International EV Batteries 2020: Cost-Effective Engineering for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Name: International EV Batteries 2020: Cost-Effective Engineering for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Start: 2020-11-11T08:30:00
Location: Conference

Conference, Live Online

11 November 2020 - 12 November 2020

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Overview

The electric vehicle battery market being cited in the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s new research as critical for the post-pandemic UK as it could benefit the UK economy with £24 billion*. Now is the time to consider what is needed to get this technology to the forefront of the passenger car industry as well as to get ahead of the curve of your competitors in state of the art EV applications for heavy duty and other transport.
(* Source: 'Electric vehicles critical to post-pandemic UK economy claims report', 22 June 2020, The Engineer)

Attend the first online International EV Batteries 2020 conference to hear the latest developments in battery design, testing, thermal management, and integration right across the lifecycle of the battery for a more resilient and cost-effective battery.

Hear case studies from applications in passenger car and automotive OEMs as well as from aerospace, military, and heavy duty to see how a variety of sectors are overcoming the challenges in electric vehicle development.

Gain lessons learned from experts from pioneering battery and vehicle manufacturers to testing and safety specialists to implement in your organisation’s battery engineering.

Join the International EV Batteries 2020 live online conference to:

Hear from battery experts from organisations including Arrival, Geely Powertrain Research Institute, Britishvolt, Department for Transport, London Fire Brigade, Warwick Manufacturing Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Magna Powertrain, Groupe Renault, Williams Advanced Engineering, Vertical Aerospace and the Health and Safety Executive
Find out how specific challenges of integrating EV technology into heavy duty, aerospace and military applications are being managed by leaders in the field
Plan for a more cost-effective, stable and energy-dense battery by hearing about state of the art battery cell chemistries and design
Gain insights into the latest battery testing techniques and technologies to ensure an efficient and safe battery
Learn best practice for thermal management of batteries to ensure optimal temperatures for safe and efficient operation
Join the discussion through our interactive roundtables and our live question and answer sessions with the speakers

Key programme highlights:

Arrival reveal how they manage the needs and duty cycles of a variety of electric vehicle commercial vehicles
Britishvolt reveal their plans for the UK’s first full cycle giga plant
Geely Powertrain Research Institute highlight the latest battery and electrification technologies within next generation vehicle propulsion systems
Jaguar Land Rover highlight key aspects of li-ion cell design specifications for application in electric vehicles batteries
Groupe Renault talk about their work on self-discharge testing and modelling along with its impact on range reduction
The Health and Safety Executive discuss the need for integrated thinking for safety across the EV lifecycle and plans and the gaps still to be addressed
London Fire Brigade outline their plans to move towards a zero emission fleet including requirements for specialist heavy vehicles with ancillary loads

Key speakers include:

Murray Schofield, Battery Product Lead, Arrival
Carl William Burrell, Chief Designer-Engines, Geely Powertrain Research Institute
Dave Greenwood, Professor, Advanced Propulsion Systems, Warwick Manufacturing Group
Isobel Sheldon, Chief Strategy Officer, Britishvolt
Valentina Gentili, Electrochemistry Technical Specialist & Advanced Cell Engineering Manager, Jaguar Land Rover
Phil Blythe, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport & Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems, Newcastle University

Technical Advisory Board:

Paul McNamara, Technical Director, Williams Advanced Engineering
Billy Wu, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London
Greg Harris, Global Electrification Services Leader, HORIBA MIRA

Attendees from previous conferences included representatives from:

3M United Kingdom plc
Advanced Forming Research Centre
Advanced Propulsion Systems
AGM Batteries Ltd
Angel Trains Ltd
Anglo EV Ltd
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Atkins
Audi AG
AVL Powertrain UK Ltd
British Photovoltaic Association
Cambustion Ltd
Cosworth Ltd
Cummins
D2H Engineering
Dukosi Ltd
Dyson Ltd
European Commission
Goodman Wolfe Consulting Ltd
Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf
Heliex Power Ltd
Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd
Hyperdrive Innovation
IATA
IDBC Standard Bank Plc
Imerys
Imperial College London
International EV Industry Infrastructure Group (IEVIIG)
Jaguar Land Rover
Leyland Trucks
Lockheed Martin UK
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
MAHLE Powertrain Ltd
Maserati S.p.A.

