RWE unveils €50bn plan to deliver 50GW of green energy capacity by 2030

Michael Holder
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RWE's Farr wind farm near Inverness | Norman Childs
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RWE's Farr wind farm near Inverness | Norman Childs

Germany energy giant announces it is to accelerate push towards wind, solar, battery storage, flexible power, and green hydrogen in the 2020s

RWE has announced plans to invest $50bn in ramping up its renewable energy and green hydrogen capacity to 50GW worldwide by the end of the decade, as it yesterday unveiled a fresh strategy largely targeted...

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