“The LEGO Group has built the world’s largest wind turbine out of its popular little bricks. The company didn’t just do it to land a Guinness World Records title, though. The LEGO wind turbine was how the toy company chose to celebrate reaching its energy target of being powered 100 percent by renewable sources three years ahead of schedule.
The effort was four years in the making and involved two offshore wind farm investments worth DKK 6 billion (roughly $9.8 billion). The completion and opening on May 17 of the 258-megawatt Burbo Bank Extension wind farm — 25 percent of which is owned by KIRKBI A/S, LEGO’s parent company — helped LEGO achieve its target…”
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