Mentor Graphics
Metro Shipping Ltd
Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Nifco UK Ltd
Nissan Motors Manufacturing UK
Northvolt
Office for Low Emission Vehicles
Performance Projects Ltd
QinetiQ
Reaction Engines Limited
Relectrify
Renault Sport Racing
RES Group
Ricardo UK Ltd
RK Capital Management LLP
Rotork
Samsung SDI Europe
Scania
Shell
Solvay
Technetics
Teconnex
Transport Scotland
TWS Technology Ltd
University of Brighton
University of Cambridge
University of Exeter
University of Sheffield
University of Warwick
VDL Industrial Modules
Vehicle Certification Agency
Williams Advanced Engineering
Wire and Tube Technology
Zapgo Limited

Delegate feedback from last year's conference:

"Excellent event to keep up to speed with developments in the industry. There are many battery events around but this stands out being run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with the high quality of the content and attendees from across the automotive industry"
Global Electrification Services Leader, HORIBA MIRA

"A highly informative and well organised two days that helped to bring together different subject matters to help broaden the engineering considerations with battery technologies"
Senior Principal Development Engineer, MAHLE Powertrain

"The event was extremely informative with up to date ideas and developments from a range of different companies with both complementary and contrasting viewpoints on the future direction of the industry. It has been reassuring to see the commonalities in the challenges facing those working in EV battery-related product development"
Development Engineer, Constellium

"The event was a good oppurtunity to understand the varying challenges that other market segments have and to see what solutions they have developed"
Mechanical Engineer, EC-OG

"Good variety of speakers from industry and academia providing an insight into the latest technologies that we will see on the road in the future"
Design Engineer, Supacat

"Innovative and technical, the International EV Batteries conference allows for the pressing technical discussions to have their own forum"
Senior Development Engineer, Reaction Engines Ltd

"A great technical event - very well attended from OEMs, suppliers and academia. Definitely one I will attend next year"
Global Technical Expert - Thermal Systems, Ricardo

"This event was a great mix of overview and technical detail, with a good opportunity to network with industry experts"
Director - Battery Systems, Cummins

"Overall great event with involvement of some key automotive companies and academic institutions"
Lead Research Engineer, Aston Martin Lagonda

"Very good event with excellent technical presentations and great opportunities for networking"
Project Leader, TWI

"An excellent event covering a wide variety of issues associated with EV battery systems"
Managing Director, SCE Ltd

"Excellent opportunity to network with key UK-EU players in the EV industry"
EMEA Technical Sales Executive, Johnson Matthey

"Excellent event for understanding the impact of EV batteries on the industry"
Market Director, Solvay

"The conference had a good selection of representatives from the automotive industry and many industry issues were discussed"
PhD Student, Imperial College London

