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COFFEE SOLUTION TIME TO LAST CHALLENGE
MONTH’S Last month we challenged you to
come up with a way of powering
hybrid and electric vehicles – or
simply just certain components of
them – by completely renewable
methods, cutting out doubt over
the ‘greenness’ of the power
generated to run them.
Our solution comes from
Falken Tyre’s parent company,
Sumitomo Rubber Industries,
and Professor Hiroshi Tani of
Kansai University. Together they
have developed a technology
that could see tyres generate
electricity whilst driving.
covered in an electrode, along
The Energy Harvester takes
with a negatively charged
advantage of the build-up of
lm that interfaces with
static electricity, known as
a positively charged lm.
frictional charging, to produce
When xed to the inside of a
power as the tyre turns.
conventional tyre carcass it
Inside the Energy Harvester
generates electricity as the
are two layers of rubber each
tyre deforms during rotation.
The engineers believe the
Energy Harvester could lead
to practical applications as
a power source for sensors
used in TPMS (Tyre Pressure
Monitoring Systems) and other
automotive devices without
the need for batteries.
Lontra opens
new centre
LONTRA, HAS OPENED its
rst purpose-built advanced
manufacturing centre in Napton,
Warwickshire, in partnership with
Shield Group Engineering.
This is touted as the rst phase
of expansion driven by exports
where Lontra is seeking to develop
several advanced manufacturing
centres, a global technology
centre, assembly facilities and
a revolutionary digitally driven
services centre in the Midlands,
the North and London. Currently
80% of Lontra’s products,
manufacturing and services can
be exported from the UK to key
markets including the US and UAE
Steve Lindsey, CEO and
Founder at Lontra said: “Lontra is
now incredibly well-positioned to
address the £69bn global market
for compressed air solutions and we
continue to develop high value and
exportable technologies, products
and services.”
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