The car business is a stern taskmaster. Netherlands-based Atlas Technologies (Atlas) producing Lightyear - set to be the world’s first mass produced solar car...
UK-based, GeoPura develops the “Hydrogen Power Unit” (HPU), a 6m portable shipping container, which can provide 250kVA of (standard three-phase 400V) electrical power (backed up by an 216kWh battery system) to replace on-site diesel generators (with an emissions-free alternative i.e. hydrogen). The HPUs are used – for temporary, supplementary, off grid & backup power – in a) electrical power industry, e.g. National Grid uses one to power low-voltage equipment for innovation testing projects & site operations (trialing it as a potential direct replacement for backup diesel generators across <250 substation sites); Uniper has used one as back-up during a 3-month maintenance outage at one of its plants (to power the outage village, incl. welfare facilities...
Founded in 2019 by Sai Lakshmi (CEO), UK-based Caura is developing an all-in-one car admin platform. First launched in 2020, the Caura iOS & Android app aims to remove many of the pain points from vehicle ownership. The app currently offers two products: i) “Caura Protect” partners with a range of insurers to manage vehicle & driver insurance (the roadmap potentially includes car maintenance & loans), ii) “Caura Drive” manages payment of various charges a UK driver may incur – tolls, MOT, vehicle tax & city congestion charges (e.g. London Congestion Charge & Ultra-Low Emission Zone, Birmingham Clean Air Zone) – are all handled with a few swipes (the plan is to add booking &...