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Day 1

10:00 - Conference Programme

	Wednesday, 11 November 2020
10:00	Chair’s Opening Remarks Paul McNamara, Technical Director, Williams Advanced Engineering
	Developments in EV battery production and supply chain
10:05 Keynote	Transport decarbonisation: The role of government Phil Blythe, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport & Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems, Newcastle University The overall approach by DfT to transport decarbonisation Key challenges and opportunities for government The role of electric batteries and alternative technologies
10:30	The UK’s first full cycle gigaplant Isobel Sheldon, Chief Strategy Officer, Britishvolt
10:55	Investing in the development of UK EV batteries Anna Wise, Head of Battery Technology, Innovate UK Update on government investment into EV battery development projects Opportunities beyond automotive Supporting net zero by 2050
11:20	Break
	Battery chemistries and design	Lessons learned from aerospace applications Chair: John Turton, Independent Aerospace Engineering Professional
11:30	EV batteries: Lithium-ion and beyond Dave Greenwood, Professor, Advanced Propulsion Systems, Warwick Manufacturing Group	Three reasons why hydrogen will power our electric flights Stephen Lawes, Fuel Cell Technical Lead, ZeroAvia Introduction to hydrogen in aviation Progress of ZeroAvia todate Next steps in scaling hydrogen-electric propulsion from six-seaters to large aircraft
11:55	AMTE Power: Powder-to-cell manufacturing scale-up, moving from a battery SME to a Tier 1 supplier Fergal Harrington-Beatty, Head of Automotive & Aerospace, AMTE Power	Safety, certification and design of lithium-ion batteries for aerospace Limhi Somerville, Head of Energy Storage, Vertical Aerospace The biggest certification challenges for lithium-ion batteries in aerospace Battery design process and principles in an aerospace start-up Technical design of an eVTOL battery system
12:20	Lithium sulfur: Next generation battery packs today Joshua Dyson, Mechanical Battery Engineer, OXIS Energy Introduction to lithium sulfur technology Challenges in lithium sulfur battery pack integration Lithium sulfur battery pack case study	Battery technology for future aircraft Jason Walker, Flight Systems Engineer, BAE Systems Timothy Engstrom, Battery Systems Engineer, Williams Advanced Engineering The requirements for energy storage in future aircraft The collaboration of aerospace and motorsport engineering to provide innovative solutions for future aircraft Future deployment of battery technology
12:45	Networking Lunch
	Session 2
	Battery chemistries and design	Designing battery technology for application
13:45	Development of materials formulations and manufacturing processes for solid state batteries Denis Pasero, Product Commercialisation Manager, Ilika Insight into the materials and processes challenges with developing solid-state batteries for automotive applications Overview of the various approaches taken worldwide Ilika’s own progress in the formulation of composite electrodes and exemplification of its manufacturing processes for the production of solid-state batteries	The future of electric vehicles Carl William Burrell, Chief Designer – Concept Engines, Geely Powertrain Research Institute Use of battery and electrification technologies within next generation vehicle propulsion systems Understanding of the use of reduced battery capacities partnered with specifically designed true hybrid combustion engines Appreciation of the holistic approach to next generation vehicle propulsion systems and understanding the social, environmental and cost impact
14:10	Battery sustainability through engineering Laura Lander, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London The origins of environmental impacts during battery production, usage and recycling Strategies to reduce the environmental footprint through engineering solutions including thermal management systems and cell design Techno-economic implications	The key to innovative powertrain virtual design and validation Olaf Haedrich, Lead Application Engineer, Ansys Discover how to integrate electric drive units (EDU), batteries and control Explore optimal electric powertrain system design for efficiency and performance Understand the fidelity aspects of powertrain and EDU simulation Learn how to manage system modularity and complexity
14:35	Key aspects of lithium-ion cell design specifications for application in battery electric vehicles Valentina Gentili, Electrochemistry Technical Specialist & Advanced Cell Engineering Manager, Jaguar Land Rover Setting targets and specifications for Li-ion cells including design considerations Investigation and validation techniques of key characteristics Challenges and opportunities	Development of hybrid electric vehicles for a military environment Matt Harvey, Design Engineer, SC Group Global Development of the electric drivetrain within an existing vehicle Criteria for electric vehicle technology within the armed forces Challenges of vehicle electrification in an off-highway environment
15:00	Break
15:15	Roundtable sessions This session offers a unique opportunity to engage in the conversation participating in group discussions in virtual breakout rooms with other delegates. Are there barriers to large-scale EV infrastructure availability and if so what are they? Colin Herron, Managing Director, Zero Carbon Futures How does EV fit into the future of propulsion systems? Steve Sapsford, Managing Director, SCE Ltd. What is the best battery fit for your application? Billy Wu, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London The uncomfortable question: Are we overlooking battery safety concerns? Martin Brown, Test Support Services Improvement Consultant, HORIBA MIRA How can battery thermal management help increase the EV uptake? Cedric Rouaud, Global Technical Expert – Thermal systems and R&D Leader Fuel Cell, Ricardo Establishing a battery manufacturing sector in the UK: What are the challenges and opportunities? Fergal Harrington-Beatty, Head of Automotive & Aerospace, AMTE Power
16:15	End of Day One

