Buffett buys into solar for $2bn

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Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett

The world's most successful investor, Warren Buffett, is directing more of his cash at green energy. The US billionaire has just snapped up Topaz Solar Farm for $2bn, the world's second-biggest photovoltaic plant under construction with the potential to power up to 160,000 homes.

Has the starting gun for major investment in the green sector just been fired?

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