Tag: Triodos

Triodos Bank UK backs future renewables with financing of 10MW Essex solar farm

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank UK has provided a £4.1 million loan to support Dunmow Solar, a 10MW ground-mounted solar farm near Great Dunmow in Essex. The project is owned by Fair Play Clean Energy Limited, a joint venture between Thrive Renewables and TopCashback Group Ltd. The subsidy-free solar farm began exporting electricity in 2025 and is expected to generate approximately 14,500MWh of renewable electricity annually – enough to power more than 4,000 average UK homes – while avoiding around 6,337 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year. The loan will refinance shareholder capital…

Read More

Ethex and Triodos Bank UK unite to power the next wave of impactful, people-powered finance

Stuart Mitchell

All future Triodos Bank UK crowdfunding investment offers are to be hosted on the Ethex platform giving investors direct access to the broadest range of UK-based ethical and impactful crowdfunding investment opportunities all on one platform.  Ethex and Triodos Bank UK have been pioneers of direct impact investment for decades. This new partnership will combine strengths and investor communities, enabling more capital to flow to projects that deliver benefits for people and planet.   Ethex and Triodos Bank UK will remain independent in sourcing investment opportunities, focusing on complementary areas and sectors and the specialist Triodos Bank UK Corporate Finance team will continue to originate and structure new investment offers – as the bank has done for over 25 years – and these will be available to everyday investors via Ethex.   With a combined track record of over £330 million raised for over 300 impactful projects –…

Read More

Birtenshaw launches £3m crowdfunding with Triodos Bank UK to support young people with SEN in Bolton

Stuart Mitchell

Award-winning special educational needs and disability charity Birtenshaw is seeking to raise £3 million of crowdfunding with a new bond offer, launching today on Triodos Bank UK’s crowdfunding platform (triodoscrowdfunding.co.uk). Founded nearly 70 years ago in Bolton, Birtenshaw supports young people with significant physical impairment, complex health needs, learning disability and/or Autistic Spectrum Conditions to lead independent and fulfilling lives through highly acclaimed services.  The group operates special schools in Bolton and Liverpool, a specialist college in Bolton, several children’s homes, Adult Supported Tenancies and further services including a community café, a horticultural project and a sports and activity centre.  The…

Read More

Triodos targets reduced emissions and financing of 275 energy transition projects by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Following the COP30 climate in Brazil, which saw little progress on the integration of climate and nature targets, Triodos Bank today launches its first integrated Climate & Nature Strategy that turns ambition into immediate, measurable steps. It includes concrete targets to rapidly reduce emissions, accelerate the energy transition and scale-up high-integrity Nature-based Solutions. Following the COP30 climate in Brazil, which saw little progress on the integration of climate and nature targets, Triodos Bank today launches its first integrated Climate & Nature Strategy that turns ambition into immediate, measurable steps. It…

Read More

Thrive Renewables launches new crowdfund following record year of capacity growth

Stuart Mitchell

Thrive Renewables, a pioneer of 30 years in the UK’s clean energy sector, has launched a new £5 million share offer on Triodos Bank’s crowdfunding platform, allowing people to invest in new clean energy projects to tackle the climate emergency. In 2023, Thrive announced ambitious growth plans, with an aim to double the amount of capacity it funds by 2028. Two years later, it has already made significant progress with this goal, securing new project development rights that will take its total capacity from 91.5 to 170.1MW by 2027. In…

Read More