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Full electric ship charged with wind energy

The Dutch company Damen has recently presented its full electric SOV 7017 ship that can be charged while it is in motion, exploiting the existing offshore wind turbines. The 70-metre-long ship hosts 60 cabins and in the full electric variant it is provided with LFP batteries for overall 15 MWh, while the other version, equipped with diesel engine, has a 10-MWh battery.

The Dutch shipbuilder relies on 36 yards spread all over the world and has developed this innovative ship that can be charged even when it is in operation, connecting to the towers of the offshore wind turbines and then adding a 4-MW charger, already developed together with MJR Power & Automation.

Awarded the electric motor for RemigoOne boats

DesignEuropa Awards, organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), are an important acknowledgement for the excellence in the field of design and of registered models.
These prizes, subdivided into three categories (Small and rising enterprises, Industry and Carrer), highlight the importance of design as fundamental resource for innovative enterprises in Europe.
Among the winners of the fourth edition, which has been recently held in Berlin, RemigoOne has won for the category of small and emerging Enterprises. The award was assigned to the outboard electric motor, ideated by the Slovenian designer Ajda Bertok; it has a power of 1,000W and is suitable for boats up to 1,500 kg. RemigoOne weighs just 12 kg without the attachment hook, it is easily transported in a bag and it is compact, due to an aluminium bodywork that integrates a lithium-ion battery. It is charged in 3/6 hours depending on the available provisioning system and relies on a maximum autonomy of 14 marine miles at the average speed of 3 knots, while the maximum speed reaches 5 knots.

Converting buses to electric

Equipmake presents the last generation of its Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED), an advanced electric battery powertrain, designed and developed from scratch to offer a green and cost-effective urban mobility.
Fully scalable and modular, ZED can be applied to any bus, from the single to the double-decker bus. Due to the electric motor, to the inverter and the power electronics in-house developed by Equipmake and which maintain an optimal operational temperature, combined with the latest lithium-ion batteries, the advanced technology of ZED assures high efficiency.
The electric HTM 3500 motor by Equipmake is perfectly integrated into the transmission shaft, without needing a separate transmission, and it has been designed with precision to satisfy the challenging requirements of a bus at full load, producing a torque of 3,500 Nm at a motor speed of just 1,000 rpm and delivering a maximum power of 400 kW.
Already used by operators worldwide, from London to Buenos Aires, ZED by Equipmake can share in decreasing local emissions in urban environments, in improving the air quality and in decreasing management costs for users and operators.

ZF presents the compact concept car EVbeat

The concept car EVbeat is based on a Porsche Taycan and is inspired, as benchmark, by the leader standard technology by ZF and by other market players. With the prototype of the new 800-volt electric motor by ZF it has a torque density of 70 Nm/kg with a power pack weight decreased by 30%.
The constant and peak power of the electric motor is respectively 206 and 275 kilowatts and the constant power is about 75% of the peak power. In terms of sizes, the transmission saves 50 millimetres of width due to the compact reducer and to the “Braided Winding” technology patented by Z: a further development of the so-called corrugated winding that allows 10% less of installation space in all.
The winding head alone is up to 50% smaller in comparison with conventional approaches, with the consequent copper saving by about 10%.
Concerning the cooling, ZF allows the oil to flow directly around copper bars, precisely in the point when most of the heating during the operation is generated. Such highly efficient cooling significantly enhances the performances with the same weight and the same installation space. Moreover, it is possible to give up the use of heavy rare earths and the electric motor can be manufactured in more sustainable manner.
In addition, a new coaxial gearbox transmits the driving forces of the electric motor via two planetary gears. Compared to conventional offset concepts, where input and output shafts are not on the same axis, the coaxial solution reduces weight and installation space without affecting efficiency, noise and vibrations.

New E-Mobility Software Engineering centre in India

GKN Automotive has announced joining forces with Tata Technologies, a global engineering and product development digital services company, to establish and set up an advanced global e-mobility software engineering centre in India.
The new centre, based in Bengaluru, will utilise Tata Technology’s expertise in electric and embedded systems and its ability to attract India’s software engineering talent.

A widespread recruitment drive has now started to attract world-class talent to develop GKN Automotive’s next-generation e-Drive technologies, reshaping the future of e-mobility for forthcoming electrified vehicles. Once established and fully operational it will become a dedicated GKN Automotive facility.

«This is a crucial milestone for GKN Automotive. Working with Tata Technologies – said Liam Butterworth, CEO, GKN Automotive – is essential in helping us establish this centre in India and draw upon the world-class software engineering talent there. Our e-Drive technologies have already put us in a market-leading position but this programme will help us accelerate our growth, expanding and improving our products and widening our customer base. We are excited about our collaboration with Tata Technologies in an increasingly electrified future».

