The Green Investment Bank has agreed to part-fund a streetlight conversion programme for Kent County Council which will see 120,000 traditional streetlights replaced with more efficient alternatives.
Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new £1 billion loan fund which will offer preferential rates for commercial real estate owners who meet energy efficiency targets.
Universities have saved more than £210 million through the adoption of energy-efficiency measures according to Salix Finance, a government-funded company offering repayable loans to higher education institutions.
UK homeowners applied for £2.5 million worth of support for energy improvement measures under the Green Deal in a record week for the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC).