Vattenfall and ScottishPower give thumbs up to UK wind

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Swedish energy giant buys up Thanet offshore wind farm and announces consortium to bid for future UK offshore projects

In a case of one step back, two steps forward for the UK wind energy industry, the recent news that BP is to exit the market was followed yesterday by fresh commitments to the sector from Swedish energy...

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