Ørsted's Matthew Wright: 'All renewables are potential growth areas for our company'

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Ørsted's UK managing director Matthew Wright discusses wind droughts, waste-to-energy, international expansion, and the company's Brexit contingency plans

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the British, at any time of the year, are likely to be found discussing the weather at some point during their day. But summer 2018 may well take some beating,...

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