Power Briefing recap, week of Aug. 4th

The first full week of August has flown by as we try to enjoy a few more days of summer before prep for the busy fall season begins. Here’s what you may have missed in this week’s Power Briefing.

• The EU battery passport mandate may still be more than a year away, but Circulor said with 84 required data attributes and coordination needed across multiple internal stakeholders, affected companies need to start to working toward compliance now.
• FPT Industrial’s XCursor 13 NG engine is capable of operating on CNG or LNG and is specifically designed for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Power Progress International Editor Julian Buckley took a deep dive into the technology behind it.
• Over its 27-year history, Perkins UK and Ireland engine distributor DiPerk has grown from just another supplier to a full-service power systems partner. DiPerk’s Daniel Rolfe explained how the company works with Perkins and what it can offer in terms of customer service and support.
• Though Cummins reported record profits for Q2 of this year, Jennifer Rumsey, Chair and CEO, noted the effects of contrasting market conditions across two primary industry sectors. Power Briefing identified five key findings that impacted the company’s latest results.

Other news included Rolls-Royce Power Systems saw sales grow 20% in the first half, Helios agreed to sell its fluid power business and Caterpillar construction and mining equipment sales declined in Q2 2025.