Agenda
8:00am
Battery Safety Workshop by Shmuel De-Leon Energy: Registration
8:00am - 8:30am
Batteries become daily use components for many applications. More than that we can say that without batteries our life will change dramatically – Just think on life with no mobile phones.
In the race for energy density, we sometimes forget the safety.
Unfortunately, we face daily safety events with injures and severe damage.
The program of the Training focuses on portable and stationary battery safety along battery cycle life (acceptance, testing, assembly, use, transportation and disposal).
The Training incorporates Shmuel De-Leon and other experience on battery safety for over 28 years of work in the field.
The motivation behind the Training is to provide information to the attendants with the knowledge needed to handle safely the batteries in their organization and to support reduction in safety events.
Key Benefits
The Training provides:
• Full review of Root Couse for battery safety events.
• Guidelines on how to handle batteries safely.
• What to do guidelines in case of battery safety event.
• Checklist of safety equipment needed.
• Fresh and updated knowledge about safety battery
KEY:
Wednesday 2nd December - Battery Cells & Systems Expo The Future of Battery Technology Innovation - Warwick Track (Hall 1)
Wednesday 2nd December - Vehicle Electrification Expo Developing Advanced Manufacturing and a Sustainable Supply Chain - Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
9:10am
Ministerial Address: Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport: The UK Government’s Approach to EV Adoption
9:10am - 9:30am
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
Speakers
Grant Shapps,
Secretary of State for Transport,
Department For Transport, UK Government
The RtHon Grant Shapps was appointed Secretary of State for Transport on 24 July 2019. He was Minister of State at Department for International Development from 11 May 2015 until 28 November 2015. He was elected the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield in 2005. Grant Shapps has Cabinet responsibilities for the Northern Powerhouse and has put forward measures in the House of Commons to promote electric vehicle sales and manufacturing.
9:30am
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
In order for the UK to reach its carbon neutral target by 2050, it could need the equivalent of eight 15GWh gigafactories by 2040.
The global lithium-Ion battery market is expected to grow to $107.6 Billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 19.2% – but how much of that growth will be in the UK or Europe? The location of cell manufacturing is increasingly crucial to reducing the carbon footprint of H/EV production and there are further challenges in meeting cost parity with ICEs, establishing sustainability across the supply chain and the fierce competition for the gigafactories needed to supply demand. The next five to ten years will be pivotal in deciding the location and growth of battery manufacturing globally. Where will battery investment be made, what is needed to meet key emissions targets and how can global producers take advantage of the resources within the UK and Europe?
Key topics:
- How will the global battery industry meet the predicted demand for energy from the automotive industry?
- Where will gigafactories be built in Europe and what are the requirements to win investment?
- What can Europe learn from Asian cell and pack producers when it comes to ramping up cell production quickly and what could Asia learn from Europe on safety and quality standards?
- What is needed to make a success of the UK’s battery manufacturing sector? Does the UK have a lead in some areas – if so how can that be defined and optimised?
Moderator
Bob Gaylen,
CTO of CATL and National Distinguished Expert PRC,
Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL)
Bob Galyen is recognised as one of the top executives in the battery energy storage world, with experience in technology and business operations of both small and large corporations. His 43 years’ work experience in battery technology, manufacturing and business operations has given him unique perspective on worldwide business, making him uniquely qualified as an energy storage global spokesperson. He recently retired from his role as CTO of CATL, the largest battery manufacturer in the world. He sits on multiple Board of Directors and Technical Advisory Boards of corporations within the USA. Bob has received numerous worldwide awards including the NAATBatt Lifetime Achievement Award, China’s Friendship and Talent 1000 Awards, the SAE Fellow status and the Energy Systems Network Jim Rogers Award. Bob currently serves as Chairman Emeritus and CTO of NAATBatt International. He is married to Susan with 3 children and 7 grandchildren as the core of his family life.
Speakers
Christoph Fehrenbacher,
Managing Director • Head of European Tech Center,
A123 Systems GmbH
Bio: Coming Soon…
Craig Rigby,
VP Technology ,
Clarios
Bio: Coming Soon…
Isobel Sheldon,
Business Development Director,
UKBIC
Isobel is Director of Business Development at the new open access battery scale up facility, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).
Isobel has had a long career in the Lithium Ion battery industry, designing and building some of the first automotive high voltage battery systems in the early 2000’s founding a battery development company that launched the worlds first commercially available PHEV vehicle based on the Toyota Prius in addition to developing OEM solutions for some high profile fleet trial and halo car projects. Following on from her 10 years in her own business she joined Ricardo as a Business Manager and battery specialist before moving to Johnson Matthey Battery Systems (JMBS) as Engineering and Technology Director, heading up a large team of engineers and scientists, she was part of the leadership team managing the business through the purchase of JMBS by Cummins Electrified Power in January 2018.
In total she has served 17 years in battery design, R&D and business development in senior leadership and director roles and has been heading up all user engagement, supply chain development and customer programmes for UKBIC since January 2019.
Professor David Greenwood,
Professor, Advanced Propulsion Systems,
The University of Warwick
Professor Greenwood joined WMG from Ricardo UK Ltd where he was Head of Hybrid and Electric Systems leading technology projects including passenger cars, defence, motorsport and the clean energy markets. He was also a member of the Senior Leadership team of the UK division and held responsibility for R&D, Innovation, IP and Technology Roadmapping. This included the preparation of automotive industry technology roadmaps and research priorities for the NAIGT (New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team), TSB and Automotive Council.
In addition to his extensive experience at Ricardo, Professor Greenwood has also been a Board Director at CENEX (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Vehicles), Chair of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Innovation Working Group and a Member of the Technology Strategy Board’s IDP Industry Advisory Board. He is also a member of the EPSRC’s Energy Scientific Advisory Committee.
Professor Greenwood co-ordinates the University’s activities as the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s Electrical Energy Storage Spoke. He also provides key academic leadership for the development of R&D activities for the National Automotive Innovation Centre.
10:30am
Keynote Session 2 - Trends in Global Automotive Electrification
10:30am - 11:30am
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
At the start of 2020 the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reported that despite car sales overall shrinking 2% in 2019, BEV sales were up 144%. Though encouraging, these figures give a rose-tinted view given the very low starting point of EV penetration in the market – in the single percentage points. The automotive sector is processing fundamental changes in the way it is structured, where it is centered and what technologies are set to take precedent with the global movement towards electrification slowly taking root. But the opportunities are huge as government regulations and consumer demand pushes for faster electrification across transportation.
On the world stage, the sector is being led by China’s rapid overhaul to autonomous electrification. Add to this the notable trends towards connected, shared and autonomous technology globally, and it is clear their sector is going through a wide-ranging technology transformation. Global, European and UK automotive OEMs are moving quickly to maintain pace and the supply chain must move with them.
Key topics:
- How will autonomous and connected vehicle technology play a part in electrification and how should the sector manage these converging trends?
- What does the future look like for hybrid architecture and do you think hydrogen has a key part to play?
- How far can, or should the energy and transportation sectors be integrated?
- How can governments better support the growth of hybrid/electrification technology developers?
- What does/ should the import/ export relationship between the EU and the UK look like after Brexit?
Speakers
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhardt,
Senior Partner - Automotive,
Roland Berger
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart has been a Partner at the Automotive Competence Center at Roland Berger’s Stuttgart office since 2007. He has carried out numerous strategy projects and transformation programs around the world. He helps clients across the whole automotive mobility ecosystem to boost growth and leverage technology and business model innovations around digitization and eMobility.
He began his career as a Project Manager for Diebold Deutschland, then joined a major international consulting company in 1996, where he became Associate Director in 1999 and Co-Head of the Automotive Practice in 2001. In 2002, he joined COVISINT Europe as Key Account Director for DaimlerChrysler before returning to consulting in 2003.
Wolfgang studied Production Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe. He completed his PhD in 1993 at the Institute for Machine Tools and Operations Technology, also in Karlsruhe, where he was an Assistant Professor.
David Hudson,
Head of Vehicle & Powertrain Engineering,
Tata Motors
David Hudson started his automotive industry career in 1975 with Jaguar Cars in Coventry as a sponsored student-apprentice with the company while studying for mechanical Engineering degree at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University). He joined the Vehicle Research department of Product Engineering after graduation in 1979, and went on to develop the team that was responsible for the noise and vibration refinement of the all-new AJ6 engine and the XJ40 car – Jaguar’s first all-new vehicle in 30 years.
Hudson subsequently spent significant time working in Far East and USA in technical and managerial consulting roles, mainly focused on NVH (Noise Vibration & Harshness) before diversifying into powertrain and other vehicle technologies, bringing him into contact with engineering teams for a wide range of mobility products.
After joining Tata Motors European Technical Centre in 2008, he spent 3 years based in Pune, India running the NVH team, later taking lead role as Programme Chief Engineer for several new vehicle projects delivered for Tata Motors based from the European Technical Centre at University of Warwick.
He is now responsible for leading strategy and engineering development of low-carbon powertrain technologies (ICE/xEV) and early-stage vehicle attribute delivery for Tata Motors future passenger car product portfolio.
