In this episode of the Fully Charged Show Imogen is joined by Dr. Gavin White, CEO and Co-founder of About:Energy. The company, a spinout from Imperial College London and the University of Birmingham, is building "digital twins" to model and measure battery characteristics to enable industries such as automotive, manufacturing, energy and aerospace to build more efficient battery systems, faster. The team have recently partnered with McMurtry Automotive to enhance battery technology of the Spéirling PURE by testing and modelling of the ultra-high-power Molicel P50B lithium-ion battery cell to further enhance their battery pack.  @EverythingElectricShow   @fullychargedshow For more information check out: https://www.aboutenergy.io/voltt

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00:00 Introduction 

01:23 Hello DR Gavin!  02:20 What is About:Energy?  05:39 A battery is a sponge?!  07:42 Why bother?  09:54 What are you modelling?  10:52 The UK's relationship with batteries  14:15 Engineers vs Chemists!  18:01 What is battery degradation?  20:29 More batteries, faster!  24:01 What to do with a digital twin?!  27:46 McMurtry - £1 million track car!  30:14 Startups vs big car companies?  32:24 Best new battery chemistries?  36:00 Next generation  38:35 Build your own battery?!  40:44 One wish?  41:54 Concluding thoughts

 

 

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