LCV2017 Show Guide the UK’S Premier Low Carbon Vehicle (Technology Showcasing & Networking) Event
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LCV2017 Show Guide The UK’s Premier Low Carbon Vehicle (Technology Showcasing & Networking) Event Millbrook, Bedford | 6 th - 7 th September 2017 Technology Exhibition Ride & Drive Seminars Contents Welcome to LCV2017 2 Contents 3 Welcome to LCV2017 4 LCV2017 Sponsor Listing Welcome to the 10th annual Cenex supply chain and market development, 5 Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) event. aided by a consistent low carbon strategy 6-7 Automotive Council adopted by four successive governments, At this time a decade ago, the Cenex team despite the worst financial crisis in a century. 8-9 Centre for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles was preparing for the first LCV event. This was 10-11 Department for International Trade a one-day event held in October, in gloomy To mark 10 years, we are hosting a networking 12-13 Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) weather that turned to rain and sleet by the drinks reception for exhibitors, speakers and VIPs. To mark its support, Innovate UK has 14-15 Advanced Propulsion Centre evening. The first LCV was supported by the Technology Strategy Board (now Innovate curated 10 project exhibits, one for each year 16-17 Innovate UK UK), the Department of Trade and Industry of the LCV event. Details of the 10 projects 18 LowCVP (now Business Energy and Industrial Strategy), can be found on page 60 of this show guide. and five (now defunct) regional development 19 Transport Systems Catapult For LCV2017, I hope all visitors have an agencies. The names have changed, but the enjoyable and productive visit. The exhibition 20-21 SMMT sentiment that launched the LCV event remains (pages 53 to 59) is the largest of any LCV 22-23 Millbrook the same – to have a dedicated national event to date, the seminar programme (pages technology showcasing and networking event 24 Wales 25 to 49) is extensive and highly topical, and for the low carbon vehicle community, which 25 Seminar Programme Overview the calibre of speakers is extremely high. provides a single meeting point for the industry 26-29 Main Plenary Hall - Day 1 while showcasing UK Plc to international visitors. On a personal note, as I step down as Chairman of 30-32 Seminar Dome - Day 1 That first LCV event was exceptionally well Cenex in early 2018, I would like to thank all those 34-35 Presentation Zone - Day 1 received. With the assistance of supporting who have supported us over the last 10 years in 36-37 Workshop Dome - Day 1 partners, the Cenex team has worked hard to creating and sustaining LCV. I am sure LCV will 38-40 Main Plenary Hall - Day 2 maintain goodwill for the event through content continue to provide the platform for solutions to air-quality challenges, progress with battery- 42-44 Seminar Dome - Day 2 and quality in the years that have followed. Over the last 10 years LCV has grown in size, gained electric and fuel-cell vehicles and supporting 46-47 Presentation Zone - Day 2 supporting partners and become a fixture in the infrastructure, and the next technology challenge 48-49 Workshop Dome - Day 2 motor-industry innovation calendar, all while of connected and autonomous vehicles. 52 Where to Eat retaining its ethos of being an inclusive event, developed by the community, for the community. 53 Hall 1 Since 2010, the LCV event has been financially Brendan Connor 54-55 Hall 3 underpinned by exhibitors and sponsors, which Chairman, Cenex 56-57 Hall 4 has helped keep attendance free for visitors. We are all indebted to these exhibitors and 58-59 Steering Pad sponsors, without which today’s much larger 60-66 10 Years of Cenex-LCV LCV event format would not be possible. 68-110 Exhibitor A-Z As I look back over past LCV events, invariably 111 LCV2017 Ride & Drive sunny in my memory, I am struck by how each 112 Ride & Drive Schedule event has provided a snapshot of progress 113-115 Notes for the sector and how far the technology has come, as well as how much investment Back Cover Event Layout has been made by government and industry. This is in addition to how UK aspirations have been buoyed by successes in technology, 2 | show guide show guide | 3 In addition to the Supporting Partners, Cenex would like to thank the following organisations for their sponsorship of, Accelerating the uptake of and support for, LCV2017 low emission vehicles Cenex, an independent research and consultancy Silver event sponsor organisation, is proud to organise the LCV event. Visit us on stand C3-316 to learn more about our services. Developing low Bronze event sponsors emission strategies for cities Locating and Independent fleet Showcase and Exhibition Partners assessing assessments and infrastructure vehicle trial sites Transport Energy Systems support Chargepoint Sponsor Innovation Community Dissemination, Leaders in smart training and charging and V2G Media Partners supply chain research and support innovation Visit us on stand C3-316 4 | show guide www.cenex.co.uk +44 (0)1509 635 750 [email protected] @CenexLCFC Future Technology To improve coordination and collaboration