Electric & hybrid

The state’s generators had a profitable week as intense heat sent electricity prices shot up to unprecedented levels, briefly surpassing a US$9000 a MWh ceiling.

Ørsted has decided to make its car fleet 100% electric. It is also the first Danish company to join the global EV100 initiative.

DTE Energy is partnering with Comerica Park to power the stadium with renewable energy through its MIGreenPower programme on 14 August, including the evening home game between the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners.

GE has announced results for the second quarter ending 30 June 2019.

Wood Mackenzie’s Vice Chair Gavin Thompson writes about the exciting growth of renewables in Asia Pacific.

Global electric and hybrid bus demand is forecast to increase 8.8%/year to 114 200 units in 2023, registering faster growth than all other bus types.

Delta has announced the integration of its lithium-ion energy storage system into Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger Ltd.

SSE Enterprise has successfully secured government funding for a £5.2m (£3.4m grant-funded) pilot scheme helping homeowners without off-road parking charge their electric vehicles (EVs) for the Park and Charge scheme.

CPower, a provider of commercial and industrial demand-side energy management programmes, has announced the hire of Mathew Sachs as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development.

FuelCell Energy, Inc., has announced a relaunch of the sub-MW distributed generation solution to the European Market with the SureSource 250 and SureSource 400 fuel cell systems.

A new report form Reportlinker has given information about emerging opportunities in grid-scale energy storage.

By 2050, National Grid predicts that 35 million electric cars will supply the UK with energy when needed, The Guardian reports.

Russian inventor Dahir Semenov has designed an electric train-plane hybrid; view the concept video.

BMW have unveiled a new electric Mini at its Cowley factory, Oxfordshire, UK, The Guardian reports.

Forbes has reported that renewable energy sources have surpassed coal for the first time in the US since the inception of the US electrical power system in the nation’s monthly electricity generation mix.