Pickens scraps plan for world's largest wind farm

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But proposals for a series of smaller wind farms are moving forward

Energy tycoon T Boone Pickens yesterday confirmed he is scrapping his high profile $10bn plan to build the world's largest wind farm in Texas, and will instead divert resources to a number of smaller wind...

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