with the academic research community including creating the required communications material & strategy and identify key new/missing technical areas & roadmaps. Manufacturing Technology To identify the Manufacturing Technologies required by the roadmaps and catalyse a The Automotive Council was established in 2009 to enhance dialogue and strengthen response from Government & Industry, build momentum for a UK strategic investment co-operation between UK government and the automotive sector. It is chaired on behalf in the supply chain for Affordable Composite Components and evaluate Traction Battery of industry by Nigel Stein CEO GKN plc. The council is made up of senior figures from Manufacturing as a potential focus topic for the manufacturing working group. across industry and government including the SoS of Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). In June 2013, the Automotive Council published the long-term sector strategy; Driving Energy Storage and Energy Management Success – a strategy for growth and sustainability in the UK automotive sector. This set out To evaluate new energy storage technologies that have reached technical maturity in actions to improve supply chain competitiveness, develop new low carbon technologies and recent years and determine their suitability as an alternative to Lithium Ion batteries, intelligent mobility solutions, and to strengthen skills capabilities across the automotive prepare a report that feeds into the development of a new energy storage road map, sector. Building on the progress that has been made, the Automotive Council is leading the identify UK developed ‘sticky’ technologies that deserve future government funding and development of new proposals for an automotive sector deal as part of the Government’s support the APC in preparation of a new Energy Storage road map. Industrial Strategy. Further information on the Automotive Council, including representatives from the Automotive Intelligent Mobility (IM) Investment Organisation and the Advanced Propulsion Centre (Automotive Council members) To identify sectoral strategies, policies and global trends that will influence the future can be found at the UK Pavillion in Hall 3, Stand C3 213. IM market, develop a coherent IM strategy for UK plc, define current UK capability in IM technologies and identify areas to develop and new capabilities needed and Recommend future activities and structure to develop the UK’s capability and potential to gain a larger share in the IM market. The Council has agreed that a “hub” similar to APC should be set up to coordinate CAV funding. Energy Storage & Energy Management Presently the Technology Group Thermal Light has work streams operating on Propulsion Weight Vehicle priority R&D areas, that continue Systems & Powertrain Structures to support the 5 sticky technologies Strategic Technologies for UK shown in the petal opposite. Auto Industry Electric Intelligent Machines & Mobility Power Further Information Electronics For Further Information on the Automotive Council, Please visit the website www.automotivecouncil.co.uk 6 | show guide The next few years will see dramatic research base and innovation change in vehicle technology; vehicles environment, enhance cross-sector that drive themselves and speak to each collaboration, and unlock industry other, new business models that deliver investment. more responsive mobility options, and more. We will ensure that connected and autonomous vehicles are safe and The convergence of advances secure by design by working with in computing power, sensing government and industry to secure technology, and data analytics will the connected and automated enable vehicles to communicate with vehicle ecosystem. each other or infrastructure, and drive themselves for some, or all, of the We will encourage the development The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles journey without human input. of an entrepreneurial connected (CCAV), a joint policy unit sitting across the Department and autonomous vehicle innovation for Transport (DFT) and Department for Business, Energy Automated vehicle technology will help ecosystem that supports new make our roads safer, allow people with business creation and growth. and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is committed to keeping the mobility difficulties more freedom over UK at the forefront of the development of connected and how they get around, and provide more Connected and Automated Vehicles autonomous vehicle technology. We are a single point of effective ways for road operators to cannot be developed by Government manage their networks. This technology alone. This is why we need industry contact for anyone in industry, academia and internationally will also increase productivity by freeing to ‘drive’ the technology forward. who has an interest in connected and autonomous vehicles. people from the driving task, meaning they will be able to spend time on more To know more about the UK productive activities. government’s CAV programme, Iain Forbes, Head of CCAV will be The UK has carved out a role as one presenting in the main plenary on 7 of the world leaders on connected and September.