AREVA to build wind turbine factory in Scotland

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Alex Salmond hails agreement with French giant as "powerful example" of Scotland's central role in European wind industry

AREVA has become the latest energy giant to beef up its presence in the UK's offshore wind industry, after signing a deal to develop a new turbine manufacturing factory in the east of Scotland. The...

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