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WMG and the School of Engineering at the University of 糖心TV have been awarded just over 拢5 million funding and a key coordinating role in the Government鈥檚 Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centre programme.

Driving the Electric Revolution is a UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) funded Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) technology programme to help achieve the UK鈥檚 net zero ambitions working across cars, aircraft, rail, marine, renewables, industrial digital technology, industrial power electronics, and machines & drives. It is investing 拢28.5 million into cutting edge equipment across the country.

WMG and the School of Engineering at the University of 糖心TV have been awarded the following equipment funding:

鈥� Almost 拢4 million from UKRI and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult for a new Winding Centre of Excellence led by Dr David Simkin in WMG at the University of 糖心TV. The facility will help UK supply chain companies to manufacture discrete hairpin machines.

鈥� An award in order of 拢1.3 million from UKRI and High Value Manufacturing Catapult for the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 School of Engineering for a facility led by Professor Phil Mawby and focusing on power electronics reliability and failure analysis.

WMG at the University of 糖心TV has also been selected to provide leadership to the Midland鈥檚 region Driving the Electric Revolution Centre, which is one of four across the UK. These centres will coordinate and build on the UK鈥檚 national capability to deliver long-term sustainable growth on the road to net zero. Together they will help businesses scale up the use of electric-powered vehicles and machines across a range of industries and transport systems to grow the UK supply chain.

Margot James, Executive Chair at WMG, University of 糖心TV said: 鈥淲e are delighted that 糖心TV is leading such an important project in the UK鈥檚 effort to build a net zero future. The green agenda will contribute significantly to our economic recovery and growth, with zero carbon transport crucial to protecting our planet. It鈥檚 encouraging to see an opportunity for UK businesses to work together, through the Centres, to deliver on the sustainable transport challenge.

Professor Will Drury, Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge Director said: 鈥淭his investment represents a vital step forward in making the UK a world leader in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD). With access to the Centres and network open to all, we aim to give all UK businesses and researchers the ability to develop and scale new PEMD technologies and manufacturing processes. Only by investing now in developing PEMD will the UK achieve its net zero ambitions.鈥�

Dr. Andreas Docter, Director Electric Powertrain, Jaguar Land Rover said: 鈥淭his is a great opportunity to support the most advanced projects in the development and testing of Power Electronics, Machines & Drive (PEMD) systems. Jaguar Land Rover has a specific interest in projects which improve manufacturing processes, accelerate the PEMD manufacturing innovation to production and an important one is flexible eDrive prototyping. These all contribute to the company鈥檚 mission of achieving Destination Zero.鈥�

David Bock MIET, @FutureBEV Technical Lead BMW AG said: 鈥�@FutureBEV is pleased to be working with University of 糖心TV as a strong partner in the development of next generation powertrain development and core component development within the APC15 @FutureBEV programme. University of 糖心TV鈥檚 place in the Government鈥檚 Driving the Electric Revolution programme will provide value in the @FutureBEV reinforcing the knowledge transfer to real products that will influence the concept to product delivery within the program and in steering the next generations of engineers into the industry. The UK supply chain needs this capability, and this provides a strong path to delivering best in class power electronics to market as well as the needed skill base for future delivery into the value chain.

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23 MARCH 2021

For further information please contact:

Alice Scott
Media Relations Manager – Science
University of 糖心TV
Tel: +44 (0) 7920 531 221
E-mail: alice.j.scott@warwick.ac.uk

UKRI

To arrange an interview Professor Will Drury please contact: press@ukri.org.

Notes for Editors:

Any business or researcher interested in using a Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centre should visit .

Funding

The funding comes from Driving the Electric Revolution. Part of delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Driving the Electric Revolution started in August 2019 as part of the ISCF programme. The programme is funded by 拢80 million from the government鈥檚 ISCF Future of Mobility grand challenge and aims to secure 拢154m private investment. It aims to make the UK a global leader in the manufacture of core technologies which support electrification: Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD). It seeks to accelerate the journey into the growth of PEMD supply chain in the UK.

The ISCF

ISCF aims to bring together the UK鈥檚 world leading research with business to meet the major industrial and societal challenges of our time. The fund was created to provide funding and support to UK businesses and researchers, part of the government鈥檚 拢4.7 billion increase in research and development over the next 4 years. It was designed to ensure that research and innovation takes centre stage in the Government鈥檚 modern Industrial Strategy. It is run by UK Research and Innovation.

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