Day 2

08:30 - Conference Programme

	Thursday, 12 November 2020
	Session 3
10:00	Chair’s Opening Remarks Greg Harris, Global Electrification Services Leader, HORIBA MIRA
	The growth of EV in heavy duty applications
10:05 Keynote	From bus route W7 to van drop 85012, can one battery serve both trucks and buses? Murray Schofield, Battery Product Lead, Arrival Overview of commercial vehicles, and their wide range of needs and duty cycles The responsibilities of any OEM serving commercial customers, assuring flexibility without compromising on engineering the optimum product How Arrival manages to achieve this, via its grid-based products (incl. battery), microfactory model, and plug-and-play architecture
10:30	An integrated decarbonisation solution for mining Julian Soles, Head of Technology Development, Mining & Sustainability, Anglo American Approach to decarbonisation of mines Why a hybrid hydrogen and battery solution Our ambition for the proof of concept project in South Africa
10:55	Moving towards a zero-emission fleet Matthew Dear, Programme & Projects Manager – Ultra Low Emission Fleet, London Fire Brigade Preparing for a cleaner and greener fleet by planning for zero emission solutions for pumping appliances and other heavy frontline vehicles The Zero Emission Pumping Appliance (ZEPA) Project: Developing the appliance and establishing the approach for the entire fleet The need for innovation for all heavy vehicles and even more so for specialist heavy vehicles with ancillary loads
11:20	Break
	Developments in charging	Ensuring the safety aspects of batteries Chair: Lisa Bingley, Operations Director, MIRA Technology Institute
11:30	Annual driving range reduction by battery self-discharge during pandemic lockdown Philippe Gyan, Innovation Pilot Battery System Modelling Research Engineer, Groupe Renault Testing and modelling of battery self-discharge (follow-up of the French collaborative project MOBICUS) Simulations of annual self-discharge for different locations and conditions Comparison of driving range reduction by self-discharge with intensive real vehicle usage	Safety across the whole EV lifecycle Jonathan Buston, Principal Scientist, Health and Safety Executive The need for integrated thinking about safety in all aspects of the EV design, manufacturing, use, maintenance and recycling chain Overview of changes over the recent years The gaps in the currently available public knowledge
11:55	Creating fast charging electric vehicle battery systems for race and road Yu Merla, Williams Advanced Engineering Insight into the approach and methodologies to create ultra-fast charging race and road cars Key technology developments towards faster and safer charging EV Road Car Fast Charging under 10 minutes, Motorsport Fast Charging at >600kW	Fire safety of lithium-ion batteries: Industry challenges vs research contributions Laura Bravo-Diaz, Research Associate, Imperial College London Evaluation of the main safety challenges faced by lithium-ion battery industries across sectors Analysis and comparison with the scientific breakthrough and achievements of academic research on fire safety Identification of knowledge gaps and research avenues with the highest potential to improve lithium-ion safety
12:20	Networking Lunch
	Session 4
13:20	How to improve battery thermal management: Examples of immersion cooling and thermal runaway simulations Cedric Rouaud, Global Technical Expert - Thermal Systems, Ricardo Presentation of Innovate UK funded project on battery immersion cooling (I-CoBaT) I-CoBaT: Cooling performance/packaging/cost improvement versus conventional cold plate cooling method Thermal runaway analysis for mitigation design: Comparison of simulations versus tests
13:45	The simulation of thermal runaway in lithium ion batteries Stuart Nixon, Senior Solution Consultant, Dassault Systèmes Understanding the risk of thermal runaway to batteries Designing and accounting for the risk in concept creation Using modern finite element codes to understand the thermal response of the pack to design changes
	Thermal management of batteries	Battery testing
14:10	Integrated structural thermal management for heavy-duty battery applications using Heat Mat Technology Hussam Jouhara, Professor of Thermal Engineering, Brunel University London Challenges associated with heavy-duty thermal management applications Definition and potentials of Heat Mat technology as thermal management integrated structure Performance of Heat Mat technology applied as heavy-duty battery thermal management	Testing to show the impact of coolant choice on lithium-ion battery life, performance and safety Peter Miller, Chief Engineer - Battery, Millbrook Conventional water-glycol cooling for li-ion automotive batteries: Advantages and disadvantages Use of dielectric fluids for cooling Coolant related battery testing for life, performance and safety
14:35	Improving EV efficiency by battery thermal insulation Christian Rathberger, Senior Manager VTM & KULI Software, Magna Powertrain Verena Breuers, Project Manager Sustainable Businesses, Evonik Reduction of vehicle efficiency, performance and charging capacity by cold battery cells Thin layers of Evonik thermal insulation composite can limit battery cool-down in winter Significant range benefit potentials shown by simulation of over-night cool-down and subsequent drive cycles	Enabling rapid charging of lithium-ion batteries through cloud based degradation modelling Puneet Mathur, Chief Engineer Electromobility, HORIBA MIRA Overview of the novel combined on-board and cloud-based approach for evaluating complex changes in cell performance with ageing Combining the on-board battery management system (BMS) measurement and state of health (SOH) estimation with cloud-based simulation analysis Results from recently completed testing to determine the accuracy of the approach
15:00	Break
	Battery lifecycle, recycling and second life
15:15	Economics of lithium-ion battery recycling Anwar Sattar, Lead Engineer in Battery Recycling, Warwick Manufacturing Group Overview of different recycling processes from around Europe UK market for electric vehicles and the metals contained within them Economics of a lithium-ion battery recycling process
15:50	Chair’s Closing Remarks
16:00	End of Conference

