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Wind-Power Giant Orsted Stops Buying Coal, Biomass from Russia
- Firm is excluding Russian suppliers from renewable projects
- Sweden’s Vattenfall also halted some purchases from Russia
Coal in freight wagons near Mezhdurechensk, Russia.
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Orsted AS, a company better known for producing electricity from wind, stopped buying Russian coal and biomass for its power stations after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.
The world’s top offshore wind developer will also ensure that Russian companies aren’t direct suppliers to the construction of its renewable energy projects, according to a statement on its website on Sunday. The Danish company is also not signing any new contracts with Russian firms.