EDF hires Siemens and Van Oord to build first offshore wind farm
£200m Teesside project expected to power up in 2012
German engineering giant Siemens and Dutch marine technology firm Van Oord have been awarded a total of £150m in contracts to build EDF's first offshore wind farm, which will be located off the north east...
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