11:30am
Short Break
11:30am - 11:45am
Location: Track 1
Li-ion is the established choice for the majority of H/EVs and looks set to continue as such for the immediate future. But Li-ion must keep pushing to improve performance, increase energy density, power, durability and find a way to mitigate the impacts of fast charging – seen by many as key to reaching the tipping point for customer buy-in. Increasing energy density continues to be a priority but the ability to fast charge or ultra-fast charge without dramatically impacting weight, safety, cost or risking accelerated capacity and powerfade are also crucial to the continued success of Li-ion. This is a chance to examine how cell manufacturers are continuing to push the boundaries of what’s possible with Li-ion.
Key Topics:
- Reducing the $/kWh of Li-ion batteries through cathode innovation
- How can the high currents of fast charging be offset to mitigate the loss of energy efficiency and accelerated capacity/ power fade in Li-ion?
- What are the potential approaches?
- How do they compare and do any show enough promise?
- How far are we from commercially viable ultra-fast charging Li-ion batteries?
- Using graphene technology to double the life of Li-ion
- Can ‘Hybrid’ cathodes provide more power for a given weight and volume – does the answer to fast charging lie outside of Li-ion technology and with Li-S?
Speakers
Óscar Blanco Fernández,
Technical Sales Manager - Battery Applications,
OCSiAl
Oscar holds a degree in industrial engineering and a master specialized in energy engineering by the Polythecnic University of Madrid. He has recently joined OCSiAl as technical sales manager for battery applications covering EMEA region. His experience in the Lithium Ion battery market comes from working at European battery manufacturer Northvolt. He has also worked as technical consultant for renewable energy projects at Swedish company Renetech and held other previous roles on product development and research areas.
Rui Lui,
Global Marketing Manager - Batteries,
Solvay
Rui Liu is Global Marketing Manager of Batteries in Solvay Specialty Polymers. She has more than 14 years of experience in fluoropolymers and related markets, including CPI, construction and Semicon.
She has started working in Li-ion Battery market since 2011 and have witnessed the booming of this exciting market by deeply involved in the development of Solef® PVDF for cathode binder and separator coating for improving battery energy density and cycle life.
Today, she is working on the new application exploration of high performance polymers in metal replacement of module/pack and dielectric fluids for immersion cooling.
11:45am
Finding the Limit for Li-ion: Increasing kWh and Charging Speeds
11:45am - 1:00pm
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
Li-ion is the established choice for the majority of H/EVs and looks set to continue as such for the immediate future. But Li-ion must keep pushing to improve performance, increase energy density, power, durability and find a way to mitigate the impacts of fast charging – seen by many as key to reaching the tipping point for customer buy-in. Increasing energy density continues to be a priority but the ability to fast charge or ultra-fast charge without dramatically impacting weight, safety, cost or risking accelerated capacity and powerfade are also crucial to the continued success of Li-ion. This is a chance to examine how cell manufacturers are continuing to push the boundaries of what’s possible with Li-ion.
Key Topics:
- Reducing the $/kWh of li-ion batteries through cathode innovation
- How can the high currents of fast charging be offset to mitigate the loss of energy efficiency and accelerated capacity/ power fade in li-ion?
- What are the potential approaches?
- How do they compare and do any show enough promise?
- How far are we from commercially viable ultra-fast charging li-ion batteries?
- Using graphene technology to double the life of li-ion
- Can ‘Hybrid’ cathodes provide more power for a given weight and volume – does the answer to fast charging lie outside of Li-ion technology and with Li-S?
- The challenges in using silicon anodes to increase energy density
Speakers
Óscar Blanco Fernández,
Technical Sales Manager - Battery Applications,
OCSiAl
Oscar holds a degree in industrial engineering and a master specialized in energy engineering by the Polythecnic University of Madrid. He has recently joined OCSiAl as technical sales manager for battery applications covering EMEA region. His experience in the Lithium Ion battery market comes from working at European battery manufacturer Northvolt. He has also worked as technical consultant for renewable energy projects at Swedish company Renetech and held other previous roles on product development and research areas.
Rui Lui,
Global Marketing Manager - Batteries,
Solvay
Rui Liu is Global Marketing Manager of Batteries in Solvay Specialty Polymers. She has more than 14 years of experience in fluoropolymers and related markets, including CPI, construction and Semicon.
She has started working in Li-ion Battery market since 2011 and have witnessed the booming of this exciting market by deeply involved in the development of Solef® PVDF for cathode binder and separator coating for improving battery energy density and cycle life.
Today, she is working on the new application exploration of high performance polymers in metal replacement of module/pack and dielectric fluids for immersion cooling.
Elena Molena,
BEV Application Engineer,
BorgWarner
Bio: Coming Soon…
11:45am
Securing the Supply Chain for Automotive Electrification
11:45am - 1:00pm
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
Arguably the most fundamental component in securing the future of the automotive sector, in the UK and regionally is moving for a swift change to electrification. This means change for all stakeholders from government bodies and OEMs through to research institutes, components and materials suppliers. An industry-wide awakening is needed to take advantage of the new opportunities arising and what is required in the way of skills, resources, R&D, government support and materials for a reliable secure supply chain to prop up a potentially huge growth area for the UK’s car industry.
Key Topics:
- Are there governmental issues for importing/exporting finished goods or raw materials? How could trade agreements and unreliable source countries impact raw materials?
- Should the UK be making or buying powertrains?
- How are the international players influencing the UK in cell production/supply chain?
- Will the global supply chain continue to be feasible or desirable?
- Securing a sustainable supply chain for EV and battery as we move from the numerous component supply chain of ICEs to electric powertrains and batteries?
- Could raw materials be sourced locally? Is European underwater mining of lithium a viable possibility? Could deep sea mining offer an alternative source for Cobalt or other key materials?
Moderator
Professor David Greenwood,
Professor, Advanced Propulsion Systems,
The University of Warwick
Professor Greenwood joined WMG from Ricardo UK Ltd where he was Head of Hybrid and Electric Systems leading technology projects including passenger cars, defence, motorsport and the clean energy markets. He was also a member of the Senior Leadership team of the UK division and held responsibility for R&D, Innovation, IP and Technology Roadmapping. This included the preparation of automotive industry technology roadmaps and research priorities for the NAIGT (New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team), TSB and Automotive Council.
In addition to his extensive experience at Ricardo, Professor Greenwood has also been a Board Director at CENEX (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Vehicles), Chair of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Innovation Working Group and a Member of the Technology Strategy Board’s IDP Industry Advisory Board. He is also a member of the EPSRC’s Energy Scientific Advisory Committee.
Professor Greenwood co-ordinates the University’s activities as the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s Electrical Energy Storage Spoke. He also provides key academic leadership for the development of R&D activities for the National Automotive Innovation Centre.
Speakers
Jeremy Wrathall,
Founder and CEO,
Cornish Lithium
Jeremy has over 30 years of experience in the mining finance industry and has advised mining companies on transactions globally.
Following his graduation in Mining Engineering at the Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall, he spent three years working as a mining engineer in the South African gold mining industry. Jeremy then pursued a career in mining investment banking in London which included senior roles at global investment banks, including his most recent role as Global Head of Natural Resources – London at Investec Bank plc.
He has advised on transactions on all of the world’s major mining exchanges and has served as a non-Executive director of mining companies listed on AIM and on the ASX. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Having founded Cornish Lithium in 2016, Jeremy decided to fully focus on the company and left his career in investment banking in March 2017.
Dave OudeNijeweme,
Head of Technology Trends,
Advanced Propulsion Centre
Dave has spent over 18 years in automotive companies and consultancies, with a focus on research and development of clean and efficient vehicles.
This included a stint at JLR getting new engines & technologies to market, time at MAHLE powertrain working in low CO2 technology demonstrator projects including a downsized engine, a range extender electric vehicle and a solar-driven Stirling engine as well as running a number of client projects. More recently Dave worked at E4tech, which is a strategic consultancy in sustainable energy.
At the APC Dave is responsible for providing strategic insights into future automotive technologies (road mapping) and how the UK should position itself to benefit most. His remit includes automotive propulsion as well as Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies. Currently he is helping to build the supply chain for electrified vehicles.
Martin Wood,
Supply Chain Specialist,
Department for International Trade
Martin Wood has had a 25+ years career in industry primarily in the automotive sector. He started his career at Ford Motor Company in the UK taking positions in both the Engineering & Manufacturing functions, working in new model development, test and launch. His experience was widened within the commercial departments of Ford, operating in Eastern Europe & Africa; he subsequently joined the Ford Components Division which became Visteon in 1997.
Martin joined a major Tier 1 automotive supplier, Kostal GmbH & CO KG, in 1998 operating primarily in Technical Sales until becoming Sales & Marketing Director in 2001, and later taking responsibility for Quality Assurance. Martin became Managing Director / CEO of the Kostal UK operation in 2006 with responsibility for all UK Engineering & Operational activities for UK and Scandinavian customers.
Martin has also operated as Managing Director for other general engineering businesses, gaining experience in many different territories and markets and operating withing the Oil & Gas, Chemical and Energy sectors.
In 2016 Martin joined UK Trade & Investment’s Automotive Investment Organisation (AIO) as Business Development Director with specific responsibility for the current and future supply chain. AIO is now the Auto Sector Team, part of the Department of International Trade’s Technology & Advanced Manufacturing Cluster.
Stephen Gifford,
Chief Economist,
Faraday Institution
Stephen Gifford joined the Faraday Institution in March 2019. His focus is on making the organisation the go-to place for insights into the technological, economic and social benefits of batteries and electrical energy storage. He is developing techno-economic models of supply, demand and cost, covering both global and the UK markets.
