Racing towards 100 per cent renewables: Nike inks 86MW Texan wind power deal

BusinessGreen staff
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Sportswear giant agrees second major wind contract with Avangrid Renewables, delivering on goal to source all its North American power from renewables

Nike has become the latest high profile brand to step up its use of renewables, inking a major deal to source 86MW of wind power from US green energy specialist Avangrid Renewables. The sportswear giant...

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