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BMW to power Leipzig factory by wind energy

BERLIN : German auto giant BMW plans to build four wind turbines to power a factory with enough electricity to assemble

Published August 21, 2011 Updated August 21, 2011 04:50pm

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The wind farm should be able to produce the necessary energy by late 2013, the company said.

BMW said it wants its Leipzig factory to become an example of green energy production, one that could eventually be followed in assembly plants worldwide.

The Leipzig factory is forecast to produce about 200,000 vehicles in 2011 at a rate of 740 a day.

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