About the event:
Join us for this one-day workshop which aims to de-mystify the e-transition process, lithium-ion battery technology and charging, and to place it within the wider context of marine decarbonisation. Our speakers will also share their experience of operating electric boats within the local area as part of their decarbonisation strategy and will highlight the importance of training to support the transition to electric. A Panel and Q&A session, drawing on sector expertise in vessel performance, battery and charging technologies and green skills, offers a platform for audience discussion around the opportunities and challenges posed by lithium-ion and marine vessel electrification.
This event is aimed at anyone engaged in the marine sector, including harbour masters, marina managers, marine boatbuilders, engineers and surveyors, commercial ferry and boat hire businesses, marine legal and insurance companies.
This free-to-attend workshop is organised by South Hams District Council (SHDC) with the support of South Devon College and Maritime UK SW’s Launchpad programme. It is funded by Innovate UK (IUK) as part of The Electric Seaway project, which aims to draw upon innovate charging and battery storage technology to deliver a network of rapid chargers for electric boats along the South Coast of England.
PROGRAMME
09:00 – 09:30 Registration & coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome & Marine decarbonisation – the big picture
(Prof Chris Smith, Centre for Future Clean Mobility, University of Exeter)
10:00 – 11:00 Demystifying electric propulsion
Understand first: A data driven process to deliver operable and sustainable powertrain solutions – Theo Abbott, PurpleSector
Not all batteries are the same: Lithium-ion battery and battery management technologies
Charging technologies – James Foster, ZPN Energy
11:00–11:20 Coffee break
11:20–12:20 Creating marine electric networks: ZENOW and TES
(Jon Partridge, RS Electric, Dan Turner, Apricity Consulting)
Electrifying the fleet – the South Hams experience (Salcombe and Dartmouth Harbourmasters)
12:20–13:20 Lunch (opportunity for tour of the Marine Academy)
13:20– 13:40 Training for e-transition
(Paul Singer, South Devon College)
13:40- 15:30 Lithium-ion: opportunities and challenges
Panel Q & A including performance, charging, recycling, green skills and regulatory sector specialists
Networking
Please note that this programme is provisional and may be subject to change.
Please contact susan.watts@swdevon.gov.uk if you have any queries regarding this event.
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