Stephen has over 25 years of economics experience, including as the Chief Economist at Grant Thornton, the Director of Economics at the CBI and as a senior economist at KPMG, Oxford Economics and the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit. Prior to joining the Faraday Institution, Stephen was Head of Economic Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority, where he focused on the regulation of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, and the development of the new runway at Heathrow. Stephen is currently a Commissioner in the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.
Stephen brings particular skills and expertise in economic policy, transport economics, infrastructure, market assessment and the role of the public sector. He has a first-class degree in Economics from the University of Liverpool and a MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics.
1:00pm
Lunch Break
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Track 2
Arguably the most fundamental component in securing the future of the automotive sector, in the UK and regionally is moving for a swift change to electrification. This means change for all stakeholders from government bodies and OEMs through to research institutes, components and materials suppliers. An industry-wide awakening is needed to take advantage of the new opportunities arising and what is required in the way of skills, resources, R&D, government support and materials for a reliable secure supply chain to prop up a potentially huge growth area for the UK’s car industry.
Key Topics:
- Are there governmental issues for importing/exporting finished goods or raw materials? How could trade agreements and unreliable source countries impact raw materials?
- Should the UK be making or buying powertrains?
- How are the international players influencing the UK in cell production/supply chain?
- Will the global supply chain continue to be feasible or desirable?
- Securing a sustainable supply chain for EV and battery as we move from the numerous component supply chain of ICEs to electric powertrains and batteries?
- Could raw materials be sourced locally? Is European underwater mining of lithium a viable possibility? Could deep sea mining offer an alternative source for Cobalt or other key materials?
Moderator
Professor David Greenwood,
Professor, Advanced Propulsion Systems,
The University of Warwick
Professor Greenwood joined WMG from Ricardo UK Ltd where he was Head of Hybrid and Electric Systems leading technology projects including passenger cars, defence, motorsport and the clean energy markets. He was also a member of the Senior Leadership team of the UK division and held responsibility for R&D, Innovation, IP and Technology Roadmapping. This included the preparation of automotive industry technology roadmaps and research priorities for the NAIGT (New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team), TSB and Automotive Council.
In addition to his extensive experience at Ricardo, Professor Greenwood has also been a Board Director at CENEX (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Vehicles), Chair of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Innovation Working Group and a Member of the Technology Strategy Board’s IDP Industry Advisory Board. He is also a member of the EPSRC’s Energy Scientific Advisory Committee.
Professor Greenwood co-ordinates the University’s activities as the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s Electrical Energy Storage Spoke. He also provides key academic leadership for the development of R&D activities for the National Automotive Innovation Centre.
Speakers
Stephen Gifford,
Chief Economist,
Faraday Institution
Stephen Gifford joined the Faraday Institution in March 2019. His focus is on making the organisation the go-to place for insights into the technological, economic and social benefits of batteries and electrical energy storage. He is developing techno-economic models of supply, demand and cost, covering both global and the UK markets.
Stephen has over 25 years of economics experience, including as the Chief Economist at Grant Thornton, the Director of Economics at the CBI and as a senior economist at KPMG, Oxford Economics and the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit. Prior to joining the Faraday Institution, Stephen was Head of Economic Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority, where he focused on the regulation of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, and the development of the new runway at Heathrow. Stephen is currently a Commissioner in the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.
Stephen brings particular skills and expertise in economic policy, transport economics, infrastructure, market assessment and the role of the public sector. He has a first-class degree in Economics from the University of Liverpool and a MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics.
Jeremy Wrathall,
Founder and CEO,
Cornish Lithium
Jeremy has over 30 years of experience in the mining finance industry and has advised mining companies on transactions globally.
Following his graduation in Mining Engineering at the Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall, he spent three years working as a mining engineer in the South African gold mining industry. Jeremy then pursued a career in mining investment banking in London which included senior roles at global investment banks, including his most recent role as Global Head of Natural Resources – London at Investec Bank plc.
He has advised on transactions on all of the world’s major mining exchanges and has served as a non-Executive director of mining companies listed on AIM and on the ASX. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Having founded Cornish Lithium in 2016, Jeremy decided to fully focus on the company and left his career in investment banking in March 2017.
Dave OudeNijeweme,
Head of Technology Trends,
Advanced Propulsion Centre
Dave has spent over 18 years in automotive companies and consultancies, with a focus on research and development of clean and efficient vehicles.
This included a stint at JLR getting new engines & technologies to market, time at MAHLE powertrain working in low CO2 technology demonstrator projects including a downsized engine, a range extender electric vehicle and a solar-driven Stirling engine as well as running a number of client projects. More recently Dave worked at E4tech, which is a strategic consultancy in sustainable energy.
At the APC Dave is responsible for providing strategic insights into future automotive technologies (road mapping) and how the UK should position itself to benefit most. His remit includes automotive propulsion as well as Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies. Currently he is helping to build the supply chain for electrified vehicles.
Martin Wood,
Supply Chain Specialist,
Department for International Trade
Martin Wood has had a 25+ years career in industry primarily in the automotive sector. He started his career at Ford Motor Company in the UK taking positions in both the Engineering & Manufacturing functions, working in new model development, test and launch. His experience was widened within the commercial departments of Ford, operating in Eastern Europe & Africa; he subsequently joined the Ford Components Division which became Visteon in 1997.
Martin joined a major Tier 1 automotive supplier, Kostal GmbH & CO KG, in 1998 operating primarily in Technical Sales until becoming Sales & Marketing Director in 2001, and later taking responsibility for Quality Assurance. Martin became Managing Director / CEO of the Kostal UK operation in 2006 with responsibility for all UK Engineering & Operational activities for UK and Scandinavian customers.
Martin has also operated as Managing Director for other general engineering businesses, gaining experience in many different territories and markets and operating withing the Oil & Gas, Chemical and Energy sectors.
In 2016 Martin joined UK Trade & Investment’s Automotive Investment Organisation (AIO) as Business Development Director with specific responsibility for the current and future supply chain. AIO is now the Auto Sector Team, part of the Department of International Trade’s Technology & Advanced Manufacturing Cluster.
2:00pm
Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) for Li-ion Alternatives - Including Solid State, Li-Sulfur and Hydrogen Technologies
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
Myriad materials are being considered in the push to create safer, lighter, more durable, faster charging, less expensive batteries and one of the primary focuses for these factors rests in the battery/cells. Listen to our leading panel of experts addressing several alternative power sources and their pros and cons, sharing their views on when we can expect these technologies to reach maturity for the automotive or alternative markets.
Key Topics:
- How far along with the TRL scale is solid state and should we continue to consider it a viable alternative for automotive applications?
- Developments in cobalt free NMC chemistries and manganese rich chemistries
- Could new advances in Li-S make it a viable alternative to Li-ion that’s greener, more durable and able to fast charge?
- Li-metal innovation and how to mitigate the limiting factors from the anode?
- What is the potential for Sodium ion batteries?
- Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries (LiFePO4) possibilities and limitations?
- Understanding how fuel cells and batteries can work together
Speakers
Dr. Dee Strand,
Principal Scientist,
Wildcat Technologies
Dr. Dee Strand is a Senior Scientist at Wildcat Discovery Technologies. Dr. Strand has over twenty years of experience in materials research, development, and commercialisation, primarily in the areas of energy storage and electronic applications.
Prior to joining Wildcat in 2013, Dr. Strand served as a Research Fellow at Dow Chemical, where she was the technical lead in Dow Energy Materials, as well as the Principal Investigator on external research programs with universities and national labs on battery materials. Dr. Strand also has extensive experience in patent analysis and technical due diligence of new technologies.
Dr. Strand completed her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, under the supervision of Professor John Schrag. Her Ph.D. research focused on rheology and birefringence of polymeric solutions. Dr. Strand also holds a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from North Dakota State University.
Dr. Mahdokht Shaibani,
Research Fellow,
Monash University
Dr. Mahdokht Shaibani is an expert in materials synthesis, engineering, and scale-up for next-generation energy storage systems. Mahdokht specializes in Lithium-Sulfur batteries, Flow batteries, Supercapacitors, and Lithium-ion capacitors. She has conducted research in developing Expansion –tolerant (ET) architectures for ultra-high capacity electrode materials such as sulfur and silicon, fabrication of Permselective membrane separators, synthesis of Graphene and Carbon materials for supercapacitor applications, and exploring the use of lithium-sulfur batteries for more sustainable and clean transportation and grid storage.
Mahdokht is the lead researcher and coordinator of a scale-up manufacturing and commercialization lithium-sulfur battery project between diverse research, industry, and R&D partners across Australia, Thailand, China, and Germany. She leads a research group of PhD students working on different aspects of a diverse range of energy storage systems including lithium-sulfur battery, lithium–silicon battery, and Vanadium redox battery.
Mahdokht’s educational background includes a BSc in Materials Engineering from Shiraz University, an MSc in the same discipline from University of Tehran, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Energy Storage Systems from Monash University, Australia.
Professor Emma Kendrick,
Chair of Energy Materials, Metallurgy and Materials,
University of Birmingham
Emma Kendrick is Professor of Energy Materials at the University of Birmingham.