Cedric Rouaud: Global Technical Expert - Thermal Systems, Ricardo

Dr. Cedric Rouaud is 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 since 2011 he was chief engineer for powertrain development and thermal management expert. He began his professional career in Renault as a research thermal engineer in 2000, while fulfilling his doctorate diploma in the University of Poitiers on thermal management of hybrid and electric vehicle. He was thermal management chief engineer in Renault until 2008.

Jonathan Buston: Principal Scientist, Health and Safety Executive

Jonathan Buston is a Chartered Chemist with 17 years’ post-doctoral experience before he joined HSE SD in 2011. Jonathan leads HSE SD’s work in the field of Battery Safety and has delivered projects for both HSE and industry customers in this fast growing area. Jonathan designed and commissioned HSE SD’s dedicated Battery Safety Test Facility.

Stephen Lawes: Fuel Cell Technical Lead, ZeroAvia

Stephen Lawes, DPhil, is the Fuel Cell Technical Lead at ZeroAvia, leading the team developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems for aircraft small and large. Previously, he has gathered experience in all parts of the propulsion systems, from fuel cells at Intelligent Energy to power electronics in everything from consumer electronics to aerospace applications. He holds a DPhil in helicopter aeromechanical simulation and flight dynamics from the University of York in collaboration with Westland Helicopters (now Leonardo) and is a passionate diver.

Tim Engstrom: Battery Systems Engineer, Williams Advanced Engineering

Tim Engstrom is a Battery Systems Engineer at Williams Advanced Engineering, since early 2019, specialising in advanced battery architectures, state estimation and control strategies for the next generation of Battery Systems. He graduated from Imperial College London in Mechanical Engineering, with a masters from the University of Melbourne in 2017. In his previous role he was a battery lead engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, and now works primarily with customers in Electrified Motorsport and Emerging Markets.

Denis Pasero: Product Commercialization Manager, Ilika

Denis Pasero joined Ilika Technologies in 2008, as a scientist specializing 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 Commercialization Manager, Denis interfaces between customers and technical teams.

Peter Miller: Chief Engineer - Battery, Millbrook

Dr Peter Miller joined Millbrook as Chief Engineer, Battery 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.

Fergal Harrington-Beatty: Head of Automotive and Aerospace, AMTE Power

Fergal Harrington-Beatty recently became AMTE Power's Head of Automotive and Aerospace. In his new role, he’s using his six years of experience in the electric vehicle sector to oversee AMTE Power's strategy in the automotive and aerospace sectors, to ensure the successful deployment of their Ultra cell range and gigafactory projects, both in the UK and Worldwide. He also still leads their grant-funded strategy and has already created and overseen £10m worth of submissions for UK and EU funding in his first seven months.

