News From The LBC Automotive Innovation Sector

With Christmas fast approaching, the London Business Conferences team are very excited about the continuing development of two flagship Summits in our Automotive Innovation sector, taking place in early 2012.

The 2nd EV Charging Infrastructure and Grid Integration 2012 is taking place at the Thistle Marble Arch in London, January 18-19, building on the hugely successful first event in the series, back in November 2010.

With the recent news that fast-charging systems will be installed at BP service stations across the Netherlands, this is a huge step forward for all stakeholders within the EV industry. The newly installed charging points can recharge an EV battery in 15-30 minutes; helping to eliminate range anxiety for consumers. In UK news, further EV charging bays have been installed in Bournemouth, meaning there are now 80 charging points within an hour's drive of the city, which will increase to over 150 in the coming months; proving that the EV market looks set to continue its growth.

Additional investment and support to the industry has come from the European Investment Bank who signed a loan facility with ESB recently, which will provide a €235 Million investment to develop a smarter and more sustainable electricity network infrastructure in Ireland. The European Investment Bank have stated that they will continue to support improvements to energy supply, welcoming ESB's efforts to tackle energy challenges and reinforcing a more sustainable energy model going forward. You can hear from Senan McGrath, Chief Technology Officer at ESB eCars, who will be discussing fast charging grid issues at the 2nd EV Charging Infrastructure And Grid Integration 2012

Meanwhile, the EV Battery Tech: Global Cost Reduction Initiative returns to London for the 3rd time in February 2012 with Kazuo Yajima, Head of Global Battery Business, Nissan, and Thierry Koskas, Programme Director, Electric Vehicles, Renault, confirmed as headline speakers.

As the only commercial EV conference to be supported by SAE International, EV Battery Tech continues to be one of the most well respected EV Battery conferences, as indicated by the overwhelming participation from the auto industry. We are looking forward to hearing from Jörn Tinnemeyer, Chair, Electronic Fuel (E-Fuel) Guage Committee, Battery Technical Standards at the SAE who will be taking part in a discussion on ‘Examining The Latest Standards Developments & Collaboration Between Battery Manufacturers, Vehicle OEMs & Standards Institutions As A Catalyst For Cost Reduction’.

London Business Conferences look forward to welcoming you to what promise to be two hugely successful summits in our Automotive Innovation Sector in 2012.