Record US Wind Farm Development Driven by Corporations, Utilities, and State Calls for Offshore Projects US wind farm development activity rose to a new high point in the second quarter of 2019, according to new data released this week by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Strong consumer demand from Fortune 500 businesses and utilities as well as calls from multiple states for offshore projects added to wind power’s growing development pipeline. At the same time, wind turbine manufacturers saw an increasing number of factory orders for more powerful wind turbines capable of powering almost twice the number of homes as an average wind turbine installed in the past few years. | MG Motors UK showcases ZS electric vehicle at Carfest MG Motors UK celebrated its first appearance at CarFest North in Bolesworth, Cheshire, this weekend with the company’s brand new ZS electric vehicle which it presented as the UK’s first truly affordable family friendly electric car, ahead of its 1st September on-sale date. Visitors were also given the chance to place their orders for the vehicle, which will also be presented at CarFest South at Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire, from 23th – 25th August. | Danone to Invest Over $26 Million to Achieve 100 Percent Carbon Neutrality of NZ Plant Leading global food company, Danone, will invest approximately $26.5 million in its Nutricia spray drying plant in a move designed to help the company achieve carbon neutrality by 2021. The company hopes to reach this primarily with the installation of a $19.9 million state-of-the-art biomass boiler that will reduce the plant’s CO2 emissions by an estimated 20,000 tonnes per year. | Biofuels Neste Hosts Foundation Stone Ceremony for Singapore Expansion Biogas Bright Biomethane Supplies Biogas Upgrading System to Netherland’s Largest WWTP Electric/Hybrid Audi launches new version of e-tron electric car Senate Panel Unanimously Endorses Sweeping Highway Bill That Includes Substantial Funds for EV Infrastructure London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) celebrates production of 2,500th electric taxi Miscellaneous Containing Hydrogen in a Materials World Ocean Energy Orbital Marine Power Places Contract with FAUN Trackway Limited Panorama GGF Attracts €4 Million in Catalytic Funding for Climate Action in MENA Region Glendale Water & Power To Repower Grayson Power Plant with Cleaner Alternatives PV Looking Back 50 Years to the Moon Landing and the Start of the PV Revolution E.ON Launches Solar Reward Scheme for New Solar Customers Ingeteam and Solarpack Sign Agreement to Supply 200 MVA to PV Plants Australia Victorian solar industry in trouble as August rebates run out Solar Thermal Electric China ABB awarded a second contract for integrated automation solution for Mongolian solar energy project Storage Tesla Introduces Megapack Utility-Scale Energy Storage BNEF revises forecast for global investment in energy storage Australia 1414 Degrees considering installation of storage system in Australian brewery Western Power Distribution signs pioneering energy deal with Anesco Wind Duke Energy Renewables Unveils Largest Wind Power Project in its Fleet State Minister for Energy and Mining opens new Engie wind farm to help power South Australia Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm to be opened by HRH The Prince of Wales Agenda ICSD 2019 : 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development World Future Energy Summit American Renewable Energy Day |