Professor Kendrick has worked in industry and academic extensively on energy materials and devices; batteries and fuel cells, and has 70 papers and 21 patent family applications in this field. Her recent book chapter on Advanced Battery manufacturing is being published by the RSC. Her research over the last 20 years has focused on translation of novel functional materials to industry relevant device demonstrators, new battery materials and chemistries to cell demonstrators.
Her enthusiasm for new technology development, mainly batteries, extends to the industrial and academic fields. She has been on many EPSRC industry advisory boards, and is currently functional material specialist on the physical science SAT for EPSRC, Committee member for the Energy Group at IoM3 and the Materials Division Council at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Emma is also the group lead for the Energy Materials Group now at the University of Birmingham.
Dr. Ulderico Ulissi,
Battery Research Engineer,
Nissan Technical Centre Europe
Ulderico joined Nissan Motor Limited in July 2019 as Battery Research Engineer. He is the technical coordinator for research projects on next-generation battery technologies at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe.
Previously, he worked at OXIS Energy Ltd as Senior Scientist and Technical Leader for H2020 projects. He has published 15 peer-reviewed papers and filed 3 patents, in collaboration with several industrial partners such as BMW AG, Samsung R&D Japan, EVONIK Ind. AG and OXIS Energy Ltd. His main areas of expertise are solid-state and high energy lithium-ion batteries, with a particular focus on negative electrode materials and novel electrolyte formulations. He is also an editor for an Elsevier book on the application of nanomaterials in the field of electrochemical energy storage and a supporter of the open science movement.
He was awarded his doctorate (chemistry) in 2017 from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany). Ulderico received his BSc and MSc degrees in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy).
Sébastien Liatard,
Principal Scientist ,
Oxis Energy
Bio: Coming Soon…
2:00pm
Cutting-Edge Manufacturing for Batteries and H/EVs
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
In 2019, more than 63,000 electric cars were sold in the UK, beating 2018’s 12-month total of 59,700. However the UK still lags behind the European average and the same can be said for EV manufacturing. Average market share has also risen to 3% of total registrations, though this too is increasing rapidly. Successfully attracting gigafactory investment to the UK (and wider Europe) will result in a secure, diverse and economical supply chain partnered with exceptional manufacturing capabilities. The world of advanced manufacturing is digitizing quickly and UK manufacturers, throughout the supply chain, are moving to both address what needs to be produced for an electrified automotive sector and also the methodology in which manufacturing is done.
Key Topics:
- Flexible cell and component manufacturing driven by digital twins
- Increasing manufacturing sensors allowing for efficiency, consistency, quality control and cloud IoT enabled management
- Improving the delivery time from the lab to the production line
- The improved safety possibilities of being able to update physical characteristics with a software upgrade
- The impact of RFID on driving performance and efficiency improvements in automotive manufacturing and supply chain
Moderator
Isobel Sheldon,
Business Development Director,
UKBIC
Isobel is Director of Business Development at the new open access battery scale up facility, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).
Isobel has had a long career in the Lithium Ion battery industry, designing and building some of the first automotive high voltage battery systems in the early 2000’s founding a battery development company that launched the worlds first commercially available PHEV vehicle based on the Toyota Prius in addition to developing OEM solutions for some high profile fleet trial and halo car projects. Following on from her 10 years in her own business she joined Ricardo as a Business Manager and battery specialist before moving to Johnson Matthey Battery Systems (JMBS) as Engineering and Technology Director, heading up a large team of engineers and scientists, she was part of the leadership team managing the business through the purchase of JMBS by Cummins Electrified Power in January 2018.
In total she has served 17 years in battery design, R&D and business development in senior leadership and director roles and has been heading up all user engagement, supply chain development and customer programmes for UKBIC since January 2019.
Speakers
Steve Nesbitt FIET,
Chief Technologist, Technology Strategy,
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
Bio: Coming Soon…
Bob Zollo,
Solution Architect for Battery Testing Automotive and Energy Solutions (AES),
Keysight Technologies
Bob started at Hewlett-Packard in 1984. During his 35 years with HP, Agilent, and now Keysight, Bob has been part of the company’s marketing and R&D organizations for power supplies, electronic loads, power analysers, data acquisition equipment, and test systems. Now, as a solution architect, Bob is responsible to create Keysight’s battery testing solutions roadmap by researching customer and industry trends and developing plans to meet emerging customer needs.
He was product manager for several generations of power supplies, including the first modular power system introduced by HP in 1989. He has also managed Agilent’s power supply test systems business, wireless power business, and battery test systems business.
Bob holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.
3:15pm
Short Break
3:15pm - 3:30pm
Location: Track 2
In 2019, more than 63,000 electric cars were sold in the UK, beating 2018’s 12-month total of 59,700. However the UK still lags behind the European average and the same can be said for EV manufacturing. Average market share has also risen to 3% of total registrations, though this too is increasing rapidly. Successfully attracting gigafactory investment to the UK (and wider Europe) will result in a secure, diverse and economical supply chain partnered with exceptional manufacturing capabilities. The world of advanced manufacturing is digitizing quickly and UK manufacturers, throughout the supply chain, are moving to both address what needs to be produced for an electrified automotive sector and also the methodology in which manufacturing is done.
Key Topics:
- Flexible cell and component manufacturing driven by digital twins
- Increasing manufacturing sensors allowing for efficiency, consistency, quality control and cloud IoT enabled management
- Improving the delivery time from the lab to the production line
- The improved safety possibilities of being able to update physical characteristics with a software upgrade
- The impact of RFID on driving performance and efficiency improvements in automotive manufacturing and supply chain
Moderator
Isobel Sheldon,
Business Development Director,
UKBIC
Isobel is Director of Business Development at the new open access battery scale up facility, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).
Isobel has had a long career in the Lithium Ion battery industry, designing and building some of the first automotive high voltage battery systems in the early 2000’s founding a battery development company that launched the worlds first commercially available PHEV vehicle based on the Toyota Prius in addition to developing OEM solutions for some high profile fleet trial and halo car projects. Following on from her 10 years in her own business she joined Ricardo as a Business Manager and battery specialist before moving to Johnson Matthey Battery Systems (JMBS) as Engineering and Technology Director, heading up a large team of engineers and scientists, she was part of the leadership team managing the business through the purchase of JMBS by Cummins Electrified Power in January 2018.
In total she has served 17 years in battery design, R&D and business development in senior leadership and director roles and has been heading up all user engagement, supply chain development and customer programmes for UKBIC since January 2019.
Speakers
Steve Nesbitt FIET,
Chief Technologist, Technology Strategy,
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
Bio: Coming Soon…
Bob Zollo,
Solution Architect for Battery Testing Automotive and Energy Solutions (AES),
Keysight Technologies
Bob started at Hewlett-Packard in 1984. During his 35 years with HP, Agilent, and now Keysight, Bob has been part of the company’s marketing and R&D organizations for power supplies, electronic loads, power analysers, data acquisition equipment, and test systems. Now, as a solution architect, Bob is responsible to create Keysight’s battery testing solutions roadmap by researching customer and industry trends and developing plans to meet emerging customer needs.
He was product manager for several generations of power supplies, including the first modular power system introduced by HP in 1989. He has also managed Agilent’s power supply test systems business, wireless power business, and battery test systems business.
Bob holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.
3:30pm
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
With the rapid rise of EVs and parallel challenges around their charging, repairing and manufacturing – consumers are calling for standardisation. In the regulatory field, frameworks around the world are playing catch-up with the auto industry which is set to outstrip regulatory requirements for H/EVs by up to 50% in some cases. These issues, combined with discussion on how the UK will manage regulation post-Brexit, results in an interesting landscape for the sector. What is the regulatory outlook and where are the opportunities for standardisation?
Key topics:
- Regulating second life and warranties on battery packs
- Homologation – what now? What regulations are coming down the tracks and how might Brexit impact this? Could this be a positive step?
- How the UK might codify standards and regulations to be able to trade with the EU and further afield?
- The best methods for innovators to measure performance
- Regulating the carbon footprint of cells and packs to include their production
- How can the UK play in the international space?
- Where might standards be applicable?
- Developments in battery and EV testing strategy and application to help meet standards
- SAE G27 update – safely shipping li-ion on aircraft
Moderator
Jacqui Murray,
Deputy Challenge Director - Faraday Battery Challenge,
Innovate UK
Jacqui is a specialist in materials engineering, regulation and transformational change. Spending the early part of her career as a mechanical property and galvanising specialist in the Steel industry. Following her C.Eng, M.Eng. and MBA, she moved into industrial environmental regulation policy for the Environment Agency and Welsh Government. She was the lead official for Pembroke Power Station environmental permit and led the contentious merger of three Internal Drainage Boards (flood authorities) into the newly formed Natural Resources Wales (NRW) public body in 2015. Jacqui credits these experiences as teaching her how to untangle problems, policies and legislation that inhibit successful outcomes in business, Government and Regulators.
For the past few years, she has been the Deputy Challenge Director for the £274 million Faraday Battery Challenge Programme, kicking off the programme to transform the UK world-leading in automotive battery technology by 2027.
Outside of work, she is Formula 1 fan, a mum of two, Member of the Welsh Government’s WISTEM Board, Chair of the Industry Subgroup and an active STEM Ambassador. This year she worked with RMA Sandhurst and delivered a WISE STEM event to 2000 teenagers and HRH Princess Anne.
