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Sweden rejects large Vattenfall offshore wind farm

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Sweden rejects large Vattenfall offshore wind farm

Sweden has rejected Vattenfall’s plans for an 800MW-plus offshore wind farm in the Kattegatt, claiming it would have “negative effects on the environment” and “national interests in shipping”.

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