DONG Energy pulls out of Humber Estuary green energy park

Michael Holder
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Danish firm claims hosting offshore wind manufacturing facility at the Able Marine Energy Park would not be cost effective

DONG Energy has pulled out of a planned marine energy hub on the banks of the Humber Estuary, claiming that developing a large-scale wind farm manufacturing facility at the site would not prove cost effective...

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