IAAPS had the huge pleasure of hosting a visit from Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E, who delivered an engaging talk on the sport's innovative approach to sustainability. He also toured the world-class facilities at IAAPS and exchanged ideas with staff about the future of motorsport.
IAAPS’ green hydrogen production and storage facility, the first of its kind in the South West of England, is nearing completion following the successful delivery and installation of a new polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser and hydrogen storage tank.
IAAPS has appointed Sierra CP Engineering to design and deliver the installation of four high-tech hydrogen fuel compliant test cells at its state-of-the-art centre at the Bristol & Bath Science Park. The move will substantially increase IAAPS’ research and innovation capabilities to safely develop new hydrogen fuel technologies, supporting the wider mobility sector from fundamental research to new product introduction.
The University of Bath / IAAPS have been selected as strategic partners in a £12.7m APC (Advanced Propulsion Centre) funded venture which aims to make clean hydrogen buses a reality and is projected to not only support almost 500 jobs over the next ten years, but also provide CO2 savings of 5.9m tonnes.
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP, paid IAAPS a visit during a tour of some of the most innovative enterprises and institutions in the South West of England. He was joined by Toby Savage, Leader of South Gloucestershire Council, Alka Graham and Rachael Hunt, local Emersons Green councillors, as well as John Wilkinson, Director of the Western Gateway.
A new £1.4 million project to develop game-changing hydrogen-powered electric aircraft is set to begin at the University of Bath / IAAPS. Renowned researcher Dr Xiaoze Pei, Director of Research Quality at IAAPS, is aiming to develop new power systems that will help to reduce the environmental impact of air travel, after being awarded a prestigious five-year EPSRC Open Fellowship.
IAAPS is pleased to announce it has become a full member of Hydrogen South West (HSW), an industry-led association committed to accelerating the South West’s hydrogen economy.
IAAPS Executive Director Professor Chris Brace has been featured in the January / February issue of Future Vehicle, the leading trade publication for the automotive engineering sector.
IAAPS is set to return to this year’s Future Propulsion Conference (FPC), held 1-2 March 2023 at the Motorcycle Museum in Solihull.
Work has commenced to install an extensive solar (Photovoltaics - PV) electricity generation system on the roof of the state-of-the-art IAAPS building, which will power the centre’s new green H2 production and storage facility, the first of its kind in the South West of England.
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