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  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    UK energy
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  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
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    Vestas wind turbines in Germany
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  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
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    A wind turbine off the Norfolk coast
  • Friday, 1 December, 2023
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    A transport lorry passes a wind farm in Poland
  • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
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    Offshore wind turbines silhouetted against a dramatic sunset
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
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    Wind turbine blades at a Siemens plant in Le Havre, France
  • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
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    Wind farm in Irish Sea at Burbo Bank
  • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
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    A wind farm in Switzerland
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