Samsung to Invest in Renewable Energy Projects in North American Market

"Samsung and Korea Electric Power Corp. will invest $6.6 billion into wind and solar projects in Ontario … will build and maintain power plants as well as erect four new factories in North America for making the equipment for the power plants … plants will employ 1,440 and building and maintaining the power plant will keep 16,000 busy …"

" … 2.5 gigawatts of renewable capacity … triple renewable capacity in Ontario."

" … Samsung hopes to translate its expertise in electronics, deep financial pocket, and manufacturing heft into a leading role in building management systems, energy efficient electronics and solar power … "

"Samsung has already stated a public goal of becoming number one in solar in 2015 … laid out an ambitious carbon reduction plan … wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both its operations and from the use of its products by 50 percent by 2013 on a normalized sales basis…."

In 2008, Samsung and its products emitted 9.4 million tons of greenhouse gases with about 60 percent of the emissions coming indirectly through products. …"

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