Vattenfall in Sweden says it will begin to deploy GE Renewable Energy’s 12-megawatt Haliade-X offshore wind turbine in future projects across Europe, something of a slap in the face for European suppliers Vestas and Siemens Gamesa. The Haliade-X is due for delivery in 2021, and can output up to 67 gigawatt hours a year. Vattenfall has long been a pioneer in offshore wind. E.ON says its distribution grids in Germany will be ready to support a complete switch to electric cars, according to a joint study by E.ON and Consentec. The study looked at 100% ownership of EVs in the market or roughly 6.5 million cars. It says it is on track to support this scenario by 2045 with an…