For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Brehm, the founder and CTO of FLEXeCHARGE. Robert explains what led him to start FLEXeCharge and the businesses journey into one of the leading charge point energy and power management providers for Charge Point Operators (CPO) and Charging Solution Providers (CSP). Helping CPO's and CSP's get more from less! Ryan and Robert discuss the FLEXeCHARGE technology and how the company has developed its technology and its route to market. If you are...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Lars Stegmann, CEO of supercapacitor technology developer Cap-XX. Lars explains what a supercapacitor is and where they might be used, in applications from off-highway machinery energy storage to aerospace. Ryan and Lars discuss the technology and also Cap-XX as a business, how the company has developed its technology and its route to market. If you have ever wondered what makes a supercapacitor super and where they are used then check this episode...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen, from the axial flux motor technology business Magnax. Daan and Peter tell Ryan about their journey and how they came to launch Magnax and be workign together. They go onto discuss axial flux motor technology and what they have been developing in this area. If you are interested in motor development, or what all the fuss is around axial flux motors check this episode out! Daan Moreels Linkedin Profile:...

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Noah Gedrimas from GPR, GPD have been pioneering a new technology for the localisation of autonomous vehicles and machinery using Ground Penetrating Radar. Noah and Ryan discuss his background and what attracted him to work in the autonomous vehicle sensor technology space and then go on to discuss the GPR technology. If you are involved in the development of autonomous vehicle systems this episode is a must! Noah Gedrimas...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to John Springer, who is Segment Manager for E-Mobility at Dynapower, a Sensata Technologies company. John has been involved in battery systems and power electronics for more than 10 years, working initially in battery development for elecrtonics devices before moving into battery systems for grid energy storage, and then to Dynapower. Dynapower is a leading developer and manufacturer of grid scale power electronics solutions and power converters, the...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Rossi, who is Senior Vice President of Autonomous Systems at TuSimple. Robert has a wealth of experience in the development of autonomous vehicle technology, mapping technology and image processing. TuSimple is an autonomous driving technology business focused on the trucking and logistics market. Where they are aiming to bring commercial autonomous technology to the market that can be utilised by vehicle manufacturers to launch autonomous...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tim Hade who is the Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer at Scale Microgrids. Scale Microgrids are a developer of Microgrids, they design and install large scale solar, battery storage and power management systems to create local renewable energy based systems for corporate clients. Following a career in the US Air Force, and launching and then exiting a cleantech business, Tim came to start Scale Microgrids through a combination of his desire...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Mrinal Sood who is the Director of Technical Marketing at AEye. AEye are a leading supplier unique software-defined lidar solutions. That allow the implementation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous applications in automotive, trucking, aerospace, defence, rail and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Mrinal has been with the business since 2021, but has a long background in ADAS and Automotive technology. Mrinal and...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tomi Ristimaki, CEO of leading high power EV Charging system provider Kempower. Tomi has been leading the Kempower business since 2019, he has a long background in the electric vehicle industry having worked at Visedo since 2011 (acquired by Danfoss in 2017), and before that in inverters, and electrical switchgear he is a true industry expert. Tomi and Ryan discuss the growth in the EV industry and in particular EV charging technology and what state...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Professor Paul Christensen, Professor of Pure and Applied Electrochemistry at Newcastle University and Founder of Lithiumionsafety Ltd a specialist battery systems safety consultancy Paul and Ryan discuss Lithium Ion battery systems and in particular battery system safety, a topic that Paul has gained international recognition in. Paul explains some of the main failure mechanisms in a lithium ion battery system that can lead to battery fires and also...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Boaz Mizrachi, CTO and Co-Founder, Tactile Mobility. Tactile Mobility has been working in the field of sensor data fusion and analysis to produce advanced data analytics for automotive applications since 2012. The business started when Boaz was trying to develop a method to accurately plan routes and calculate efficiency and realised that by taking existing sensor data streams and combining them he could generate much more accurate models than using...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Virginia Irwin Klausmeier the President and CEO of Sylvatex. Sylvatex has been developing new manufacturing techniques to radically reduce the cost and carbon footprint of Cathode Active Material, they have focused on this part of the battery cell because according to their research it represents over 50% of the cost and around 47% of the embodied CO2 in a Lithium Ion battery system. Their technology has the potential to make a huge impact reducing the...