27 November 2014
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Honda Energy do Brasil Ltda. (Honda Energy),
Honda's wind power generation business subsidiary in Brazil,
today began operation of its wind power generation facility and
held a ceremony to commemorate the start of its operation.
The ceremony was attended by government officials and
representatives of local communities.
Striving to minimize the environmental footprint
of its business activities,
Honda became the first automaker in Brazil*1
to start a wind power generation business.
Honda Energy built its wind farm,
an investment of approximately 100 million Brazilian reais
(approximately 4.6 billion yen*2),
in the city of Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul,
the southernmost state in Brazil
(approximately 1,000 km south of Honda's current
auto production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo).
Honda Energy will be proactive in
promoting the use of renewable energy in Brazil.
Honda Energy's wind farm will be equipped with
nine wind power turbine units, and
is expected to generate approximately
95,000 MWh of electricity per year,
equivalent to Honda's current annual electricity needed
for automobile production in Brazil
(approximately 140,000 units).
By generating renewable energy to
cover the electricity needed for the plant,
Honda is expecting to reduce CO2emissions
by more than 2,200 t annually.
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