Vattenfall invests €1bn in German offshore wind project

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It may have shelved some of its UK plans, but that has not stopped the Swedish utility stepping up investment in Germany's offshore wind sector

Just days after announcing that it had postponed plans to extend the Thanet wind farm off the coast of Kent, Swedish utility Vattenfall has confirmed that it will invest more than €1bn (£880m) in one of...

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