Micromobility has the potential to revolutionise the way people move around the UK. From electric scooters to electric bikes, micromobility solutions can provide convenient sustainable transport for last-mile journeys, significantly reducing traffic congestion and air pollution.

In this episode of Midlands Energy & Transport Innovation I'm talking to John Fox.

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Zubera is a Research Fellow at the Faraday Institution and is working to improve the process of separating the recovering the precious metals from recycled lithium ion batteries.

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Energy Systems Catapult was set up to accelerate the transformation of the UK’s energy system and ensure UK businesses and consumers capture the opportunities of clean growth. The Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit centre of excellence that bridges the gap between industry, government, academia and research. They take a whole-systems view of the energy sector, helping them to identify and address innovation priorities and market barriers, in order to decarbonise the energy system at the lowest cost.

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In this episode of Midlands Energy and Transport Innovation we’re talking to Jordan Brompton, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at MyEnergi.

We talk about what it takes to start and grow a successful manufacturing business in the energy revolution.

Why skills and component manufacturing are two areas the Midlands needs to get better at to capitalise on the opportunities ahead.

We hear about MyEnergi’s sponsorship of one of the Extreme-E racing teams and the trials and tribulations of going from two person start up to 150 plus staff with international sales and rapidly expanding manufacturing facilities.

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So why did Elon Musk set up the Boring Company?

The story goes that he just wanted to set up the company because the name was funny….

However the Boring Company has set out to solve an interesting and serious set of problems.

If you listened to the last episode of Midlands Energy & Transport Innovation you will have heard from John Fox that the issue with autonomous vehicles is the complexity of the Operational Design Domain.

If you put vehicles in a tunnel where there are no pedestrians, birds, plastic bags blowing in the wind, cattle grids or junctions, self driving becomes viable and safe with the technology we have right now.

The other problem you solve is you can power the vehicle from a rail so less need for so many lithium batteries which are going to become a major bottle neck for the roll out of battery electric vehicles.

If you depressurise the tunnel and add a magnetic rail you create a hyperloop which can allow underground travel at speeds over 700 miles an hour.

You also don’t need to bulldoze pristine countryside or houses to create new inter and intra city transportation.

So there’s lots of reasons why tunnels are a really great idea for the future or transport.

What Elon has discovered the hard way is digging tunnels is slow, expensive and complicated.

So how does someone like Elon solve a boring problem? He holds a boring competition and gets teams from around the world to come up with the fastest, cheapest and more accurate way to dig tunnels.

My name is David James and in this episode of Midlands Energy & Transport Innovation I’m talking to Sanzhar Taizhan and Tanner Hatzmann of Warwick Boring, a team from Warwick University who have reached the finals of Elon Musk’s Boring Competition.

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The cars we drive are going to become ever smarter with more and more driver assistance technology and self driving options. At the forefront of this £60 billion autonomy revolution is Midlands Future Mobility a partnership of academia, industry and government.

My name is David James and in the this episode of Midlands Energy & Transport Innovation I’m talking to John Fox the Director of Midlands Future Mobility.

MFM have the facilities to test a whole range of connected and automated mobiity in simulators and on the public highways in the world's most advanced test bed.

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In this episode of Midlands Energy and Transport Innovation we’re learning all about solar panels.

My name is David James and I’m talking to Euan Anson the Sales Manager at Trina Solar. 

Trina Solar are one of the most experienced and largest solar panel manufacturers in the world and they have their UK headquarters right here in the Midlands.

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Britain is world famous for our inventions and innovations. But sometimes it’s hard for inventors to turn a great idea into a great business.

If you’re working on an automotive innovation and need some help turning it into a commercial success help is at hand.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre’s Technology Developer Accelerator Programme (TDAP) supports ambitious micro, small and medium-sized companies develop innovative automotive technology, products and services.

My name is David James and in this episode of Midlands Energy & Transport Innovation I’m talking to Josh Denne of the Advanced Propulsion Centre to find out more about their TDAP programme and to hear of some of the success stories they have been involved with.

Applications for the 5th wave of TDAP are currently open and close on 14th April 2021 so do head over to the Advanced Propulsion Centre website which is APCUK.CO.UK and follow the links to TDAP.

If you miss wave 5 you can always get in touch with Josh and find out details about wave 6.

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Vehicle to grid charging is a process where your house or even the electricity grid could use your electric vehicle battery as an energy source to draw on at times of peak demand or low generation.

This new technology could prove vital for the development of a smart electricity network that can cope with intermittent energy production from wind and solar. Whilst at the same time as coping  with the expected 400% increase in demand for electricity as we move away from fossil fuels.

My name is David James and in this episode of Midlands Energy & Transport Innovation I’m talking to Greg Payne of Cenex about the world leading Project Sciurus vehicle to grid research project.

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The demand for electric batteries is going to increase dramatically over the next decade. But what are we going to do with all those electric vehicle and power wall batteries when they come to the end of their working life?

Well if it’s an Aceleron battery it’ll be serviced and put straight back to use as part of their innovative circular economy battery solution.

My name is David James and in this episode of Midlands Energy & Transport Innovation I’m talking to Dr Amrit Chandan the co-Founder and CEO of Aceleron.

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