IKEA to snap up 88MW Canada wind farm

BusinessGreen staff
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Furniture giant announces new agreement to buy windfarm in Alberta, Canada, as part of plans to become global net producer of clean electricity by 2020

Swedish furniture giant IKEA has struck an agreement with Canadian firms TransAlta and Teck Resources to buy an 88MW onshore wind farm in Alberta, Canada. The deal, announced this week, will see IKEA...

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