Speakers
Dr. Peter Miller,
Chief Engineer - Batteries,
Millbrook
Dr. Peter Miller joined Millbrook as Chief Engineer, Batteries in June 2018. Previously he worked for Johnson Matthey Battery Systems for 6 years as Chief Electronics Technologist, prior to this he was Director – Electrical/Electronic Engineering at Ricardo a large automotive consultancy where he specialised in batteries. Before that he was European Director of Technology at Motorola AIEG a major automotive Tier 1. He has worked with a large number of battery chemistries including all the main lithium ion chemistries. He has extensive knowledge of testing, modelling and control of batteries, for function, life and safety.
Professor Emma Kendrick,
Chair of Energy Materials, Metallurgy and Materials,
University of Birmingham
Emma Kendrick is Professor of Energy Materials at the University of Birmingham.
Professor Kendrick has worked in industry and academic extensively on energy materials and devices; batteries and fuel cells, and has 70 papers and 21 patent family applications in this field. Her recent book chapter on Advanced Battery manufacturing is being published by the RSC. Her research over the last 20 years has focused on translation of novel functional materials to industry relevant device demonstrators, new battery materials and chemistries to cell demonstrators.
Her enthusiasm for new technology development, mainly batteries, extends to the industrial and academic fields. She has been on many EPSRC industry advisory boards, and is currently functional material specialist on the physical science SAT for EPSRC, Committee member for the Energy Group at IoM3 and the Materials Division Council at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Emma is also the group lead for the Energy Materials Group now at the University of Birmingham.
David Brennan,
Assistant Director Cargo Safety & Standards,
IATA
David has been with IATA since 2002 and is currently Assistant Director Cargo Safety & Standards. David is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Cargo team who are jointly responsible for the IATA standards publications and products that address dangerous goods transported by air.
David is the Secretary of the IATA Dangerous Goods Board and the Panel member nominated by IATA to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel. David also participates, on behalf of IATA, in the meetings of the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Prior to joining IATA David worked for Ansett Australia for a period of 26 years holding a number of supervisory and management positions within the Operations Division, the last being Corporate Advisor Dangerous Goods Compliance.
Dr. Denis Pasero ACIM,
Product Commercialisation Manager,
Ilika
Denis Pasero joined Ilika Technologies in 2008, as a scientist specialising in battery technology, to manage commercial lithium ion projects. He became part of the Ilika team to apply his strong academic knowledge to commercial applications and saw the potential to be part of the development and success story of an enterprising smaller company with exciting technology and novel product ideas. Today, as Product Commercialisation Manager, Denis interfaces between customers and technical teams.
3:30pm
Reducing the Environmental Footprint of E-Mobility
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
Over the course of a vehicle’s lifetime it is generally accepted that H/EVs have a smaller carbon footprint than their ICE counterparts but the precise statistics vary widely. The environmental and ethical challenges begin with the choice of location for production and the method of cell material extraction and continue right through to the manufacturing plant location, processes and power sources and finally the energy source for powering the vehicle once it’s on the road and end-of-life or second life concerns. So how is the industry addressing this complex picture and what more can be done to close the loop when it comes to reusing, recycling and extending the lifecycle of new and retrofitted vehicles?
Key topics:
- Environmental Impact Assessments – are they accurate and how can they be utilised for improvements?
- What’s the best route to second life applications and how might grading help?
- How can we improve traceability and data sharing throughout the supply chain?
- What part can retrofitting and range extenders play?
- Improving diagnostics of batteries, battery packs and battery cells, so the ‘state of health’ of batteries can be accurately assessed prior to repurposing
- Designing for recycling – could automated battery disassembly provide a safer, faster answer?
- Stabilisation processes that enable end-of-life batteries to be opened and separated, and techniques to eliminate component contamination during recycling
Moderator
Dirk Spiers,
Founder & CEO,
Spiers New Technologies Inc
Bio: Coming Soon…
Speakers
Anwar Sattar,
Lead Engineer - Battery Recycling,
WMG University of Warwick
Anwar Sattar is a Lead Engineer at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick. He specialises in recycling of end of life vehicles and spent lithium ion batteries. He is currently working with a number of companies to install the necessary battery recycling infrastructure in UK. Prior to WMG, he worked as a Process Development Engineer at European Metal Recycling (EMR) where amongst other things, he worked on the development of processes and strategies for handling and recycling end of life electric vehicles. He has also worked at Axion Recycling where he developed a lithium ion battery recycling process that is currently in the process of being commercialised.
Djovana Manzi,
Head Of Operations,
Nissan Energy Service Europe
Bio: Coming Soon…
Alberto Minguela,
Research & Innovation Manager,
HSSMI
A building engineer and construction manager by training, Alberto holds an MSc in sustainable energy and the environment from the University of East London. He has worked with HSSMI since 2016; first as a circular economy specialist, gaining an understanding of how the circular economy can be leveraged by the manufacturing industry and its extensive supply chain as a closed loop system. He has extensive experience as a circular economy entrepreneur, having co-founded Adaptavate, an award-winning start up.
He is a certified practitioner in project management and lean manufacturing and holds an IMIAL Level 4 Award which certifies him in high voltage battery handling. He is considered a thought leader on end of life batteries, fostering transnational cooperation in the field, and is a founding member of the Sustainable Batteries Steering Group UK, a friend of the Global Battery Alliance and leader of project VALUABLE in the UK, chairing its Industrial Advisory Board.
He is currently Research & Innovation Manager at HSSMI, leading the development of successful collaborative R&D projects across the business, building consortia with national and international companies, tapping into his network thinking skills.
Dr. Michelle Lynch FRSC,
Director,
Enabled Future
Dr. Michelle Lynch is a Ph.D. in Chemicals and Catalysis and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). Her 23 years of post-doctoral experience span catalyst R&D, precious metals market research, patent analysis and consulting. She is currently the Managing Director of Enabled Future Limited (EFL) – a consultancy she set up to help chemical, catalyst and materials manufacturers to maintain profitable and sustainable optimized technology portfolios.
Prior to setting up EFL, Michelle worked with IHS-Markit, Nexant and Johnson Matthey. She is passionate about sustainability, pollution abatement and helping to create high impact solutions to tackle climate change.
KEY:
Thursday 3rd December- Battery Cells & Systems Expo Managing the Optimal Battery Life Cycle - Warwick Track (Hall 1)
Thursday 3rd December - Vehicle Electrification Expo Designing for Multiple H/EV Applications - Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
9:20am
Keynote - Predicting Future E-mobility Trends
9:20am - 9:55am
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
From Motorsports to Roadcars; Skills Diversity to the Skills Gap; Connected Vehicles to Shared Mobility – What are the global trends set to impact electrification and where are the opportunities and potential stumbling blocks?
Well known EV strategist Roger Atkins sits down to discuss these trends with Dr Cristiana Pace, a pioneer both in electrification technology and motorsport – and a leading female engineer in a male-dominated industry. They are set to discuss the most exciting opportunities and greatest challenges for the sector moving forward, highlighting how the industry can broaden its appeal to a more diverse and exciting skills pool as it transitions from ICE to H/EV
Speakers
Roger Atkins,
Founder and Managing Director,
Electric Vehicles Outlook
Roger has over 30 years experience within the automotive arena – including Audi, Virgin, Volvo, Ricardo, Modec ZEV, Gibbs HSA, and London Taxis. From Salesman to Regional Manager to Sales Director to EV Industry Consultant.
For over a decade now he has been involved with Hybrids and EV’s. Inevitably perhaps, renewable energy is now forming a ‘nexus’ with it. He has been very active on LinkedIn since 2004 and enjoys engaging on a daily basis with a rich network of like-minded people all around the world.
Dr. Cristiana Pace,
Pioneering Motorsport Engineer, Sustainability Consultant to the World Bank and Ambassador,
Silverstone Technology Cluster
Dr. Pace has had a lifelong interest in technology and innovation, its transfer and management. This interest has ranged from the deeply technical world of nanotechnologies, simulation and sustainable technology to socio-economic and strategic issues in Motorsport.
She has in the past presented at motorsport conferences, written for the MSA (Motorsport Association) magazine and published a paper: ‘Design and Simulation of a Novel Biomechanic Piezoresistive Sensor with Silicon Nanowires’.
Her current research explores disruptive technologies in the motorsport sector. Low carbon racing, mobility, environmental concerns and sustainability have been topics of significant interest to the motorsport sector in the past decade. This has seen a series of new technology introductions which it is argued have comprised both technical discontinuity and disruptive technology. Focusing on electrification and hybridization, she investigates the impact of such technology on the firms, networks and clusters that comprise the UK motorsport industry to understand the strategic management of new technology and its implications for firm and cluster competitiveness.
10:00am
Thermal Management - Avoiding Propagation and Mitigating the Impact of Fast Charging
10:00am - 11:15am
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
Battery and H/EV safety, fast charging, cell aging and performance are just a few of the reasons thermal management is pivotal to H/EV success through ensuring that thermal range is well understood and advanced coolings systems are in place. Without the benefit of power from an ICE, EVs have to use battery capacity to heat the passenger cabin and regulate the battery’s temperature, both of which prefer to be between 20-25°C. What are the best technologies, materials and innovations for now and future vehicle requirements?
Key Topics:
- Can innovative thermal management provide the answer to fast and ultra-fast charging?
