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WATCH: Kirkwood wind turbine brought down with planned explosion

KGAN · last updated

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Kirkwood wind turbine is no longer.

At 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, crews brought the unused turbine down.

Built in 2012, the 417 ft. tall, 2.5-megawatt Clipper wind turbine on Kirkwood’s campus has served as a training tool for students in the former Energy Production and Distribution Technologies Program, a program that is now closed due to low enrollment.

The Climate Action Plan sets the following targets for the college by 2030:

  • 40% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions
  • Increase the percentage of Kirkwood land designated as a carbon sink (prairie, forest, or wetland) from 7% to 9%
  • Increase Sustainability Engagement Score from a 48 to a 65
  • Determine the percentage of departments using sustainability course objectives in coursework, and define a target to increase
  • 50% waste diversion (up from 37%)
  • Designate a Kirkwood location as a Community Resilience Hub

By 2040, Kirkwood aims to get to net-zero emissions.

It plans to add more renewable energy sources to its campus, along with other strategies it has already implemented.

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