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Future of low carbon energy. : In the News
Siemens to build UK wind turbine plant
The government will receive another boost to its green manufacturing momentum this week when Siemens of Germany announces plans to create hundreds of jobs in Britain and invest more than £75m in a new wind turbine plant.
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Taxpayer bails out Europe’s biggest waste-to-energy scheme in Manchester
- Source: The Guardian
The Treasury today stepped in to rescue a £635m waste-to-energy project in Greater Manchester, the largest such project in Europe. The scheme, being funded under the private finance initiative, had stalled after banks refused to lend enough to complete it.
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Wind farms seek state aid to keep moving
- Source: The Guardian
Britain's wind industry is calling for government support to shield it from the falling pound and ensure existing wind farm projects go ahead.
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