Olympics developer races to find renewable energy alternative

Jessica Shankleman
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Olympic Delivery Authority weighs up solar and biomass options after pulling plans for on site wind turbine

The developer of London's Olympics Park has returned to the drawing board to find a suitable renewable energy system after this week scrapping high profile plans to install a wind turbine at the Stratford...

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