO at MVV Energie, on the climate targets they have set and how they plan to achieve net-zero and beyond. ********************** Important informatio...

With climate change being one of the most pressing challenges of our time coupled with the energy crisis currently plaguing Europe there is a clear need for both the strengthening of energy security and an increase in renewable sources of energy. In the third episode of this series, Ellen Richardson, Director at Igneo Infrastructure Partners, talks with Carsten Nørland, CEO of Scandlines, Igneo’s...

With climate change being one of the most pressing challenges of our time coupled with the energy crisis currently plaguing Europe there is a clear need for both the strengthening of energy security and an increase in renewable sources of energy.  In the second episode of this series, Nick Grant, Partner at Igneo Infrastructure Partners, talks with Yves Lederer, President of Coriance, Igneo’s Fren...

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...