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Blow for green dream as wind turbine factory scrapped after ministers wobble
David Cameron's plans for "green jobs and growth" were dealt a blow last night after the world's biggest wind turbine maker scrapped plans for a giant factory in Kent that would have created 2,000 jobs.
June 23, 2012
by Rowena Mason and Emily Gosden
in The Telegraph
David Cameron's plans for "green jobs and growth" were dealt a blow last night after the world's biggest wind turbine maker scrapped plans for a giant factory in Kent that would have created 2,000 jobs.
Vestas, a Danish company, said it would no longer proceed with its flagship Sheerness project amid concerns about political support for wind power in Britain.
The company's withdrawal will be an embarrassment for the Government, which had cited the Sheerness factory as evidence of new green jobs being created in the UK. Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, last week described wind power as a "strategic industry... [continue via Web link]
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