Interest rate outlook: impact for renewables lenders
The Bank of England has signalled that it is unlikely to raise interest rates until mid-2016 at the earliest, meaning the UK economy is on course for seven years at 0.5 per cent. Rates are expected to...
View Article“Green gap” in savings & investments, research finds
- “Green gap” in the market for more environmentally-friendly investment products such as a “Green Lending ISA” - Green investors prioritise planet AND profit: both financial returns and environmental...
View ArticleHey banks, this is all moving too fast for you
Want to know why technology backs the disruptors and not the incumbents? Listen to Julia Groves, chief executive of Trillion Fund at 30 mins 20 seconds, in this video at St Paul’s cathedral, speaking...
View ArticleAbingdon to open doors to nation of community investors
This community hydro scheme in Oxfordshire will soon open its doors again to investors who like the idea of long-term returns that benefit local people at no cost to the environment. But this time – it...
View ArticleGreen Investment Bank to be privatised: our reaction
Responding to the news that the Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to be privatised. Julia Groves, chief executive of Trillion Fund, said: “This is a disappointing decision. If there was any doubt over...
View ArticleSummer Budget 2015: summary of changes and comment
- The Chancellor announced that from April 2016, peer-to-peer loans, such as the E2 and E5 loans to wind turbines that have raised money on Trillion Fund, will be included in a new “Innovative Finance...
View ArticleThe IFISA – how this will boost returns for peer-to-peer renewable energy...
The Innovative Finance ISA will launch next April 2016 and will include peer-to-peer loans from the beginning. The Government also launched a consultation on the inclusion of forms of investment-based...
View ArticleInvestment industry writes to Government
Rt Hon George Osborne Chancellor of the Exchequer HM Treasury 1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ c.c. Huw Irranca-Davies, Chair, Environmental Audit Committee Chris Leslie, Shadow Chancellor Angus MacNeil,...
View ArticleGreen businesses write to DECC
 (For the full PDF text with logos of signatories, go here: 20150910_FITs_Joint_Statement) Dear Secretary of State, Don’t take power away from the people, We...
View ArticleTrillion Fund completes repayment of final outstanding loan
Date 2018.03.28 For immediate release Investors who backed the E5 Energy wind turbine installation project three years ago on Trillion, the renewable energy crowdfunding platform, have received both...
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