BMW dumps coal for cow pies in pledge for 100% renewable power

BMW is using methane gas from a landfill near its Spartanburg operations in the U.S.

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Brian Parkin and Elisabeth Behrmann

November 14, 2017 05:00 AM

BERLIN -- BMW AG ’s plan to switch exclusively to green electricity finds it tapping some unusual power sources -- including a South African biomass plant that runs on cow dung and chicken droppings.

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