As part of the growing importance of sustainability across our industry, the focus of this years’ Microlise Transport Conference was decarbonisation. Our Managing Director Michael Ayres was invited to talk about the role that data and FPS’ software toolsets can play in reducing the risks and costs of decarbonising commercial vehicle fleets. The show also […]
The Government last week unveiled its proposals for what it terms a world-leading Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The proposed mandate makes the UK’s path to zero emission vehicles the fastest in Europe and is aimed at setting a strong plan to tackle the vehicle emissions and giving long-term certainty to the industry. The ZEV mandate will […]
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Start date: ASAP Duration: Permanent Background Flexible Power Systems (FPS) is a Big Data and IoT enabled technology company that is removing barriers to van and truck fleet decarbonisation through our SaaS and hardware offers. In the UK commercial vehicles account for around a third of transport emissions despite constituting only 12% of the fleet. […]
October Update Flexible Power Systems Updates from FPS on our TRU smart plug, awards, our new ePTO in service with Waitrose and our innovations being showcased by InnovateUK Smart Plugs Our first Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) smart plug started testing at Sainsbury’s distribution centre in Sherburn in North Yorkshire this week. As much as […]
Start date: ASAP Duration: Permanent Background Flexible Power Systems (FPS) is a Big Data and IoT enabled technology company that is removing barriers to van and truck fleet decarbonisation. In the UK commercial vehicles account for around a third of transport emissions despite constituting only 12% of the fleet so they have to be tackled […]
Start date: ASAP Duration: Permanent Background Flexible Power Systems (FPS) is a Big Data and IoT enabled technology company that is removing barriers to van and truck fleet decarbonisation through our SaaS and hardware offers. In the UK commercial vehicles account for around a third of transport emissions despite constituting only 12% of the fleet. […]
It might not be the Oscars, but we’re feeling pretty proud of ourselves as the FPS ‘virtual mantlepiece’ features invitations to multiple industry events where we are awards finalists, for our fleet management partnership projects with UK retail giant, John Lewis. We are delighted to be into double digits with a total (so far) of […]
One year on, the world’s first real-world trial of wireless electric vans is now part and parcel of everyday operations at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh with an expansion to a second site operated by the John Lewis Partnership. The project also delivered a range of software tools to support fleets and policy makers on the […]
Plug-in van and truck grants have been extended by the government for two more years, supporting more businesses to make the switch to electric. With nearly 5% of the UK’s CO2 emissions currently coming from vans, companies are under pressure to transition to greener vehicles to meet national climate change and air quality commitments. ‘Switching […]
The Workplace Charging Scheme can reduce the cost of installing electric vehicle chargepoints by up to £14,000. FPS is an OZEV-approved installer representative – that’s the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles which administers the scheme. It means we only work with NAPIT and CHAS qualified installers so you can be confident in the safety and quality […]
Sainsbury’s is working with fleet electrification specialists Flexible Power Systems (FPS) on a new type of smart plug required to power electric Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs). After a successful trial last year, the supermarket rolled out five electric refrigerated trailers to its lorry fleet that emit zero carbon, reducing the overall impact of the vehicle, […]
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Most of us are familiar the issue of fuel poverty, (poverty linked to household fuel costs), especially as the number of UK households struggling to pay their fuel bills is expected to treble in April when the new energy price cap comes into effect. But transport poverty, (linked to inaccessibility, unaffordability and unavailability of transport), […]
The Partnership is being supported by EV technology specialists Flexible Power Systems, (FPS), which is establishing a mixed charging solution incorporating depot, public network and home charging. The trial will start next month and FPS will integrate data collected into a wider electrification plan for the 350 Home Services vehicles, which provide home estimating & […]
Supermarket Waitrose is set to trial new wireless electric vehicles in an effort to speed up time between deliveries while also cutting carbon emissions, reports Rachel Millard. The company plans to stop using fossil fuels across its fleet by 2030, converting all its cars, vans and light trucks to battery electric models instead. Charging can be […]
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Waitrose is trialling a fleet of electric home delivery vans that can be charged wirelessly. Waitrose is trialling a fleet of electric home delivery vans that can be charged wirelessly. The vans will begin delivering customer orders from Waitrose’s St Katherine Docks store in coming months, with the fleet expected to be expanded in the […]
Wireless and automatic charging presents a number of opportunities. It can reduce downtime for charging of commercial electric trucks or other vehicles. It can enable space saving and scalability of public charging. What are some of the technologies developed for wireless charging? For what cases is it tested or used today? FPS Managing Director Michael Ayres joins […]
Flexible Power Systems is working with Tyseley Energy Park and University of Birmingham to assess the feasibility of a wireless electric vehicle charging hub for commercial vehicles operating in Birmingham. Shared charging infrastructure could reduce the costs of electrifying fleets and provide a solution to limited range. The study will develop a detailed picture of […]
