Itochu breezes into US wind energy market with GE deal

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Japanese and US conglomerates sign partnership deal for 152MW US wind farm and promise plenty more joint investments

Shares in Japanese manufacturing firm Itochu rose five per cent today on news that the company will jointly take a majority stake in a 30bn yen (£220m) 152MW wind power project in Oklahoma alongside US...

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