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Nuclear firm AREVA hedging its bets- making wind turbines now

wind-turb-smAreva plans 750 jobs with Scottish wind turbine factory, Telegraph,
By Emily Gosden  19 Nov 2012 French energy company Areva has
unveiled plans for a wind turbine factory in Scotland that could
areva-medusa1create up to 750 jobs.
The plant at the Firth of Forth would manufacture turbines for use off
the coast of the UK, each generating 5 megawatts of electricity, which
could supply 6,000 homes a year.
The move was hailed as “brilliant news for Scotland” by Prime Minister
David Cameron, who added: “Growth of the renewable energy sector isn’t
just good for our environment, it’s good for our economy too.”…..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9689022/Areva-plans-750-jobs-with-Scottish-wind-turbine-factory.html

December 31, 2012 - Posted by | France, renewable, UK

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