UK Green Investment Bank launches £461m wave of funding for offshore wind project

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Government-backed bank announces equity investments in Westermost Rough and Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farms

The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has made two of its biggest investments to date, ploughing over £460m into two of the country's largest offshore wind projects. The government-backed bank confirmed...

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