Vattenfall looks to sun power with €100m solar drive

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Swedish utility plans major SEK1bn investment in large scale solar generation over next two years

Vattenfall plans to invest $100m in large scale solar energy generation over the next two years as the Swedish state utility steps up its plans to become fossil fuel free "within a generation". Announced...

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