Company description:
Newcastle University will build on Nissan's vehicle-to-grid (V2G) machine learning model, to forecast EV flexible capacity, allowing for system level innovation. You will lead the technical contributions to the tasks associated with this activity.
Job description:
The Role
Project SUITE introduces disruptive, vehicle integrated innovations that unlock strategic benefits for customers and the broader energy system, matching the Innovation stream of Innovate UK’s DRIVE35 programme. Through cross sector collaboration with UK experts from industry and academia, project SUITE will explore the design and development of Integrated Energy Technologies for Zero Emission Vehicles.
Newcastle University will build on Nissan's vehicle-to-grid (V2G) machine learning model, to accurately forecast EV flexible capacity, allowing for system level innovation by incorporating EVs as essential balancing assets into the UK energy grid. The post holder will lead the technical contributions to the tasks associated with this activity as well as assisting with the management and coordination of Newcastle’s wider involvement in project SUITE.
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Contact for the post is roberto.palacin@ncl.ac.uk
Duration of post is 2 years.
£48,337 to £51,258 per annum