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Vattenfall seeks new offshore wind farm
 Sweden’s Vattenfall is looking to build a new North Sea offshore wind farm.
According to the Reuters, the company’s chief executive Oystein Loseth, construction of the new offshore wind farm would begin in 2015.
“We have this area in the North Sea where there is a possibility to build up to 7,200 Megawatts,” the Vattenfall chief was quoted as saying, Reuters reported.
His comments came during an upbeat discussion about the UK’s offshore wind farm prospects.
Loseth also confirmed Vattenfall was looking for a new headquarters site in London so that it could be closer to the growth UK offshore wind market.
His comments came after the London meeting last week of Ministers from North Sea countries which backed a plan for a new offshore electricity super-grid.
Vattenfall is already a player in the UK offshore wind market with interests in the Thanet offshore wind farm. And the company is already planning another North Sea wind development in partnership with Stadtwerke Munchen for the Dan Tysk project, a 288 Megawatt wind farm located 70 kilometres (43 miles) west of the German island of Sylt with up to 80 turbines in water depths up to 30 metres (100 feet).
Construction at Dan Tysk is due to start in 2012 and the project has a €1 Billion-plus price tag.
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Aker group grows value Norwegian industrial group Aker ASA says it value rose 16% in the first quarter to NOK 22.5 billion (US $3.74 bn) as its investments – mainly in oil and gas operations rose in value.
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