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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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Repowering project underway at Terra-Gen’s 60-MW Oasis Wind

Renewable Energy World

Last week Mortenson said it has started work at Terra-Gen’s 60-MW Oasis Wind project located in Mojave, California. The work involves the repowering of a project first operational in 2004. Mortenson will replace sixty 1-MW turbines with seventeen state-of-the-art, 3-MW class turbines.

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Scotland: Locogen and European Energy partner to deliver 800MW of onshore wind capacity

Business Green

The firms said the partnership would combine European Energy's extensive clean energy development experience - it claims to have delivered more than 1GW of wind capacity across 11 countries since 2004 - with Edinburgh-based Locogen's understanding of the Scottish energy market. "In

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A Home Buyer’s Guide to Green Homes

The Environmental Blog

Wind Turbines . The benefits of wind power are nearly the same as those from solar panels—mainly reduced energy costs and energy independence. However, it is important to understand that wind turbines on a residential property may require more annual maintenance than a solar panel.

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Renewable power sent yet more UK records tumbling in 2019

Business Green

per cent of UK power generation last year, marking yet another record share for low carbon electricity, rising from in 2018. Since 2004, renewables' share of UK power has risen tenfold. Other clean power technologies also saw slight increases in capacity and generation last year. Solar PV generation grew 1.4

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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.