Working towards meeting the UK government’s 2035 zero-emission pledge, and later 2050 climate goal, the FEVER project concentrates on the design, development, and demonstration of a 100% renewable-powered EV charging station, facilitated by an innovative off-vehicle energy store (OVES).
This will create a secure, year-round, grid-independent charging solution for EVs. Moving beyond the state-of-the-art technologies, a cost-effective and socially acceptable 'hybrid' OVES will be developed, that is suitable for both urban and rural deployment and use.
This interdisciplinary project, a Programme Grant funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), unites a diverse team of academic scientists and engineers (mechanical, electronics and electrical, computer science) and social scientists (psychology, economics and management) across four research-led UK universities: Southampton, Sheffield, Surrey and Portsmouth.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):