The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) invites all those
with a professional interest in ‘alternatives to Battery Power’
to a demonstration and discussion event on the 28th May. Our
suppliers will be showcasing their projects’ innovation
progression, developed through the MOD’s Beyond Battery Power
Phase 2 competition; and a panel of experts from across
government, military, industry and academia will be debating the
societal demands and challenges for future alternatives to
battery power.
The demonstrations will be led by our funded suppliers:
University College London (UCL), University of Sussex and Artec
Vida. UCL will display how the team has pioneered printed circuit
board (PCB) fuel cells technology; the University of Sussex will
showcase their development of a semi-free piston high-energy
density generator; and Artec Vida will demonstrate an innovative
prototype LPG-fuelled generator that is quieter, more durable and
more efficient than previous models.
We are particularly interested in your attendance at this event
if you have an interest in commercially exploiting such
technologies.
Ian Ellerington, Head of Technology Transfer at the Faraday
Institute will deliver the keynote speech. The Faraday Institute
endeavours to make the UK the go-to place for the research,
development, manufacture and production of new electrical storage
technologies. Ian Ellerington joined the Faraday Institute after
six years in central government where he was responsible for the
government’s energy innovation programme.
Ian will join an esteemed panel discussion, chaired by DASA,
including representatives from the Defence Science and Technology
Laboratory (Dstl), the British Army and the competition
programme. The panel will be open to questions and we will be
encouraging a healthy discussion on generating alternative power
sources, the potential for collaboration, and realistic
exploitation routes to the end user. DASA’s Exploitation Manager
and Business Mentor will be on hand too for further discussion.
To attend the event
To participate in this demonstration event, please register by
close of play 22 May on the Eventbrite page .
Please note that places for this event are limited.
Find out more about the Beyond Battery Power
competition.
