Centre for Advanced Low Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS)
About C-ALPS
Our £50m Centre for Advanced Low Carbon Propulsion Systems is a Coventry University research centre within the Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth. C-ALPS brings together academic expertise and state-of-the-art facilities in battery & supercapacitor cells, hydrogen fuel cells, e-motors and drives. In this environment, researchers and industry work together on the science and engineering behind the next generation of electrified propulsion systems for the automotive, aerospace, marine and rail industries.
Global engineering consultancy FEV is a founding partner and its UK commercial operations are co-located in the C-ALPS facility. We are a partner in the Driving the Electric Revolution Industrial Centres Network beneficiaries of funding from the Faraday Institution through their fellowship programme. We also receive collaborative research project funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) sources, including The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Advanced Propulsion Centre, Aerospace Technology Institute, and well as funding through European Horizon and InnovateUK. We are active members of the Batteries European Partnership Association and Hydrogen Europe.
The C-ALPS team and FEV also work independently with customers, partners and other leading organisations within funded research projects. You can find out more by visiting our work with us page.
Facilities & capabilities
C-ALPS is the most advanced test facility of its kind in the UK. Our unique, 40,000 sq. ft research and test centre in Coventry is continually evolving and more than £20m of investment has been channelled into our world-class building.
Globally leading engineering consultancy, FEV, has its UK commercial operations co-located in the C-ALPS facility, offering partners a unique blend of academic and engineering support.
State-of-the-art battery test facilities
Our battery test lab is equipped with facilities and expertise to help partners characterise commercial and prototype cell & module performance to support verification, selection and modelling activities.
Cell prototyping centre of excellence
Our unique cell prototyping facilities support the transition from laboratory discovery to mid TRL prototypes, helping pull new discoveries across the development ‘Valley of Death’ towards commercial reality.
Electronics lab and power-semiconductor characterisation facility
Our expertise in power semiconductors and semiconductor device performance supports our industrial partners with the development of high-efficiency & high power-density power converter systems; accelerating the adoption of wide band-gap devices & optimising performance through digital modelling.
Hydrogen research laboratory and vehicle workshops
A new, 100m2 hydrogen fuel-cell research lab was completed in 2021 for cell and short stack research and development including facilities for post-mortem analysis. Our on-site hydrogen storage facility has the capacity to house tube/trailer supporting 18kg/hr usage rate (300kW).
EMC chamber
Our new EMC chamber provides an environment where partners can work with our expertise and state of the art equipment to de-risk products and technologies, diagnosing early issues with power hardware.
e-Powertrain system research
At C-ALPS, we combine state-of-the-art powertrain test cells with expertise in power-electronics, motors and drives. Partners can utilise our facilities and experience to characterise and optimise their propulsion systems.
Powertrain system test cells
FEV’s commercial operation facilities include over £6m of the latest electrified powertrain and thermodynamic engine testbed and test benches for turbochargers, catalytic converters and battery systems.
Battery & supercapacitor cell sensing
Our research on cell sensing and advanced diagnostics includes developing cell materials and construction, validation methodologies, modelling and use in mission or safety-critical applications.
Our team
PGR Students
| Name | Email Address | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adhya Rare Tiara | tiaraa@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Scenario-Building To Optimise Organic Recycling For Anaerobic Digestion (Ad) At Local Levels |
| Ali Raza | razaa35@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Battery energy storage: design of experiment for accelerated ageing test |
| Ali Jawad Sahib | sahiba@uni.coventry.ac.uk | New membrane electrolyte for flexible aqueous ZN-ION Batteries |
| Anusha Sandarenu Ekanayake Mudiyanselage | ekanayakea@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Smart Battery Management Systems- DU Led |
| Arfa Iffat Khan | khana349@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Masters by Research in Engineering – Research Project in Thermal modelling of Battery Systems for South Asian Urban Environments |
| Arghavan Sharafi | sharafia@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Sustainable planning for techno-centric home healthcare systems in a stochastic environment- (CU Led-Deakin) |
| Aritra Bhattacharyya | bhattach5@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Electric Drives System of High Speed Permanent Magnet Motor Control |
| Asbah Batool | batoola5@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Masters by Research in Engineering – Research Project in Recycling of Energy Storage Technologies |
| Ayla Sajid | sajida12@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Masters by Research in Engineering – Research Project in Mechanical Characterisation of Batteries during their Ageing Process |
| Cahyono Bintang Nurcahyo | nurcahyoc@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Risk Allocation of Public Private Partnership Arrangement in Airport Infrastructure Projects in Indonesia |
| Catherine Chinthia Fiorenza | fiorenzac@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Grand Challenges in Sustainable Operations Management |
| Chethan Talkad Keshavamurthy | talkadkesc@uni.coventry.ac.uk | A new framework for SOH estimation to enable predictive maintenance and 2nd life applications for Li ion batteries |
| Gabriella Stephanie Siregar | siregarg2@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Comparative study of foreign and local product purchase intention the influence of ethnocentrism environmental awareness product category and social class |
| Ilman Harun | haruni@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Urban Net Zero Energy Transition For Vulnerable And Marginalized Communities |
| Kubilay Sahin | ahink@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Electrocatalytic Activity Of Ni-B-Based Polyalloy And Composite Coatings Deposited By Electroless Plating And Magnetron Sputtering PVD |
| Mahla Tayarani Zare | tayaranizm@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Sustainable Home Health Care |
| Mehran Afra | afram@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Next-Generation In-Situ Sensors For Hydrogen Fuel Cells |
| Mouadh Ezzine | ezzinem@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Adaptive Switching Strategies For Optimal System Efficiency In Sic Inverter Based Powertrain. |
| Muhammad Khosyi Ramadhan Torori Putro | tororiputr@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Grand Challenges in Sustainable Operations Management |
| Niken Anggraini Savitri | savitrin@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Developing Circular Configuration to Improve Value Creation and Waste Recovery in the Agriculture Supply Chain |
| Nuuraan Risqi Amaliah | amaliahn@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Grand Challenges in Sustainable Operations Management |
| Rhitankar Saha Roy | saharoyr@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Achieving Organizational Sustainability Goals By Optimizing Manual Assembly Lines |
| Sesaria Kikitamara | kikitamars@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Does Blockchain Enhance Safety And Sustainability Of Food Supply Chains? |
| Shaurya Pandey | pandeys23@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Internal temperature sensing towards advanced thermal management for lithium-ion batteries |
| Tanja Thameliny Nathan Ramanathan | nathanrt@uni.coventry.ac.uk | An Investigation Into The Supply Chain Strategies Of Perishable Food Waste For Ecological Sustainability And Competitive Advantage |
| Thomas James Douglas Renwick | renwick4@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Design And Development Of Next Generation Tab-Less Battery Prototypes |
| Tubagus Muhammad Aziz Soelaiman | soelaimant@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Optimising Sustainable Urban Energy Systems SUES Model To Enhance Physical Dimensions Of Urban Design |
| Vartika Pandey | pandeyv3@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Enabling Second Life Usage of EV Batteries |
| Widyana Lim | limw60@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Anticipating the Future of last-mile delivery: Scenario planning through machine learning and optimization |
| Wulan Riyanti | riyantiw@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Improving the sustainable tourism practices in the meetings incentives conventions and exhibitions mice industry an incentive travel theoretical lens perspective |
| Zac Elliott | elliottz2@uni.coventry.ac.uk | Advanced diagnostics for rapid grading/screening of electric vehicle batteries |
