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AEC was present at NATO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel Spring meeting

Dr. Idil Fenercioglu Aydin  was appointed as a Technical Team Member at the NATO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel Spring. Thanks to her experience on energy collection through wings, she was including in the section on “Large Amplitude Gust Mitigation Strategies… Continue Reading →

Dr Penny Atkins has published an agenda-setting report looking at the role hydrogen engines can play to slash carbon emissions in the road freight sector. Dr Atkins is Principal Research Fellow at the University of Brighton’s world-leading Advanced Engineering Centre, and a… Continue Reading →

New Battery Cooling method for EV developed with Loop Heat Pipes and Graphite

As part of AEC involvement on the road to zero-emission, a new thermal management system was developed in collaboration with Ricardo plc. Results have just been published in Applied Thermal Engineering (IF 4.475) in a paper entitled “Novel battery thermal… Continue Reading →

Advanced Engineering Webinar Series 23rd July: Thermal Engineering – POSTPONED

Thermal management has a key influence on the performance and durability of a wide range of technologies from batteries and fuel cells to electronics and thermal power systems. Our free webinar on Friday 23 July will showcase leading developments in… Continue Reading →

More progress published on the AEC’s only Split Cycle Engine

The Split Cycle Engine, flagship of the AEC, is a novel engine architecture where the phases of expansion and compression happen in two separate cylinders. It was reported that the engine can realistically approach brake efficiencies of 60%, which represents… Continue Reading →

Two AEC researchers nominated as Inspirational Women of the Alliance

Prof. Alison Bruce and Dr Penny Atkins have been nominated as Inspirational Women In Research as part of the University Alliance’s celebration of International Women’s Day. Prof. Bruce was nominated for her work in nuclear physics and leadership of research… Continue Reading →

Prof Morgan awarded grant in APC’s Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator (ARMD) Competition

Prof Robert Morgan has been awarded a project through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) ARMED program, of which the AEC is an APC Spoke. This is a short project of 7 months but will be employing 10 UoB staff members… Continue Reading →

Understanding Decarbonised Transport in 2050 report published by Dr. Penny Atkins

Understanding Decarbonised Transport in 2050 was co-authored by the AEC’s Dr Penny Atkins, as first of a series of studies by the Transport Energy Network in collaboration with the University of Brighton, the Advanced Propulsion Centre and the Low Carbon… Continue Reading →

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