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UK GIB eyes first offshore wind construction investment
09 September 2013The UK's pioneering Green Investment Bank is preparing to expand its remit with its first investment in offshore wind construction, it has revealed.
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People moves, August
30 August 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at the Principles for Responsible Investment, Vestas, First Solar, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, Notenstein Private Bank and more
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UK, Japan 'increasingly attractive' to renewables investors
28 August 2013The UK and Japan have climbed in Ernst & Young's attractiveness index for renewable energy investment, while Australia and India slipped down the rankings in the past quarter.
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UK commissions research into renewables policy risk
20 August 2013The UK government is to commission a study into how best to combat the policy risk that suppresses investment in renewable energy, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Global offshore wind market set for 32% annual growth, driven by UK
15 August 2013Offshore wind power capacity will grow significantly over the next seven years, driven by installations in the UK, according to a report.
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CHPA head joins Green Investment Bank
31 July 2013Graham Meeks, former director of the Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA), is the latest senior hire at the UK's fast-growing Green Investment Bank.
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UK GIB in 'landmark' Northern Ireland deal
30 July 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank has helped to fund an £81 million ($124.5 million) combined heat and power plant that will burn wood reclaimed from landfill.
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Green Deal Finance Company to woo institutional investors
18 July 2013The company that provides loans under the UK's Green Deal domestic energy efficiency programme hopes to raise funds from institutional investors in a year, it said today.
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UK's Green Investment Bank toasts whisky deal
17 July 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) contributed to a £1.2 million ($1.8 million) investment that will allow a Scottish whisky distillery to install a biomass boiler.
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Green Investment Bank gets £800m boost, and borrowing powers
27 June 2013The UK's trailblazing Green Investment Bank (GIB) today saw its firepower increased by £800 million ($1.2 billion), and was for the first time granted permission to borrow capital.