Green Investment Bank backs plan to turn waste into power and heat for Kent paper mill

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Bank commits £30m as part of £300m debt deal for Kemsley combined heat and power plant, as Business Secretary Greg Clark welcomes project's emissions-cutting potential

The Green Investment Bank (GIB) may be in the midst of a long-running privatisation process, but it is not stopping the bank continuing to mobilise investment in low carbon infrastructure. The GIB announced...

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