Following delays brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new software engineering centre was completed in just six months and houses a design studio and laboratories. By the end of the year it will be home to over 100 world-class engineers and support staff.

Bosch joins the Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna

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Joining Muner (the Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna), Bosch consolidates its historical collaboration in the Motor Valley (Italy). The German multinational is present on Emilia territory with seven sites in the ambit of activities of development, production, application and sale of products and systems for automotive and industrial automation, working in strict cooperation with the customers in the Motor Valley, such as Dallara, Ducati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani.
This move is framed in the ambit of “Training for the Future”, the project of youth orientation devised by Bosch Italia in collaboration with Randstad.

«The Motor Valley represents a strategic area for the Mobility Solutions sector of Bosch, where identifying and training young talents, enhancing the territory on a national scale», stated Camillo Mazza, General Manager of Robert Bosch GmbH Branch in Italy (in the picture). «The technological innovation shared by Bosch and Motor Valley has allowed writing the history of two-and four-wheeled cars: for this reason, we have chosen to further sanction our collaboration, providing future professionals with all competences by our experts».
Andrea Pontremoli, President of Muner, commented: «We are satisfied with welcoming this new partnership, widening the net of companies that support and feed our reality in this year fitted with novelties. Few years after its birth, Muner innovates its study course with the new Master in Electronic Engineering for Intelligent Vehicles, assigns the scholarships allocated by the prestigious agreement with F1 and welcomes some new partners in its inside: a constant boost for a forefront university, rooted into the territory but paying constant attention to all innovation processes that surround it. Together with Bosch, its professionals and the precious know-how that characterizes this reality, the course will be certainly better».

Advanced Electric Machines: the key is the absence of rare earths

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Increasing the production of an innovative electric rare earths-free motor is the main target of the financing in favour of Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) by the Advanced Propulsion Centre.

The SIMPLE (Scaled-up Innovative Motor Production for Lower Environmental impact) project by AEM will see the company manufacture a pilot line dedicated to the mass-production of its patented technology of motors for SSRD cars.

The key is the absence of rare earths, to the extent that AEM states that the widespread adoption of its motors, which can be manufactured with aluminium and steel only, has the potential of saving 133 million tons of CO2 equivalent, 300,000 tons of radioactive wastes and five million tons of wastes in landfills every year.

«While we are scaling the SSRD production to hundreds of thousands of units per year, we have to understand how optimizing manufacturing processes for large volumes, meanwhile complying with the cost and performance targets demanded by our customers» explained Andy Steven, Chief Technical Officer of Advanced Electric Machines.

James Widmer, CEO and co-founder of Advanced Electric Machines, added: «This financing has the potential to transform the supply chain in the United Kingdom, laying the bases for a significant increase of the sustainable motor manufacturing. The results of this project will contribute to create qualified workplaces and to favour further innovations in the United Kingdom».

Innovative and excellence solutions for the Smart Mobility

Since September 19th, the Lombardy Region has invited administrations and public subjects to submit investment proposals in “Smart Mobility Data Driven” ambit.

In this ambit, confirming itself as forerunner on a national scale, the Lombardy Region has decided supporting the investments of innovative development and of excellence, with the use of the resources provided for by the Regional Law 9/2000: “Smart Mobility Data Driven” was so born.

Smart Mobility Data Driven: targets and purposes

“Smart Mobility Data Driven” is the initiative that promotes innovative and excellence solutions, for a smart mobility: through the data sharing, the programme has the target of offering the experience of an accessible, safe and sustainable mobility to citizens.
It is composed by two Phases. During the first (Phase 1), administrations and public subjects will be invited to express their interest, submitting investment proposals. So, will be selected those who, owning the demanded requisites, will be admitted to the Phase 2, with the opening of a Financing call, in the coming months.
25 million Euros have been allocated for the project, on 2023 and 2024 years, from the Economic Recovery Fund, established by the Regional Law 9/2020.

The subjects invited to the expression of interest

Different types of subjects are invited to the expression of interest, such as public administrations and public subjects present on the Lombard territory, Communes with a number of inhabitants equal to or exceeding 15,000 people, even in the form of Unions or Consortia. Likewise, Mountain Communities, Provinces and Metropolitan Cities are invited.
Moreover, public transport Agencies, Universities and public university education institutes, public research institutions and bodies, but also public Consortia and Companies for transport and mobility can participate.
If they choose the aggregate form, subjects will have to identify and delegate a lead company, for the filing of documents and the management of relationships with Lombardy Region.

