This competition, being run by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), invites applications to attend a consortium building workshop, which will explore research challenges in a number of technical areas supporting the development of low carbon vehicles: 

• electric machines and power electronics

• lightweight and powertrain structures

• hybrid power trains - control & optimisation.

This competition supports the flow of research ideas from academia into the Integrated Delivery Programme.

Up to £5 million is available, which is expected to support one or two consortia.

The workshop will take place on 20 October 2010.

For more information see the EPSRC website [http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/lcvidp/Pages/default.aspx]