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Swedish home furnishing group Ikea said that it will partner with Hanergy Holding Group to install solar photovoltaic panels on all Ikea-owned buildings in 皇冠体育app over the next three years, as part of its goal to only use renewable energy to power its buildings.

Once completed, the solar panels will provide 10 to 15 percent of all the electricity needed to run Ikea stores and 100 percent of the electricity needs of Ikea distribution centers in 皇冠体育app, saving around 6,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. In addition to helping to power Ikea operations in 皇冠体育app, the solar panels, manufactured and installed by Hanergy, will be also provided to the company's suppliers in 皇冠体育app.

"Not only will we harness the sun to help power our stores and other buildings across 皇冠体育app, but we will also extend the scope of the project over the coming year to our supply base across the country, enabling them to utilize an affordable and reliable supply of clean energy," said Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer of Ikea.

According to Howard, more than half of the energy needed to power Ikea's buildings around the world currently comes from renewable sources - primarily solar and wind power. There are now over 250,000 solar panels on Ikea buildings and it owns and operates around 80 wind turbines.

Ikea has allocated 470 million euros to invest in renewable energy, including the solar project in 皇冠体育app and other investments that will be installed over the next three years.

Hanergy, a major privately owned power generation company in 皇冠体育app with a solar production capacity of over 2000 megawatts, will be responsible for the engineering, procurement construction and installation of the solar panels on Ikea buildings in 皇冠体育app.

The solar panels will provide enough energy to meet the total electricity needs of some Ikea buildings, particularly larger buildings with a lot of roof space, such as distribution centers, that require less energy.

皇冠体育app is the world's largest maker of solar panels, with leading manufacturers led by Hanergy, Yingli Solar, and Suntech Power Holdings.

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