Read our blog updates and press releases below to find out what our team are currently working on in the different areas of our business.
Discussions with the Industry: Defining Battery Second Life Opportunities and Exploring Legislative Improvements
By HSSMI
April 2021
Project VALUABLE, led by HSSMI, has been instrumental in shedding light on second life opportunities for li-ion batteries. As the project closed at the end of March, we are now sharing our findings in order to generate discussion amongst the public and inspire further research.
Update from Thurso+: Optimising Existing Equipment to Move Towards a High-Volume Cell Manufacturing Plant
By Ross Sloan
April 2021
Through a thorough analysis of the current plant, HSSMI’s work has revealed that significant cell volumes could be produced by optimising existing equipment, and by utilising increased shift patterns, without significant capital investment.
Retrofitting Classic Cars With Second-Life EV Batteries
By HSSMI
February 2021
A new feasibility study called CICERO will examine how EV batteries at the end of their first life could be given a second life in classic or heritage vehicles. A digital twin of the process will enable battery testing to meet end user requirements for range or power.
HSSMI Simulation Expertise to Help Increase the Sustainability of Aquaculture Vessels
By HSSMI
February 2021
The new Seafood Innovation Fund awarded project LEWAS (Low Emission Workboats for the Aquaculture Sector) will identify viable and cost-effective methods for improving fuel efficiency of aquaculture workboats and contribute to decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions
Take a Look Inside Electric Vehicles and How They Are Designed and Manufactured in Our Courses with Industry Forum
By HSSMI
January 2021
New to electrification or just want to learn more about how electric vehicles, their motors and the battery cells powering them are designed and manufactured? Then join our courses, run in cooperation with Industry Forum, this February.


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