By Nick Carey (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide 20 million euros ($22 million) to GDI to help the U.S. silicon anode startup scale up production for electric vehicle batteries at a factory in Germany, the two companies said on Wednesday. The funding will take the form of loans and the European Union’s lending arm will also take an equity stake in Rochester, New York-based GDI. The deal is part of the InvestEU, which aims to trigger investments of 372 billion euros in new technologies by 2027. GDI says its anodes provide 30% more energy density – which means greater ra…