- How can we charge to 350kW within 10 minutes without damaging the battery life or safety?
- Testing for thermal range – what can modelling for thermal range and propagation offer?
- Balancing safety and weight using advanced materials
- How can climate extremes impact power sources like regenerative braking and how to mitigate this?
- New cooling systems for the battery – air, liquid, evaporative, direct or passive
- Comparing heat pumps, positive temperature coefficient heaters (PTCs) and dielectric liquid immersion
Moderator
Shmuel De-Leon,
CEO,
Shmuel De-Leon Energy, Ltd.
Shmuel is a leading international expert in the business of Power Sources, Energy storage and EV’s. Prior to founding the company, Shmuel held positions as a power sources, engineering and quality control team manager for over 20 years. Shmuel holds a BSc. in mechanical engineering from Tel-Aviv University and an MBA in quality control and reliability engineering from the Technion Institute in Haifa, as well as an Electronic Technician’s diploma.
Speakers
Dr. Cedric Rouaud,
Project Director - Thermal Systems,
Ricardo
Dr. Cedric Rouaud has been Global Technical Expert and Project Director for Ricardo in thermal management and waste heat recovery for conventional and electrified vehicles (passenger car and commercial vehicles including battery, electric motor, power electronics, fuel cell) since 2017. He joined Ricardo in 2008 as Principal Thermal Engineer and in 2011, he became Chief Engineer for powertrain development and thermal management. Dr. Rouaud began his professional career at Renault as a research thermal engineer in 2000, while fulfilling his doctorate diploma at the University of Poitiers on thermal management of hybrid electric vehicle. He became Renault’s Chief Engineer for thermal management in 2008.
Dr. Hisashi Tsukamoto,
Founder and CEO,
CONNEXX SYSTEMS Corp.
At GS Nippon Denchi, Tsukamoto has developed the first laser sealed thin plate type rechargeable battery for Cell Phone and SONY Walkman. He also developed High Power Molten Salt Battery for Missiles.
At Quallion LLC, Tsukamoto developed implantable micro size Li-ion for medical application. He also worked to manufacture long life Li-ion Battery for US satellite program. Having won an International Battery and Material Science Society technology award, Frost & Sullivan award, and Boeing Technology Supplier Award, among others, he produced exceptional achievements in the area of special-purpose lithium-ion batteries.
In 2012, Tsukamoto founded Connexx Systems Corporation in KYOTO Japan to harness technologies and knowledge pertaining to Energy Storage System as cultivated in specific areas for use in electrical infrastructure and electric mobility and remains active in the company to this day.
Dr. Jacqueline Edge,
Energy Storage Coordinator,
Imperial College London
Bio: Coming Soon…
10:00am
Holistic Design for ACES - Now and in the Connected / Autonomous World
10:00am - 11:15am
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
Are OEMs designing cars best suited to the market? How are cars being designed, modeled and tested in a way that considers the whole as well as the sum of the parts? What are the future factors that should be considered in EV and battery design – whether it is charging infrastructure, connected cars, self-driving vehicles, ADAS or cloud-managed battery technologies. The development of the car, its battery and the surrounding infrastructure needs to be designed and produced in tandem with, and taking advantage of these parallel technological developments to ensure that the EV fits the application.
Key Topics:
- How are future trends in cloud technology, AI, modelling, connected and autonomous vehicles impacting electrification?
- Moving forward – why bigger isn’t always better, reimagining the design of the H/EV to fit the environment it serves
- Connected vehicles – enabling design flaws to be corrected remotely?
- How can charging infrastructure communities be aligned more closely with car development for mutual benefit?
- How does the significantly increased utilisation rates of connected vehicles impact battery design
- Autonomous driving – how will controlled driving profiles impact how cars and their components can be designed?
- Big Data is being collected, but what is being done with it?
- Modelling performance and safety profiles for the whole vehicle – integrating component profiles
Moderator
Jamie Hamilton,
UK Automotive Strategy Lead,
Deloitte
Jamie Hamilton is a Director in Monitor Deloitte’s London Office and focused on the automotive sector. He has worked with senior management teams of leading OEMs, leasing companies and suppliers to address strategic and organisational issues to improve operational effectiveness and address new growth opportunities.
Speakers
Alessandro Picarelli,
Engineering Director,
Claytex
Alessandro Picarelli has been working in the automotive industry since finishing his MSc in Mechanical Engineering at University of Warwick in 2001. He started working in Powertrain strategy at Jaguar Land Rover for technology for fuel economy and performance futuring for gasoline engines. He then moved to the IARC (International Automotive Research Centre) at Warwick University to develop simulation tools for hybrid vehicle architecture selection.
To date Alessandro has been working in systems simulation at Claytex and has been responsible for the delivery of a variety of projects ranging from thermal management to whole vehicle modelling, powertrain modelling, virtual testing and driver-in-the-loop applications. He is an advocate for using a holistic approach for systems integration and vehicle engineering rather than it being carried out in silos.
Dr. Colin Herron CBE,
Managing Director,
Zero Carbon Futures
Dr. Colin Herron has worked in or with the automotive industry for over 40 years including roles at Nissan and the public sector. Colin formed Zero Carbon Futures in 2011 – a low carbon transport consultancy, which is currently researching and advising cities/local authorities on the transition away from fossil fueled vehicles. Close links to government departments and delivery organisations such as the Faraday Institution and the Advanced Propulsion Centre. His most recent role was advisor to the Mayor of London and Transport for London to develop their EV infrastructure delivery plan to 2025. Colin has lectured and trained people in EV adoption/technology in many countries.
Colin has a PhD (Newcastle) and is a visiting professor, sits on the IET’s manufacturing policy panel and the North East-LEP Innovation board. Awarded a CBE (2018) for services to business and renewable energy.
Dr. Sally Povolotsy,
Low Carbon Vehicle Engineering Consultant,
EES Solutions
Having worked for some of the UK’s major OEMs on Skunk Works and Special Projects, Sally’s role at EES is focused on SME, Local Government and Military projects tackling the integration of Low Carbon or Zero Carbon powertrains into specialist vehicles and developing platforms for the future with minimal impact and sustainable life cycles. Sally was the concept, design and delivery manager on the Electric E Type at her time with JLR.
11:15am
Short Break
11:15am - 11:30am
Location: Track 1
There is an industry wide movement to build more powerful, energy dense, durable and often inevitably expensive batteries for consumers but is this the right route and how do you choose the right features to fit the battery application? Is bigger always better? How do battery design requirements change in lighter vehicles? What are the priorities when balancing cost, safety, performance, lifespan and specific power for a specific application, be it light emobility, H/EVs or commercial vehicles?
- Thinking of potential consequences further down the track when designing batteries
- Modelling the evolution of degradation for design and control purposes – could virtual battery design help?
- Cell balancing in battery packs
- If range is less of a concern how does this open up new innovation opportunities?
- Designing packs with second life in mind
- Computer simulation for battery design and lifetime prediction
- Designing batteries for high volume production
Speakers
Paul McGahan,
Technical Lead,
Ricardo
Paul McGahan is a technical lead in Ricardo Innovations, the Research and Development group at Ricardo. His expertise is in process modelling, advanced control design and estimation particularly for xEV applications. Paul has over a decade of industrial experience. He joined Ricardo in 2018. Prior to joining Ricardo, Paul worked for Siemens as an application engineer and more recently for Honeywell as a Senior Research Engineer in the Process Control and Optimization R&D group. He holds a BE in mechanical engineering and an MSc in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from University College Dublin and Czech Technical University in Prague respectively.
During his career, Paul has been involved in range of projects including – Advanced control design for heat pumps – Advanced thermal management of hybrid and electric vehicles – Hybrid powertrain optimal control design – Battery Management System development (algorithmic and hardware)
11:30am
Battery Pack Design - Balancing Attributes Between Range, Cost, Power, Safety and Performance
11:30am - 12:45pm
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
There is an industry wide movement to build more powerful, energy dense, durable and often inevitably expensive batteries for consumers but is this the right route and how do you choose the right features to fit the battery application? Is bigger always better? How do battery design requirements change in lighter vehicles? What are the priorities when balancing cost, safety, performance, lifespan and specific power for a specific application, be it light emobility, H/EVs or commercial vehicles?
- Thinking of potential consequences further down the track when designing batteries
- Modelling the evolution of degradation for design and control purposes – could virtual battery design help?
- Cell balancing in battery packs
- If range is less of a concern how does this open up new innovation opportunities?
- Designing packs with second life in mind
- Computer simulation for battery design and lifetime prediction
- Designing batteries for high volume production
Speakers
Paul McGahan,
Technical Lead,
Ricardo
Paul McGahan is a technical lead in Ricardo Innovations, the Research and Development group at Ricardo. His expertise is in process modelling, advanced control design and estimation particularly for xEV applications. Paul has over a decade of industrial experience. He joined Ricardo in 2018. Prior to joining Ricardo, Paul worked for Siemens as an application engineer and more recently for Honeywell as a Senior Research Engineer in the Process Control and Optimization R&D group. He holds a BE in mechanical engineering and an MSc in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from University College Dublin and Czech Technical University in Prague respectively.
