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| Czech firm plans giant wind farm | Czech firm plans giant wind farm |
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| Czech power firm CEZ is to build what it says will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm, in a £1.1bn-euro (£598m) project. | Czech power firm CEZ is to build what it says will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm, in a £1.1bn-euro (£598m) project. |
| The wind farm is set to have a generation capacity of 600 megawatts and will be located in Romania. | The wind farm is set to have a generation capacity of 600 megawatts and will be located in Romania. |
| Construction of the wind farm will start in September and it is due to begin operating in 2009. | Construction of the wind farm will start in September and it is due to begin operating in 2009. |
| Investment in renewable energy is increasing as EU rules make production from fossil fuels more expensive. | Investment in renewable energy is increasing as EU rules make production from fossil fuels more expensive. |
| The current largest onshore wind farm is located in Whitelee in Scotland. | |
| "Investing into renewables is one of the strategic measures we are taking to respond to the adopted energy climactic package of the EU," said Cez chairman, Martin Roman. | "Investing into renewables is one of the strategic measures we are taking to respond to the adopted energy climactic package of the EU," said Cez chairman, Martin Roman. |
| Eastern Europe relies heavily on coal and nuclear energy but is trying to shift away from its dependence on such fuels. | Eastern Europe relies heavily on coal and nuclear energy but is trying to shift away from its dependence on such fuels. |