'New normal': Energy giants step up pursuit of cleaner fuels

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ScottishPower branches out into solar, Orsted to dip its toes into hydrogen, Iberdrola ditches coal

Energy giant ScottishPower is to construct solar projects for the first time in a bid to maximise onshore renewable energy potential in the UK and Ireland, it announced yesterday. The firm plans to...

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