Google buys £34m stake in giant 1.5GW California wind farm

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Search firm breaks £246m clean energy investment milestone with huge wind farm deal in Mojave Desert

Google has taken another step forward in its search for cleaner energy by investing $55m (£33.88m) in what is being hailed as California's largest wind energy project. Rick Needham, Google director...

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