During his career, Paul has been involved in range of projects including – Advanced control design for heat pumps – Advanced thermal management of hybrid and electric vehicles – Hybrid powertrain optimal control design – Battery Management System development (algorithmic and hardware)
Nigel Taylor,
Senior Manager, Energy Storage and Consumption,
Jaguar Land Rover
Bio: Coming Soon…
Dr. Royston Jones,
Exec VP European Operations & Global CTO,
Altair
Dr. Royston Jones is the Global CTO of Altair and Managing Director of Altair’s operation in the United Kingdom & Ireland. For over twenty-five years, Dr Jones has been involved in the application of CAE methods to produce design innovation. One of his many passions is leading the development of cutting-edge solutions for e-mobility, including methodologies to significantly reduce vehicle weight, create more efficient e-motors and creating batteries optimised for performance at the cell, module and pack levels.
11:30am
Next Generation Powertrain Innovation
11:30am - 12:45pm
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
What will the powertrains of the next five years/ decade look like? How are current innovations out in the market affecting electrification developments, how are electric motors, regenerative braking and design tools such as digital twins impacting H/EV powertrains.
Key topics:
- The future of EV range extenders in powertrain design: Hydrogen fuel cells, ICE optimized combustion, solar, and other options
- How could virtualising powertrain design improve cost efficiency – integrating all modules before prototyping to reduce costs
- Developments for in-wheel electric drives
- Creating the most efficient powertrain
- Managing the trilemma of energy efficiency, complexity and customer acceptance in regenerative braking systems
- Will multi-speed transmissions make the mainstream?
- The latest innovations in inverters – minimizing switching loss, maximising thermal efficiency
Moderator
Alex Tylee Birdsall,
Managing Director,
Tylee Consulting
Alex Tylee is an engineering and business consultant. His mission at Tylee Ltd is to enable companies working in the future mobility space (including electric vehicles) to access the help and support they need, whether that is business operations, technical support or they need investment. The aim is to have a one stop shop that can accelerate innovative engineering businesses. Alex has the knowledge and experience of what is needed to take an engineering start-up, finance it and grow it into a multi-national business.
Prior to founding Tylee Ltd, Alex founded the engineering consultancy Drive System Design (or DSD) in 2007. DSD initially focussed on transmission and driveline systems for automotive, later adding electric motors and power electronics expertise, allowing the design and development of full electric powertrains. Alex started in the business as Technical Director before moving over to the operational side of the business, running major projects and the finance department. During this time, Alex also launched a spin out company Evolute Drives, with the aim to market an innovative multiple speed electric vehicle powertrain.
Before DSD, Alex worked as an engineering consultant at Ricardo in the role of Principal Engineer in transmission system analysis. He also worked at Romax Technology as Engineering Service Manager and helped to grow the consultancy side of that business. He is considered a technical specialist in the design and analysis of geared systems for automotive and other industries.
Speakers
Nick Birger,
Lead Engineer - Powertrain Methodology,
AVL
Nick Birger originally hails from the Pacific Northwest of Canada where he began his career in the alternative fuel movement that spawned from the region. Nick was extensively involved in emissions reductions and combustion efficiency programs for both the Marine (Wärtsilä and MAN engines) and Heavy-Duty (Westport, Cummins, and Volvo LNG) industries. He moved to the UK 5 years ago to pursue opportunities in the Light-Duty automotive push towards Euro 6d legislative emissions compliance. Presently, he runs the methodology development across powertrain testing at AVL Technical Centre Coventry; specializing in electrified applications.
Michael D. V. Enness,
Regenerative Braking Expert, Group Leader – Programmes & CAE Methods, Chassis & Motion Control Systems,
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
Michael Enness works for Jaguar Land Rover in the Chassis & Motion Control Systems department, where he runs Programme Management and a small CAE capability group. Michael’s background is brake system design and the work herein formed the core of his dissertation for an MSc in Automotive Technology. Michael has also obtained a Bachelors degree in Motorsports Engineering, leading the brake system design for the 2011 Formula Student car.
Dr. Mike Bassett,
Chief Engineer - Research & Advanced Engineering,
MAHLE Powertrain
Mike Bassett graduated from Bristol University in 1993, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. He then studied for a PhD at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST,) focusing on the thermodynamic modelling of internal combustion engines. Mike joined Lotus Engineering in 2000, where he worked in the Software Development Department, specializing in the modelling of internal combustion engine performance and drive-cycle simulation of conventional and hybrid vehicles. He moved to MAHLE Powertrain in 2007 to join the Performance Analysis Group. Mike is currently Chief Engineer in the Research and Advanced Engineering Group, where he is responsible for leading MAHLE Powertrain’s research activities in the UK, where there is a strong focus on new technology and capabilities for electrified mobility
Simon Shepherd,
Director – Centre for Low Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS),
Institute for Future Transport & Cities
At the Institute for Transport Studies since 1989, he gained his doctorate in 1994 applying state-space methods to the problem of traffic responsive signal control in over-saturated conditions. His expertise lies in modelling and policy optimisation ranging from detailed simulation models through assignment to strategic land use transport models. Recently he has focussed on optimisation of road user charging schemes and is currently working on aspects of competition between cities.
He has applied system dynamics approaches to the transport sector, looking at toll competition between private operators; take up of electric vehicles and strategic modelling where he has been involved in the development of MARS, a land use transport interaction model, for the last ten years. The most recent application of which was for the Greater Jakarta Transport Authority to aid their master planning process.
12:45pm
Lunch Break
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Location: Track 1
BMS systems are essential to all lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to stop them failing if overcharged, completely discharged or operated outside their safe temperature window. Due to individual chemistries and pack designs each must have a bespoke BMS programme. But what are the considerations and what path is power electronic and BMS innovation set to take?
Key Topics:
- Advanced battery management algorithms to adaptively optimise the utilisation of each cell type according to the scenario, managing high charge and discharge currents, critical safety limits, extreme operating environments and long design life
- How will connected and autonomous vehicle technology impact BMS
- How could real time optimisation impact BMS and ECU development?
- Modelling SOC – How can cloud design and AI impact BMS design and durability?
- What are the challenges and possibilities in calculating accurate state-of-health (SOH) and how might BMS serve this?
- Is standardisation, minimisation or reuse a possibility?
Speakers
Can Kurtulus,
Director - Technology and Innovation,
Eatron Technologies
Can has a decade of hands-on experience on automotive controls, and all phases of the V-Cycle for bringing state of the art technology to SOP for many OEMs, focusing on electrification & ADAS. He was previously the manager of the Software and Electronics department at AVL Turkey where he played a key role in growing the team to 100 people, and covering the areas of Electrification Controls, Autonomous Drive & Vehicle Controls, Battery Systems, Transmission Controls, Software Development, EE HW and Systems Engineering. Before AVL, he was a research and teaching associate at Istanbul Technical University, where he worked on systems engineering, software, electronics, dynamics & controls of aerospace systems. He has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from ITU where he is working towards his PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on controls.
Joel Sylvester,
CTO,
Dukosi
Joel is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the IET, with 30 years experience in the electronics industry.Prior to joining Dukosi as lead engineer on its conception in 2003, he was Head of Electronics at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, designing electronic systems for imagers and spectrometers, and at Elektrobit designing systems and circuits for the communications industry. He has specialised in systems engineering and mixed signal integrated circuit design across a diverse range of projects including battery management systems.
Within Dukosi, Joel leads the team and the technology using his expertise, enthusiasm, and drive to expand his own knowledge. He has also spoken about the technology at a number of events, including trade shows and within academia.
1:45pm
Battery Management System Design
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
BMS systems are essential to all lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to stop them failing if overcharged, completely discharged or operated outside their safe temperature window. Due to individual chemistries and pack designs each must have a bespoke BMS programme. But what are the considerations and what path is power electronic and BMS innovation set to take?
Key Topics:
- Advanced battery management algorithms to adaptively optimise the utilisation of each cell type according to the scenario, managing high charge and discharge currents, critical safety limits, extreme operating environments and long design life
- How will connected and autonomous vehicle technology impact BMS
- How could real time optimisation impact BMS and ECU development?
- Modelling SOC – How can cloud design and AI impact BMS design and durability?
- What are the challenges and possibilities in calculating accurate state-of-health (SOH) and how might BMS serve this?
- Is standardisation, minimisation or reuse a possibility?
Speakers
Can Kurtulus,
Director - Technology and Innovation,
Eatron Technologies
Can has a decade of hands-on experience on automotive controls, and all phases of the V-Cycle for bringing state of the art technology to SOP for many OEMs, focusing on electrification & ADAS. He was previously the manager of the Software and Electronics department at AVL Turkey where he played a key role in growing the team to 100 people, and covering the areas of Electrification Controls, Autonomous Drive & Vehicle Controls, Battery Systems, Transmission Controls, Software Development, EE HW and Systems Engineering. Before AVL, he was a research and teaching associate at Istanbul Technical University, where he worked on systems engineering, software, electronics, dynamics & controls of aerospace systems. He has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from ITU where he is working towards his PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on controls.
Joel Sylvester,
CTO,
Dukosi
Joel is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the IET, with 30 years experience in the electronics industry.Prior to joining Dukosi as lead engineer on its conception in 2003, he was Head of Electronics at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, designing electronic systems for imagers and spectrometers, and at Elektrobit designing systems and circuits for the communications industry. He has specialised in systems engineering and mixed signal integrated circuit design across a diverse range of projects including battery management systems.
Within Dukosi, Joel leads the team and the technology using his expertise, enthusiasm, and drive to expand his own knowledge. He has also spoken about the technology at a number of events, including trade shows and within academia.
