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Ørsted and Iberdrola win big as offshore wind makes comeback in UK renewables round

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Major players win big as offshore wind makes comeback in UK renewables tender

Ørsted and Iberdrola were among the winners as the UK government awarded power deals for more than 5GW of offshore wind developers in its latest renewable energy auction, which saw nearly 10GW of clean energy projects win contracts.

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