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EF BRIEFS: Downing, Lekela, Recurrent Energy, Enbridge, Climate Bonds Initiative, GRI, Global CCS Institute, IETA
06 November 2015London-based investment firm Downing will invest £20 million ($30 million) in biomass projects as part of a joint venture with developer Strand Energy.
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GIB backs £107m waste-to-energy project
05 November 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has taken a major equity stake in a waste-to-energy plant in Northern Ireland.
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£1.5bn offshore wind project in first-of-its-kind financing
30 October 2015A £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion) offshore wind project has become the first in the UK to attract lenders ahead of construction, after it received backing from 13 banks and four equity partners.
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UK government slammed for "rushed and potentially botched" privatisation of Green Investment Bank
21 October 2015The Green Investment Bank (GIB) risks being "paralysed by privatisation" in a process some investors say risks undermining the organisation.
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UK GIB raises further £335m for offshore wind fund
13 October 2015The UK Green Investment Bank's (GIB) offshore wind fund has reached £818 million ($1.25 billion) of capitalisation as its reaches second close – making it the country's largest ever renewables fund.
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Green bonds: The state of sterling
14 August 2015With only a handful of green bonds so far issued in sterling, what is holding the market back, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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City pension fund invests in GIB-backed renewables company
10 August 2015Greater Manchester Pension Fund has committed £10 million ($15 million) to a community renewable energy firm supported by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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GIB agrees energy efficiency loan with UK local authority
05 August 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has agreed an £8.2 million ($12.8 million) loan with a local authority, to improve streetlighting.
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GIB and Equitix invest £30m to finance CHP power plant
17 July 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Equitix have invested £30 million ($47 million) to finance the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant.
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UK GIB to devise green bond rating system
26 June 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to devise a system to help rate green bonds and compare their environmental benefits.