Updated 07/10/16
Mention electric transport, and one immediately thinks of electric vehicles: but what about ships, bikes, or planes? This one day seminar jointly arranged by the UK Magnetics Society, IET Power Electronics, Machines and Drives network, and the Electric Boat Association will explore how developments in the electric machines, power sources, and controls are contributing to cleaner, greener transport.
presented in association with
IET PEMD Network
Evening Talk – The UK’s largest and fastest battery energy storage system
The IET Midlands Power Group is hosting a talk on the Willenhall battery facility. The talk will be given by Professor David Stone of the University of Sheffield, at Austin Court at 18:00 on 25th Oct. This facility, the first to use lithium titanate batteries, is attached to the National Grid, and is the fastest battery system in the UK.
More information here, and registration is free.
Travel Information
Getting to IET Austin Court
Austin Court is in the centre of Birmingham, about 20 minutes easy walk from Birmingham New St railway station.
Birmingham is in central England, with very good, frequent transport connections by rail, air and road.
By Train
Birmingham New Street station is a mainline station with excellent rail connections to the rest of the UK.
By Air
Birmingham has its own airport (BHX), which is well-connected by train to Birmingham New Street stations.
There are also good connections by road and rail to Manchester (MAN) and London (STN, LTN, LGW and LHR) airports, with flights to Europe and further afield.
By Car
Birmingham has good motorway connections on the M5, M6 and M42.
Limited car parking is available on site, but pay-and-display parking is available on nearby streets and in multi-story nearby car parks.
More details on travelling to Austin Court can be found here.
Accomodation
A rate of £89.00 bed & breakfast for a standard bedroom, per night has been arranged with
Copthorne Hotel Birmingham
Paradise Circus
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 3HJ
https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/birmingham/copthorne-hotel-birmingham/?cid=gplaces
To book, please call the Hotel on 0121 200 2727 and state you wish to book a room quoting Reservation number UKMA241016
This arrangement will be held until Monday 17th October 2016, after which we cannot guarantee rooms will be available.
Please let me know if you wish to join us for dinner in the hotel on the Monday evening.
