PUBLIC EVENT
Join this webinar to learn about the role of safety standards in protecting innovation, the importance of international standards harmonization, and how to engage in the standards development process.
As more e-mobility devices saturate the global market, news stories about fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, which power most rechargeable devises, are also on the rise. This stead increase has prompted many municipalities worldwide to propose a ban on e-mobility devices, cutting off access to a means of transportation many residents depend on. Bans are not the solution as they restrict innovation and may push people towards more polluting forms of transport. Implementing safety standards, therefore, is critical for ensuring this technology can be used widely and safely.
Safety standards, developed by a broad spectrum of experts, provide construction, performance, marking, and instruction requirements that make a product or system as safe as possible. ULSE has several safety standards pertaining to e-bikes, e-mobility devices, charging networks, and lithium-ion batteries that are designed to protect the user should the product malfunction.
Learn about the importance of considering safety early in the development process and how ULSE contributes to the global development of effective safety standards and codes to serve as a trusted partner through the sharing of our research, standards and safety information.
Programme
| 1.00pm |
Welcome and introduction Facilitated by Dr Rhys Morgan, Director of Education and Skills, Royal Academy of Engineering |
| 1.05pm | Hazards and risks associated with li-ion batteries, the role of standards, engineers’ perspective |
| 1.15pm | International perspective: harmonisation of standards, and how ULSE work with partners like IEC/ISO |
| 1.25pm |
Panel discussion
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| 1.55pm | Closing remarks |
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Dr Denice Durrant
Dr. Denice Durrant is the director of data science and standards engineering at UL Standards & Engagement. She is responsible for leading the advancement of scientific and engineering rigor in the development and revisions to UL standards and standards initiatives. Denice also manages a team of diverse engineers and scientists responsible for supporting the integration and advancement of scientific and engineering topics, including emerging technologies, across ULSE’s standards portfolio.
Chukwuemeka Eze
Chukwuemeka Eze is an electrical engineer specialising in embedded systems and circuit design. He is Founder and CEO of Revive Earth Limited, a company looking to transform petrol-powered vehicles into eco-friendly battery electric vehicles through the development of the Revive Kit, a modular e-mobility service used to convert gas-powered three-wheeled motorbikes to run on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. He was awarded one of the Royal Academy of Engineering Alumni Africa Prize Business Development Grants.
Dersu Figueroa Zárate
Dersu Figueroa Zárate is the Director of HUBIQ Energía e Innovación Tecnológica, a Mexican NGO dedicated to promoting renewable energy adoption, sustainable mobility, and climate action. With experience spanning the private sector, a public R&D center specializing in environmental engineering, and the civil society sector. He holds a master’s degree in Intellectual Property Management from Queen Mary University. He led the Open Innovation Platform project aimed at developing technological capabilities for sustainable micro-electro mobility, funded by the Engineering X programme of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Mark Ramlochan
As Senior Manager of Standards Planning at UL Standards & Engagement, Mark is responsible for leading the identification of new opportunities for impactful standards development and for overseeing market intelligence and technical trend monitoring. Joining ULSE in 2008, he has served in several progressive roles including Chair of the UL Innovation Lab, where his team led the creation of standards development solutions leveraging AI and process automation.