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An investment fund, which supports the green refurbishment of UK commercial properties, has raised £100 million.
There are potentially big savings to be made by businesses that invest in energy efficiency upgrades. But how does a company know which are the right ones to invest in and how will it be able to afford to pay for them anyway? James Axtell, investment director of clean energy at Ingenious, talks to Louise Bateman about the group's new Energy Efficiency EIS Fund – which he claims has the solution to both problems.
The Government's decision to set a unilateral Carbon Price Floor could have a "devastating effect" on UK industry and will artificially raise electricity prices for consumers –while having no overall impact on emissions – MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee have warned.
A North East manufacturer of automotive parts has received £1.65 million of Government funding that will help it supply electric vehicle (EV) battery components to the Nissan LEAF.
Investors were being invited to back two of the UK’s most commercially advanced marine energy projects, today, as details of the country’s first marine energy park – stretching from Bristol to the Isles of Scilly – were unveiled.
The Government’s green car grant is being extended to light electric commercial vehicles – cutting the price of eligible vans by up to £8000, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced today.
Global investment in clean energy reached a new high of $260 billion (£169 billion) last year – despite the financial crisis and the anti-environment agenda of Republicans in the US Congress, a United Nations investors' summit was told on Thursday.
A new carbon measurement centre is being established in the UK that will measure the performance and provide the scientific validation of low carbon technologies, thereby enabling developers to scale up their products.
The UK Government spends more than £13 billion a year on environmental protection, according to a new report by the Office of National Statistics.
Businesses and individuals are increasingly turning away from traditional bank funding to new innovative sources of finance, according to the UK investment boss of Dutch ethical bank Triodos.
European politicians are expected on Tuesday to vote through an amendment that could pave the way for direct intervention in the EU carbon market, which has sunk to record lows.
Ecotricity’s second Ecobond has smashed its subscription target by more than 60 per cent, proving this innovative green financial product is striking a chord with the UK general public.
The £3 billion Green Investment Bank will help kick-start the Green Deal, the Government’s flagship energy efficiency policy for homes and businesses, Vince Cable confirmed today.
A new charity set up to eradicate world energy poverty has highlighted how the vast majority of projects to provide clean energy to those without access to electricity and heating are failing to achieve their goals.
Firms looking to improve the skills and qualifications of their workforce to deliver the Green Deal are to benefit from £1.4 million of new Government funding.