Walmart Canada `greening up' operations
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February 28, 2010
Walmart Canadahas launched a number of new environmental initiatives throughout its national operations, including plans for a refrigerated distribution center near Calgary, Alberta, designed to be 60 percent more energyefficient than traditional centers.
The $115 million project, expected to open this fall, is to include high-efficiency LED lights; a white roof membrane designed to deflect 85 percent of sunlight heat; and pilot projects to test fuel-cell technology, solar thermal panels and a 225-kilowatt wind turbine to generate electricity for the center.
Rooftop solar systems and wind turbines also are planned for two Ontario projects that the company says it will disclose this spring.Read on.
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