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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. Students and members met with IEEE leaders, government officials, university professors, and industry executives. Students from several local schools and universities participated in the event.

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University of Warwick supports development of Reduced Induction Field Torque motor; RIFT-10

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WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) has provided knowledge and expertise in developing a UK-focused, cost-effective production and supply chain for RIFT (Reduced Induction Field Torque) Technology’s development of RIFT-10—a design for electric motors drives that reduces copper and magnet weight reduction by around 50% and lowers cost by 75%.

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University of Nottingham leading 3-year, £830K project on automotive power electronics

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The University of Nottingham (UK) is leading a 3-year, £830,000 (US$1.1-million) million) research project on power electronics—the EPSRC Challenge Network in Automotive Power Electronics. The Network will also compile and maintain a register of community capability, capital equipment and facilities.

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Researchers demonstrate dielectric coupling between steel belt in tire and metal plate in roadway for EV power

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Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology (Japan) have demonstrated the transfer of electric power from wheels to power an electric car using dielectric coupling between a steel belt in a tire and a metal plate in a roadway. The steel belt collects power excited from a pair of electrodes buried beneath the road surface.

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will award $9 million over five years to organizations to assist it in building domestic and international consensus on future fossil energy technologies ( DE-FOA-0001111 ). turbines, fuel cells, hybrids, novel power generation cycles); coal conversion (e.g.,

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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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The project is led by Spear Power Systems , makers of the world’s lightest, most flexible marine batteries certified to the most stringent international safety standards. Current Direct brings together thirteen partners from across Europe’s marine electrification value chain. Contact CurrentDirect@spearps.com to learn more.

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Japan researchers proposing novel method for powering on-road EVs

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Masahiro Hanazawa at Toyota Central R&D Labs and Takashi Ohira at Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech) are proposing a novel solution for powering EVs capable of running unlimited distances without being hampered by battery limitations. A schematic of the proposed power transfer system for a running automobile.

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