"This study, 'Charging Hub Buffer Battery Feasibility Study' (CHuBBy), will identify opportunities for medium to large scale public charging hubs, focusing on currently available and upcoming technologies for both Direct DC and conventional DC charging in combination with scalable on-site buffer battery solution. The study will explore and deliver a technical framework design for public charge hubs based DC charging combined with local energy storage. it will compare and evaluate suitable technologies and their impact on EV drivers, other road users and impact on communities and transport. Key outcomes are a technical solution for neighbourhood EV charge hubs and a commercial deployment model for councils and charge point operators.. The project aims to identify technical specifications, planning and infrastructure requirements and viable business cases for large scale public charging hub solutions based on direct DC-DC conversion technology, modular local energy storage and close integration with supply-side energy market operations. We will also determine social, operational and economic benefits of advanced charging hubs in neighbourhood and commercial centre deployments. The work will advance the high-tech sector in the UK, create employment opportunities and attract inward investment into the UK. The outcomes of this study will pave way to a demonstration for using massively scalable DC charging in a practical charging hub settings. Such a study will also endorse the UK as an international leader in demonstrating the potential of new and emerging technologies in the field of clean mobility, meeting the aspiration set out in the Government's Road to Zero Strategy. - The final report will be published and Cenex will also organise a workshop using the successful OLEV supported LEVEL (Low Emission Vehicle Enterprise and Learning) programme to disseminate the findings."

"The purpose of the WiCET project is to investigate the commercial and technical viability of wireless charging for full electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, with particular focus on taxis (Hackney Carriages) and private hire fleets. Given the typical duty cycles of taxis and the required recharging times during a shift, or for vehicles that are double-shifted, wireless charging for opportunity charging is considered to be an enabling technology in moving towards electrified taxi operations. Indeed, installation of wireless chargers at taxi ranks for frequent charging boosts, known as Choko-Choko charging in Japan, offers the opportunity for minimising recharging times and limiting the capacity of on-board batteries. This reduces 'range-anxiety' and helps control vehicle price. These are current barriers to increasing use of EVs. This study will explore the potential to install wireless chargers in taxi ranks and examine the technical, commercial and operational implications. Secondary use-cases will also be explored including the use of wireless charging for emergency vehicles when they are on duty waiting for a call out. This feasibility study brings together all aspects of the wireless charging value chain and will clarify the route to market for both a retrofit and ""factory option"" product. It will prepare the ground for a world leading large-scale commercial demonstrator of EV wireless charging technology in London and Nottingham delivering significant inward investment from IHI (Japan) and ParkingEnergy (Finland) in the UK. The final report will be published and Cenex will also organise a workshop using the successful OLEV Go Ultra Low Nottingham supported LEVEL (Low Emission Vehicle Enterprise and Learning) programme to disseminate the findings."