Archive

  • UK government denies reports of IPO for green bank

    23 January 2017

    A report that the UK government is considering floating the Green Investment Bank on the London Stock Exchange, instead of a private sale to Macquarie, has been denied.

  • Sale of UK's GIB not yet 'a done deal'

    09 January 2017

    Press reports that the UK government has agreed to sell the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to Australian bank Macquarie may be premature, a source close to the negotiations has told Environmental Finance.

  • EF Briefs: Santander, GIB, Sustainable Development Capital Ltd, First Solar, Younicos, KfW

    09 December 2015

    Santander, GIB, SDCL and others in milestone UK lighting deal

  • Poultry giant wins funding for biomass boilers

    27 November 2014

    An energy efficiency fund managed by Sustainable Development Capital Limited (SDCL) has financed the installation of biomass heaters at a poultry farming giant.

  • A golden age of financial innovation?

    30 July 2014

    Excitement is building ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's environmental summit for world leaders in New York in September.

  • Building the energy efficiency market

    24 July 2014

    Sustainable Development Capital is on a roll after announcing a string of deals and partnerships in the energy efficiency space. Its CEO Jonathan Maxwell tells Peter Cripps why his business model is now ready for 'show time'

  • ReEnergise secures UK energy efficiency investment

    25 June 2014

    ReEnergise Finance is to receive £2 million to support its energy efficiency projects, from investors including the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB).

  • €35m raised for Irish energy efficiency fund as it inks first deal

    09 May 2014

    The Irish government has launched an energy efficiency fund after reaching a €35 million ($48 million) first close, with more than half the capital coming from the private sector.

  • SDCL attracts Chinese partner for UK-China energy efficiency fund

    24 April 2014

    Sustainable Development Capital LLC (SDCL) has signed a partnership agreement with Avic International, a large diversified Chinese industrial company, to develop energy efficiency projects in China and the UK.

  • New York Green Bank expects to make first investment this summer

    07 April 2014

    The New York Green Bank is expected to make its first investment this summer, its new head told Environmental Finance.