Fergal has had previous roles as a PRINCE2 qualified programme manager (~£9m APC project, and partner lead on two others), production engineer (niche vehicle programme) and Level 4 EV safety and repair qualified EV manufacturing trainer. He’s also worked in the Aerospace/Defence, Electric Vehicle and Building Services sectors with an industry-proven track record of expertise in project management, CAD design, CAM, quality implementation, MRP, engineering consultancy, procurement and large-scale commercial estimation.

Stuart Nixon: Senior Solution Consultant, Dassault Systèmes

Stuart Nixon is currently working as a Senior Solution Consultant. The key aspects of this role involve overseeing the project work delivered by the SIMULIA Centre of Excellence in Warrington, including preparing statements of work, managing the schedule, offering technical back up during the project and securing resource from within the technical team. As well as these day to day activities the role also involves mentoring some of the Junior members of staff and writing and delivering papers for conferences.

Matthew Harvey: Design Engineer, SC Group Global

Matthew Harvey is a Design Engineer at Supacat predominantly working on vehicle electrification projects focussing on the integration of EV drivetrains into existing platforms. Since graduating with a degree in Motorsport Engineering in 2017, he made the jump to off highway electrification via a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Exeter and Supacat. During this project, an ex-service vehicle was transformed from diesel to electric and the project was awarded an outstanding grade and has been nominated for a best KTP award.

Kambiz Ebrahimi: Loughborough University, Professor of Advanced Propulsion

Kambiz Ebrahimi is the Professor of Advanced Propulsion at the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University. His research interest is mainly in the systems dynamic and control with applications in hybrid powertrain design and testing. He received his Ph.D. in dynamic modelling and MEng is system engineering from Cardiff University. Much of his work has been on modelling, performance evaluation and testing of propulsion systems.

Laura Lander: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London

Dr. Laura Lander is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Electrochemical Science and Engineering Group at Imperial College London. Her research is focusing on the sustainability and techno-economics of Li-ion and next-generation batteries for EV and grid-storage applications. She conducted her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Tarascon at the Collège de France before moving to the University of Tokyo as a postdoctoral researcher; during this time she was awarded a fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. She has (co-)authored 16 peer-reviewed publications.

Laura Bravo Diaz: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London

Laura Bravo Diaz earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Glasgow in 2018. Prior to joining Imperial College London, Laura worked as a research fellow in hydrogen storage technologies for the European Commission DG Joint Research Centre. Her research interests include advanced materials and their applications in energy conversion and storage. Since 2018, her research work has focused on the thermal management and safety aspects of lithium-ion cells. She is now building upon her research, supporting the development of advanced battery thermal management systems, identifying new approaches for battery testing and evaluating thermal management strategies and their effect on degradation.

Anna Wise: Head of Battery Technology, Innovate UK

Anna’s focus at Innovate UK is on delivering the innovation programmes in battery technology for electric vehicles, in particular the innovation aspect of the £274 million ISCF Faraday Battery Challenge. Before joining Innovate UK in June 2017, she was based in the USA at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. There she carried out collaborative research with business and academia to develop battery cell technology.

Limhi Somerville: Head of Energy Storage, Vertical Aerospace

Limhi Somerville is the Head of Energy Storage at Vertical Aerospace and leads the lithium-ion battery certification standards working group at EUROCAE. He was previously the Advanced Cell Manager at Jaguar Land Rover and worked as a visiting research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory in the USA. He also holds a doctoral degree in lithium-ion ageing and lifetime from The University of Warwick and holds special expertise in lithium-ion materials analysis, charging, lifetime and cell into vehicle integration.

Matthew Dear: Programme & Project Manager – Ultra Low Emission Fleet, London Fire Brigade

Matthew Dear manages London Fire Brigade’s Ultra Low Emission Fleet Programme – the ambitious initiative set up to meet the Mayor of London's 2030 and 2050 emissions targets. Matthew also leads the Zero Emission Pumping Appliance (ZEPA) Project – the central project in the programme that will develop a zero emission pumping appliance and establish the approach for the transition of the entire fleet.

Matthew previously worked for the Mayor of London's Environment Team where he led on the air quality chapter for the London Environment Strategy, managed policy and initiatives to reduce emissions in the heavy vehicles – including London's emergency vehicles.

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