Hybrid

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.

The National Trust is set to sell all of its £1 billion fossil fuel assets, saying it no longer wants to be invested in companies that are not contributing to the effort to tackle climate change.

RTE is reporting that the energy company Energia has announced a €3 billion investment in renewable energy generation in Ireland over the next 5 years. It will create 200 direct jobs and 3000–5000 construction jobs.

Uper Energy has won the ‘Best Solar Operations and Maintenance of the Year’ award at Global Solar and Energy Storage Congress & Expo in South Korea.

E.ON says there is no extra cost to its customers as energy suppliers face growing pressure to go fully green, Sky News reports

The Volkswagen Group has moved into a climate neutral data centre in Rjukan, Norway. The facility, made in collaboration with the Norwegian partner Green Mountain, took 6 months to set up.

Reuters columnist Clyde Russell writes about the growing interest in renewable energy projects in Australia.