France launches 3GW offshore wind tender

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Winners of first round expected to be announced April 2012, when a second tender will be launched

The French government has launched the first phase of a long-awaited €10m (£8.8m) offshore wind energy tender seeking developers to build projects off the country's coastlines. The government launched...

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