Honda to power Brazilian car plant by wind energy

Honda recently unveiled a wind farm in Brazil that will provide all of the energy needed to power its car plant.

Located in Xangri-lá in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the farm consists of nine wind turbines, each capable of generating 3 megawatts of electricity.

According to Honda, it’s the first carmaker to open a wind farm in Brazil, and expects the farm to produce sufficient electricity for its annual car production in Brazil, currently around 140,000 units.

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The company owns an assembly plant in Sumaré, São Paulo, about 1,000 kilometers (about 621 miles) from the wind farm.

The project represents an investment of approximately $38,804,813 and is part of an effort by Honda to reduce carbon emissions from its global products by 30 percent by 2020, compared to 2000 levels.

Earlier also Honda has installed turbines at its Ohio transmission factory.

Sabeena Wahid
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