1:45pm
Commercial Vehicle Electrification
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
The European Commission has estimated that heavy duty vehicles including on and off road, account for 25% of the EU’s traffic CO2 output, an enormous figure. As the population grows globally, so will the need for commercial transport and manufacturing/ building equipment. There is also the new 2019 regulation which pushes for fleets to reduce emissions by 15% in the next few years (by 2024) – no small feat. What are the current and possible technologies that will exponentially increase the ability of large format vehicles to bring emissions in line with this forecast without drastically impacting the bottom line for fleets across Europe?
Key Topics:
- Will batteries, fuel cells or both provide the answer to powering commercial vehicles in future?
- The criticality of rare earth materials for electric motors
- How can telematics be mastered to enhance the understanding of fleet capabilities and the resulting application of the right vehicle with the right power source in the right task?
- The challenges in electrifying the 700-V machine class
- What is the ideal architecture for heavy duty vehicles?
- How will batteries power industrial vehicles such as forklifts for traction as well as manual tasks?
- Could 48V technology provide enough power to enable to bridge the gap for the 2024 regulations?
Moderator
Dr. Antony J Allen,
Associate Professor and Education Discipline Group Lead: Energy and Propulsion,
WMG University of Warwick
Antony Allen is an Associate Professor at WMG, University of Warwick where he leads the Energy and Propulsion Education Discipline Group. Antony has spent over 20 years working in low carbon vehicle technology with Ford, Continental, Jaguar Land Rover and WMG.
Antony completed his PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2006 in hardware-in-the-loop for control system evaluation. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IMechE and IET and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Antony leads a range of hybrid and electric vehicle education programmes on behalf of WMG and supervises Masters and Doctoral projects with industry related to low-carbon automotive propulsion.
Speakers
Manos Polioudis,
Head of Powertrain Engineering,
Arrival
Manos has over a decade experience within the Electric Powertrain Development industry. Having held various engineering and management roles in companies like Arrival, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo Trucks and Semcon, has a wealth of understanding on state of the art EV PT development. Currently developing the next generation of powertrains for the UK startup Arrival, leading the powertrain design and delivery team. Trained in Six Sigma as a Black Belt and Management he believes in the optimisation of systems as whole, instead of the optimisation of individual components. Beyond EV powertrains, Manos is interested in new technologies, and their integration with traditional engineering and manufacturing, such as AI and artificial neural networks. Automated manufacturing and robotic assembly as enablers for more efficient end to end systems.
Lawrence Alger,
Chief Engineer,
Frazer Nash
Bio: Coming Soon…
3:00pm
Short Break
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Location: Track 1
48V penetration is set to rise to 47% in 2024, but the UK ranks quite low by comparison to its European mainland counterparts. Now that demand has been established where does the technology go next? Could it be a 48V full hybrid comprising an electric motor with integrated power electronics and a battery, reduced fuel consumption? Thereby also reducing CO2 emissions by around 20% compared with ICEs and at a considerably lower cost than the high-voltage systems used up to now.
Key Topics
- How to keep costs down with an increased weight of 48V?
- Is a full hybrid 48V needed, cost effective? Contienntal’s 48-volt high-power drive system with 30 kW, enabling a full-hybrid vehicle
- Moving away from base-level starter/generator systems to so-called P2-P4 technology that integrates the motor/generator with the transmission or axle
- Optimizing 48V battery cooling and cell chemistry to enable increased charge and discharge rates
Moderator
Ian Braime,
Executive Director Low Voltage Product Management,
A123 Systems
Ian Braime is responsible for A123’s global Low Voltage product strategy, prior to this he headed A123’s European business development activities. His focus in his current role is on technical & commercial strategies to extend A123’s leadership in 48V & 12V battery solutions. Prior to joining A123 in 2012, he spent 20 years in several commercial business development positions within global tier 1’s powertrain & chassis system suppliers. He started his career completing a 4 year technical apprenticeship in parallel to gaining qualifications HND in Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough College & Diploma in Business Management at Nottingham Trent University in the UK.
Speakers
Andrey Shigaev,
CEO,
Geyser Batteries
Andrey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Geyser Batteries, a Finnish cleantech startup company that designs and manufactures fast-charging, safe, and ultra-durable batteries with extra-low carbon footprint. After earning his PhD in physics, Andrey’s career progressed through various roles and positions in the technology transfer and venture capital sectors, before being appointed to a leadership position in a major international infrastructure project. Subsequently, he moved to high-tech entrepreneurship, which led to the founding of Geyser Batteries Oy in 2018. He strives always to unlock value through the innovation, efficient execution, and relentless pursuit of success of his team.
Ian Braime,
Executive Director Low Voltage Product Management,
A123 Systems
Ian Braime is responsible for A123’s global Low Voltage product strategy, prior to this he headed A123’s European business development activities. His focus in his current role is on technical & commercial strategies to extend A123’s leadership in 48V & 12V battery solutions. Prior to joining A123 in 2012, he spent 20 years in several commercial business development positions within global tier 1’s powertrain & chassis system suppliers. He started his career completing a 4 year technical apprenticeship in parallel to gaining qualifications HND in Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough College & Diploma in Business Management at Nottingham Trent University in the UK.
3:15pm
The Next Frontier for 48V Technology
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Location: Warwick Track (Hall 1)
48V penetration is set to rise to 47% in 2024, but the UK ranks quite low by comparison to its European mainland counterparts. Now that demand has been established where does the technology go next? Could it be a 48V full hybrid comprising an electric motor with integrated power electronics and a battery, reduced fuel consumption? Thereby also reducing CO2 emissions by around 20% compared with ICEs and at a considerably lower cost than the high-voltage systems used up to now.
Key Topics
- How to keep costs down with an increased weight of 48V?
- Is a full hybrid 48V needed, cost effective? Contienntal’s 48-volt high-power drive system with 30 kW, enabling a full-hybrid vehicle
- Moving away from base-level starter/generator systems to so-called P2-P4 technology that integrates the motor/generator with the transmission or axle
- Optimizing 48V battery cooling and cell chemistry to enable increased charge and discharge rates
Speakers
Andrey Shigaev,
CEO,
Geyser Batteries
Andrey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Geyser Batteries, a Finnish cleantech startup company that designs and manufactures fast-charging, safe, and ultra-durable batteries with extra-low carbon footprint. After earning his PhD in physics, Andrey’s career progressed through various roles and positions in the technology transfer and venture capital sectors, before being appointed to a leadership position in a major international infrastructure project. Subsequently, he moved to high-tech entrepreneurship, which led to the founding of Geyser Batteries Oy in 2018. He strives always to unlock value through the innovation, efficient execution, and relentless pursuit of success of his team.
Ian Braime,
Executive Director Low Voltage Product Management,
A123 Systems
Ian Braime is responsible for A123’s global Low Voltage product strategy, prior to this he headed A123’s European business development activities. His focus in his current role is on technical & commercial strategies to extend A123’s leadership in 48V & 12V battery solutions. Prior to joining A123 in 2012, he spent 20 years in several commercial business development positions within global tier 1’s powertrain & chassis system suppliers. He started his career completing a 4 year technical apprenticeship in parallel to gaining qualifications HND in Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough College & Diploma in Business Management at Nottingham Trent University in the UK.
3:15pm
Cutting Edge Electrification - Motorsports and Aviation
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Location: Silverstone Track (Hall 3)
Motorsports has often led the way when it comes to developing hybrid and electric vehicle systems. Aerospace providers and drone manufacturers are increasingly looking to the automotive industry for inspiration and experience in expanding hybrid and electric power sources for airborne transport. Passenger vehicle OEMs also look to Formula E and F1 to drive their own next generation developments. So what’s the latest and how can we expect these technologies to converge in the coming years and what are the latest innovations revolutionising electrification across industries?
Key Topics:
- How could H/EV technology in motorsports influence aerospace design
- Restoring depleted energy to the battery through regenerative braking
- Exhaust Heat Recovery Systems (EGHR) for greater vehicle efficiency
- How is electrification technology impacting VTOL innovation?
- Comparing motorsport, aviation and passenger vehicle battery pack requirements
- Shift quality vs. efficiency – what are the options?
Speakers
Angus Lyon,
Director,
Rockfort Engineering
Angus has 22 years’ experience within the automotive and motorsport industries. Working for OEMs, Tier 1 and R&D start-ups as well top level F1 and electric racing teams, Angus gained a strong capability in all areas of active systems from suspension to engine and transmissions as well as extensive expertise in EV/HEV technologies.
Over the last 10 years Angus has developed EV motors and systems including the car currently holding the world electric land speed record. In 2013, Angus started Rockfort Engineering Ltd, a systems and safety consultancy specialising in development and application of EV/HEV technologies and systems.
Dr. Wasim Sarwar,
Battery Systems Technical Specialist ,
Williams Advanced Engineering
Dr Wasim Sarwar is a Battery Systems Technical Specialist at Williams Advanced Engineering, where he is responsible for the design and development of a range of high performance battery systems for supercars, hypercars, multiple high-profile motorsport series, and novel aircraft. He is also an active member of the United Nations Electric Vehicle Safety Technical Working Group. He gained his PhD in Electrochemical Engineering from Imperial College London, and formerly worked for Jaguar Land Rover.