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Green Tech
Large-Scale Wind and Solar Farms in the Sahara Would Increase Rain and Vegetation
A new study led by University of Maryland (UMD) scientists conducted novel climate and vegetation model experiments to show that wind and solar farms could lead to a doubling of rainfall in the Sahara and an increase of up to about 20 inches (500 mm/year) in the Sahel, a semi-arid transition region that lies south of the Sahara. Large-scale wind…
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Breaking New Ground in Electricity Marketing: VSB and Mercedes-Benz Enter Into Long-Term Supply Contract for Wind-Generated Electricity
Stuttgart/Dresden/Wroclaw/Jawor (renewablepress) – Project developer VSB helps Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland pave the way towards carbon-neutral manufacturing with a strategic investment: For the first time, the automaker will power an engine plant using electricity from renewable energy sources only. Bringing together the industrial sector and the wind energy sector, the long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) is the first of its kind…
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Alliant Energy announces fifth project in Iowa wind expansion
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Iowa customers and communities will benefit through a new renewable energy source from Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company and Invenergy. Today, the companies announced the signing of contracts by which Invenergy will complete development of the 210-megawatt (MW) Richland Wind Farm in Sac County, Iowa. Alliant Energy will construct and own the wind farm. Located in west-central Iowa, Richland Wind Farm is expected to create…
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Natural Power doubles up on wind farm acquisitions for Greenbacker
Natural Power doubles up on wind farm acquisitions for Greenbacker Natural Power provided technical due diligence reviews on behalf of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. LLC on two recent wind plant acquisitions, Georgia Mountain Wind Farm in Vermont, and Wagner Wind in California. The independent evaluations included turbine technology reviews, turbine, blade and BOP inspections as well as review…
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Amazon Launches Biggest Wind Farm Yet – Company’s Renewable Energy Projects Will Together Generate Enough Clean Energy to Power More Than 330,000 Homes
SEATTLE & SNYDER, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 19, 2017– (NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon today announced that its largest wind farm yet–Amazon Wind Farm Texas–is now up and running, adding more than 1,000,000 MWh of clean energy to the grid each year. Amazon has launched 18 wind and solar projects across the U.S., with over 35 more to come. Together, these projects will generate enough clean energy to power…
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