Coke lights up Europe's largest soft drink plant with solar power

Jessica Shankleman
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Soft drink giant unveils series of solar arrays, calls for greater certainty over feed-in tariff

Coca-Cola Enterprises has flicked the switch on a series of UK solar schemes, including one at Europe's largest soft drinks plant, as part of a £300,000 venture to help reduce its energy bills and environmental...

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