The interventions of Smart Mobility Data Driven

Intervention proposals will have to focus on investments, in Lombard territory, which provide for an innovative development, through excellence projects in the smart mobility ambit.
There are different project typologies: to make an example, those related to the installation of digital solutions are accepted, for the mapping and the control of individual and/or collective mobility flows, including stop and parking – with the goal of a more efficient planning of transport networks and services.
Projects that define mobility policies based on the evidence of data and AVL/AVM systems are then admitted, for the better management of school and work, touristic, commercial and rescue trips.
Again, by way of example, it is possible to submit a hypothesis of ITS (Intelligent Transport System) for traffic light control, smart sensors (IoT) and high-performance connection infrastructures for real-time communications, or also infomobility systems to improve the usability of travels and of mobile payment devices on means of transport.

Eligible and non-eligible expenses

In the Phase 1 expenses foreseen for the realization of the investment (Phase 2) will be presented, concerning the (1) construction, demolition, restructuring, recovery and extraordinary maintenance of works and plants; (2) purchase of plants, machines, technical-scientific equipment, means of transport and other movable goods for multi-year use; (3) eventual charges for intangible assets for multi-year use.
Instead, expenses for which the beneficiary has already used public funding or other types of grants, even from private individuals or from PNRR resources, are not allowed.
Likewise, the expenses for the management or maintenance, or those for the purchase of land and buildings, will not be refunded. In any case, expenses incurred before 20th August 2022, date of publication of the Notice for the expression of interest, will never be eligible.

Smart Mobility Data Driven, from Phase 1 to Phase 2

From 10 a.m. on September 19th  2022 until 4 p.m. on October 19th  2022 it will be possible to submit the expression of interest, on the platform “On Line Calls” by Lombardy Region.
The most interesting proposals will be identified within 60 days from the closure of the telematic procedure.
All projects will be started in 2023 and implemented within June 30th 2024.

(by Marianna Capasso)

McLaren Applied and Electric Aviation Group for high-performance inverters and motors

Electric Aviation Group Ltd (EAG) and its Electric Propulsion Subsidiary, Hydrogen Hybrid Electric Propulsion Systems Ltd (H2EPS) are driving forward these technological advancements collaborating with industry leaders such as McLaren Applied to deliver application specific powertrains consisting of e-motors, power inverters and control systems resulting in a unique, optimised system for each application. The resulting Ultra-lightweight, Advanced, Electric Propulsion Systems herald a new generation of electric vehicle propulsion delivering a superior user experience. McLaren Applied will be supporting an EAG led consortium that has been awarded an APC (Advanced Propulsion Centre) ARMD2 UK government grant for Project LEAP (Lightweight Electric Automotive Propulsion). The aim of the project is to develop an ultra-lightweight advanced electric motor, optimised for McLaren Applied’s technologically advanced IPG5 800V silicon carbide inverter. The project focuses on pushing the boundaries of what is possible with Hardware, Software and System optimisation.
The venture will involve collaboration between Electric Aviation Group Ltd (EAG), its subsidiary Hydrogen Hybrid Electric Propulsion Systems Ltd (H2EPS) and University of Nottingham (UoN), working with McLaren Applied to develop a new generation electric propulsion system for high performance and luxury electric vehicles, reducing weight, extending range and delivering a new and better driver experience to rival that of the internal combustion engine. A prototype is due to be unveiled in September 2024, with the intention to commercialise the technology beyond that date.
Paolo Bargiacchi, Head of Product, Electrification, at McLaren Applied said «In order to maximise the potential benefits from our 800V SiC IPG5 hardware, we have been focused on developing our motorsport-honed motor control software to deliver advancements in fine motor control. This provides OEMs with the ability to differentiate the driver experience by tailoring the powertrain attributes to their brand – whether that be greater driving engagement, or unrivalled levels of refinement. We are excited that this funding will make the most of these capabilities, delivering an optimised high-performance inverter and motor system».

eVTOL, the first by Autoflight delivered

The high-tech Autoflight start-up has delivered its first eVTOL aircraft, the five-seater Prosperity, to an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) player in Japan, which will make it fly on the occasion of the Osaka World Expo in 2025. In another recent milestone for the eVTOL innovator, AutoFlight’s CarryAll aircraft, the cargo variant of Prosperity, obtained Type Certification (TC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on March 22, 2024. This marks the world’s first eVTOL aircraft above one ton to have been awarded type certification.
“The official delivery of the first Prosperity to a customer signifies a new chapter for AutoFlight as we begin to ship our innovative electric aircraft to global markets. Additionally, on the cargo side the receipt of orders for over 200 CarryAll planes already demonstrates a very strong market demand for our products”, said Tian Yu, founder and co-chairman of AutoFlight.
In February, AutoFlight presented the world’s first inter-city electric air taxi demonstration flight between the southern Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai. AutoFlight’s Prosperity aircraft completed the significant milestone by autonomously flying the 50 km (31 miles) route from Shenzhen to Zhuhai. The flight across the Pearl River Delta took just 20 minutes, a journey that would require three hours by car. This achievement marks the world’s first public flight of an eVTOL aircraft on a cross-sea and inter-city route.

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