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  • UK's Green Investment Bank urged to 'go global', and issue green bonds

    29 October 2014

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) should extend its reach internationally, according to leading financiers.

  • UK GIB refinances Masdar's stake in largest offshore wind farm

    11 October 2013

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and four other lenders have invested £266 million ($425 million) to refinance Masdar's stake in the world's largest offshore wind farm.

  • UK GIB in 'landmark' Northern Ireland deal

    30 July 2013

    The 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.

  • UK commits £1bn to low-carbon vehicle research

    15 July 2013

    The government and the automotive industry in the UK have each agreed to invest £500 million ($755 million) over the next 10 years to develop and commercialise technologies for low-carbon vehicles.

  • Green Investment Bank gets £800m boost, and borrowing powers

    27 June 2013

    The 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.