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MidAmerican plans to add 2 GW of wind energy resources in Iowa

Renewable Energy World

The company said that since 2004, it has invested around $14 billion in renewable energy projects across Iowa. . If approved, the new capacity–known as Wind PRIME–would enable the utility to cover 111% of its customers’ annual energy needs with renewable energy and sustain 100% coverage into the 2030s.

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AeroFarms is trying to cultivate the future of vertical farming

Business Green

AeroFarms was founded in 2004, and its products are sold in 200 grocery stores across the Northeast including Whole Foods. But simply hooking up a vertical farm to solar or wind power won't solve the problem. It operates one vertical farm in New Jersey, with more on the way.