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The £1.6 million project is led by Flexible Power Systems, in partnership with The City of Edinburgh Council and Heriot-Watt University. Initially, four modified Vauxhall vans will take to the streets, fitted with a slim charging pad on the underside. To charge, they are simply parked above electric pads, and they’re topped up in under […]
Our 2021 intake of analysts is now open to applications. Some more details about the roles and how to apply are given below. We are seeking full-time data analysts to join the growing team at FPS, you will be working with other analysts and engineers to use operations and energy data to select and deploy […]
As part of the Company’s growth FPS is seeking a Senior Developer to work with our engineering and analysis teams on a series of classification, forecasting and optimisation tools that form part of a wider energy and logistics management platform FPS is developing for a major grocery retailer. The Role: The platform interfaces a wide […]
DevOps Engineer Start date: ASAP Job Type: Full-time Background: Logistics (including trucks, ships, warehouses and shops) are a vital enabler of global trade and urban living. However, not only is it energy intensive, globally consuming 12,400TWh per year or 7.5x the UK’s total energy usage, but it also contributes to nearly 10% of global CO2 […]
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FPS’ route to improving the business case for electric vehicles in fleets […]
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Second update from Flexible Power Systems wireless charging vehicle integration project […]
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Project Overview Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging in Micro Fulfilment Centres (WEVC-MFCs) is a project Flexible Power Systems (FPS) is leading in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University (HWU) and City of Edinburgh Council (CEC). The project is assessing three innovations designed to accelerate the transition of fleets to electric vehicles: shared charging hubs, dynamic charge scheduling across […]
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Flexible Power Systems (FPS), Heriot Watt University and City of Edinburgh Council have been awarded funding worth £1.6m to investigate the benefits of wireless electric vehicle charging. Wireless charging is a technology that allows electric vehicles (EVs) to recharge while parked on charging pads instead of using cables that need to be manually plugged in […]
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To find out what it is like to be an analyst at Flexible Power Systems, we spoke to Ben and Sofia who are part of the analyst team working on fleet electrification optimisation and technology development. […]
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Summary Retailers in all sectors are looking to scale up online deliveries as consumers continue to move from brick-and-mortar stores to online platforms, leading to the need for increased delivery capacity. This trend has been greatly accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in some consumers’ first experience of home delivery. Many of these new online […]
The company is looking for new team members to work in the HVAC-R focused team helping clients to reduce refrigeration emissions and improve efficiency. Thermal Modelling Engineer Start date: ASAP Duration: Permanent Background: Logistics (including trucks, ships, warehouses and shops) is a vital enabler of global trade and urban living. It is though energy intensive, […]
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The company has new projects launching in the field of fleet electrification and so is seeking new members of the analyst team. More details about the roles are below. Data Analyst Start date: ASAP Duration: Permanent Background: Logistics (including trucks, ships, warehouses and shops) is a vital enabler of global trade and urban living. It […]
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FPS is delighted to announce Dr. Henry Clarke has joined our leadership team. As Chief Engineer Mechanical Systems, Henry is responsible for modelling and design of physical systems our control algorithms interact with. His first project involves optimising integration and usage of phase change materials within commercial refrigeration and HVAC systems with the goal of […]
Summary The UK government recently brought forward its target for an end to sales of petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035. At the same time Clean air and Zero emission zones are being designed by local city councils across the UK. These factors in combination with an improving electric vehicle (EV) model choice has led […]
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Summary The energy system is a complex global network responsible for supplying us with electricity for our buildings and fuel for our vehicles. It is undergoing extremely rapid change driven by a combination of new technology and policy commitments to decarbonisation. So far, these changes have mostly impacted conventional electricity generators and parts of heavy […]
In October, our Managing Director Michael Ayres was invited to present at the inaugural Electrification Europe Summit in Paris. The event was jointly hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute and EDF. […]
FPS, one of the UK’s largest refrigeration OEMs, two universities and a major supermarket are delivering a £1.4m project to develop and test a new thermal energy storage and load management technology that could help the supermarket de-carbonise their operations. […]
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Working with researchers from Heriot Watt and two body builders, FPS completed a feasibility study to assess adding features to trailers to meet future logistics needs. Promising use cases in propulsion and temperature maintenance with up to 25% fuel savings were identified. […]
