Vattenfall slots final REpower wind turbine into place at Ormonde

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Offshore wind sector moves to close looming skills gap as Technip joins Iberdrola's French bidding consortium

The emerging offshore wind industry continued its recent progress this week, as Vattenfall installed the final turbine at its 150MW Ormonde project near Barrow and ABB announced it has secured its largest...

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