Leeds City Council is the second largest local authority in the UK. As the third largest and one of the fastest growing cities in the country, Leeds has a key role to play in ensuring a greener and more sustainable energy and vehicle infrastructure. Since first introducing electric vehicles to …
At WMG, University of Warwick our Energy Research spans multiple modes of travel, from automotive and marine to rail, aerospace and autonomous vehicles. Our Energy Innovation Centre is our research hub for developing new battery technologies – from new materials and cell designs through to complete battery systems, supported by …
Disarray and difficulty: It’s no understatement that 2020 has been a difficult year. The arrival of the novel coronavirus covid-19 has turned our society upside down (or is that outside-in?) with lockdowns and the pandemic response, not to mention the tragedy of deaths, illness and isolation for many families and …
PLEA, one of the most important conferences in the field of sustainable Architecture and Urban Design, took place last week virtually for the first time in its 35 versions. This year, the discussion was centred on the theme “Planning Post Carbon Cites” and convoked academics from more than 40 countries. …
Electric vehicles (EVs) are currently perceived as a promising alternative to replace fossil fuelled transport, in the pathway to reduce carbon emissions. There has been also some controversy of its potentiality, due to concerns about their batteries in terms of costs, efficiency and life-cycle. As a researcher working in projects …
I really enjoyed my first time at LCV as I have written about here. It was a well-run show with a twin focus on the developing industry here-and-now and some of the innovative possibilities coming down the pipeline for the future of low carbon transport and sustainable mobility. Vehicle-to-grid is …
The Sustainable Energy Technologies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed international conference on sustainable sources and technologies. The 18th edition of this event was hosted by the University Sains Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. This event congregated around 200 academics and practitioners from different countries, who are working in energy technologies and renewables, …
One remark you might hear time and time again about electric vehicles (EVs) is: “But what if I want to drive 500 miles in a short amount of time?”. Some might say you just can’t, others will say it’s a piece of cake as well as the age-old qualms about …
EV-elocity aims to promote the case for ‘going electric’ by using Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology to save money or even provide a new revenue source for vehicle owners. Meanwhile, it is expected that V2G can help with the increased uptake of renewable energy generation, consequently reducing the carbon emissions …
Part of the research team from the University of Nottingham had the opportunity to present some research to an academic audience at PerCom 2019. This conference brings together academic works on pervasive computing and communications, with applications including wireless networking, mobile and distributed computing, sensor systems, ambient intelligence, and smart …
