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The energy of the future: wind turbines, innovative heat storage, and the crisis in Polish mining

3 March 2025

Wind power brings tangible benefits to municipalities, innovative heat storage technologies are gaining global customers, and Polish mining is recording billion-pound losses. How are these changes affecting the future of the energy sector and who will benefit from them?

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