Business Green: Wind energy projects in the UK can now apply for £1.4bn funding from a combination of the European Investment Bank and commercial sources. The EIB has made around £700m available with the remainder matched by RBS, Lloyds Banking Group and BNP Paribas Fortis. The loans will be available to eligible onshore wind projects with a total project cost of between £20m and £100m. Chancellor Alistair Darling welcomed the investment. "The money that is being made available …