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Kentaro Hosomi, Chief Regional Officer EMEA, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) at Drax Power Station, North Yorkshire

Drax and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sign pioneering deal to deliver the world’s largest carbon capture power project

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