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Gavin White, the Co-Founder and CEO of About:Energy. Gavin and his co-founders established About:Energy in 2021, building on their academic research in the field of battery cell testing, modelling and simulation. The company has developed a software platform "The Voltt" which provides high-quality battery data and models for their customers to use helping to accelerate in-house battery development, programs. About energy also offers physical testing...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Nabeel Shirazee who is the Global Chief Technology Officer of the electric drive system company ePropelled. Nabeel has been involved in the development of complex electromagnetic systems since completing his PhD in this field at Cardiff University in 1998. After more than 20 years working in electromagnetic systems development and consulting he merged his consultancy business ElectronicaUK with ePropelled and became the global CTO. ePropelled has...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to EV industry expert Eric Azeroual, who is VP of the Danfoss Editron On-Highway Business Unit. Eric has been involved in the electrification industry since 2004, when after graduating from Polytechnique Montreal with a degree in mechatronic engineering, he joined what was TM4, an early pioneer in the electric vehicle industry. TM4's history started in the early '90s, Hydro-Québec, the forward looking power generation utility for the Canadian province...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Richard Clarke, Principal Mechanical Engineer at McLaren Applied Richard is a mechanical engineer who started his career at Dyson and then moved into the motorsport industry at Redbull and then to McLaren Applied. At McLaren Applied Richard is heavily involved in the companies telematics and sensor technology business. Ryan and Richard discuss the motorsport industry and his experiences including the emerging trends for electrification and the...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Isobel Sheldon, the Chief Strategy Officer at UK battery manufacturing company Britishvolt. Isobel is a pioneer of the battery industry, having been involved in the development of battery systems and technology since 2003. She has held roles at Ricardo, Johnsson Mathey and Cummins and then joined the team at the UK Battery Innovation Centre or UKBIC. See podcast #44 for an interview with Isobel when she was Director of business development at UK BIC,...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Jacqui Murray who is Deputy Director of the Faraday Battery Challenge, part of Innovate UK. Jacqui helps lead this £330m million UK government investment initiative to develop batteries that are more cost-effective, high-quality, durable, safe, low-weight and recyclable. Ryan and Jacqui talk about her background in the steel industry, environmental regulation and advanced materials innovation, how the Faraday Challenge came about in the first place...

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Claire Miller who is Director of Technology and Innovation at Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy group. With the huge rise in the cost of electricity driven by the price of Gas (which is a bit of an anomaly in the electricity market) there has never been a better time to talk about the potential of Vehicle to Grid or V2G technology to help deal with electricity demand peaks during the day and consequently remove the need for gas...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan talks to semiconductor industry veteran turned sales and marketing coach Alastair Boyd about the current challenges and headwinds affecting the industry. You don't have to look far today to see the issues the semiconductor industry is facing, long lead times and supply chain challenges meaning that many of the end products which rely on semi conductors such as cars and consumer electronics have struggled with irregular production. Components worth a...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Graham Cooley from hydrogen electrolyser specialists ITM Power PLC. ITM manufacture market-leading PEM electrolysers which help decarbonise industry, heat, power and mobility by harnessing the power of green hydrogen. They have an ambitous plan to scale up the business to meet the demands of the market for green hydrogen. Hydrogen as an energy vector in transport can be controversial, but in this podcast we learn much more...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Mike Potts CEO of Streetdrone. Streetdrone was formed by Mike and Previous podcast guest Mark Preston (Ep 68) in 2017 to develop autonomous vehicle technology for first mile and last mile logistics. Streetdrone has successfully developed an autonomous technology test and development platform which has been used by many organisations to develop their technology. The company has also successfully deployed an autonomous and...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Sam Cockerill, CEO of Libertine PLC. Libertine are a UK based developer of linear generators, this is an interesting technology utilising a free piston engine and a linear electrical machine to create an engine with an infinitely variable stroke and compression ratio. Libertine are hoping to develop this technology for industrial power generation applications using bio-fuels and synthetic fuels. Whilst this is a combustion engine,...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Craig Fisher from MaxPower Semiconductor. As the Semiconductor shortage is still causing significant disruption in the automotive world we thought it would be good to find out some more from someone with expert knowledge of wide band gap semiconductor devices. Craig is the UK Managing Director of Max Power Semiconductor, a US based company that specialises in the design and supply of advanced Silicon Carbide based MOSFETs for...