Sun rises on Hitachi Data Systems' green distribution centre

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You might have missed the memo, but for environmentalists warehouses are now officially cool. IKEA has plastered its US outlets with 34MW of solar power, while Marks & Spencer last month opened a carbon-neutral...

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