Liverpool City Region set to get £310m funding as the UK’s second Investment Zone Jul 31, 2023 Communities across the Liverpool City Region could be set to benefit from over 4,000 new jobs and a multi-million-pound investment in the life sciences sector as part of the UK’s second Investment Zone. The government has today (26 July 2023) launched England’s second Investment Zone in Liverpool City Region, which could unlock £320 million of private investment and deliver 4,000 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
NBI event to support businesses with sustainable growth Sep 20, 2023 Construction businesses are invited to attend an event on sustainable growth at the National Brownfield Institute (NBI) as part of Wolverhampton Business Week later this month. The Let’s Talk Sustainable Business Growth session will take place on Friday, September 29, between 8.30am and 11am, at the NBI on University of Wolverhampton’s Springfield Campus (WV10 0JP). […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Silbury Finance maintains deployment momentum with £67 million loan for 341-home mixed tenure development in Bedford Jul 31, 2023 Silbury Finance (“Silbury”), the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided a £67 million senior loan to MCR Property Group, the established residential developer. The 24-month facility will fund the development of 341 homes, a mix of for sale and rent, in the sought-after commuter town of Bedford. It represents the third deal between the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£115m investment in affordable, green homes on brownfield sites across Greater Manchester Jan 25, 2024 Housebuilding in Greater Manchester is to be further boosted by the next phase of a £150m Brownfield Housing Fund, which is set to deliver more than 7,800 new homes across the city-region. At a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) on Friday 26 January, leaders will be asked to approve an allocation of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£15m ‘boost’ will increase the number of Welsh electric vehicle charging points Jun 9, 2023 The funding, confirmed today by Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters, will be used to help local authorities increase the number of charging facilities ahead of fossil fuel vehicles being phased out in 2030. The new funding follows the £26m already invested in charging infrastructure across Wales since 2021 which has created more than 1,600 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£27m low-carbon energy investment announced for London Borough homes Jul 29, 2022 More than 10,000 Haringey homes in the east of the borough will receive low-carbon, sustainable energy after the council was awarded £27.8m funding The Tottenham Hale and Broadwater Farm District Energy Network (DEN) and the Wood Green DEN will help support Haringey’s goal of becoming net zero carbon by 2041, as well as deliver ambitious […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£500m Green Finance Fund opens to London local authorities Jul 5, 2023 Urgent action is needed to tackle climate change. We are seeing the impacts of climate change accelerate in London and globally. Last year London experienced drought, record temperatures and heatwaves that also led to wildfires across the city and the busiest day for the London Fire Brigade since the Second World War. Globally we saw […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£7bn Tidal Lagoon project in Wales takes step forward Feb 28, 2022 A major new renewables energy generation project off the Welsh coast has the support of Denbighshire Councillors. Off the coast of Conwy and Denbighshire the scheme would involve a 19-mile barrage with underwater turbines changing able to change the tide. The scheme has been touted by a private sector company, who remain unnamed, but the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
ABP and Sizewell C plan to develop Direct Air Capture facility at Port of Lowestoft Mar 29, 2023 Associated British Ports (ABP) and Sizewell C are developing plans to locate a unique Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility at ABP’s Port of Lowestoft, which would be capable of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Direct Air Capture technology that uses chemical reactions to extract carbon dioxide from the air, which can then be stored. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Alpha Real Capital acquires £86m energy portfolio Jan 24, 2022 Real assets investment manager Alpha Real Capital has acquired Innova Energy, which has a solar energy portfolio totalling almost 62MW in the UK. The 17 PV projects, valued at £86m, are located across the UK and include extension and expansion rights. They generate about 540 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year, equivalent to powering 186,000 homes. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Aviva Investors and Packaged Living to develop 195 homes Jul 4, 2022 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), and Packaged Living, the specialist UK Build-to-Rent developer, announce they have completed a deal to acquire and develop 195 homes in the West Midlands town of Telford, Shropshire. It is the first investment made since the two firms announced a partnership (‘The Partnership’) in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Aviva Investors provides financing for acquisition of Hornsea Two offshore transmission assets Aug 3, 2023 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has agreed to provide financing for the acquisition of offshore transmission assets at Hornsea Two offshore wind farm by Diamond Transmission Partners, a joint venture comprising Diamond Transmission UK Limited and HICL Infrastructure PLC. The investment was completed on behalf of Aviva UK […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
