Libertine Holdings PLC, a developer of clean, highly efficient and fuel-flexible Linear Generator products, is pleased to announce it has received the London Stock Exchange’s Green Economy Mark. The classification, first introduced in 2019, was created to highlight companies and investment funds listed on all segments of London Stock Exchange’s Main Market and AIM that … Read more
Libertine FPE (“Libertine”), creator of clean power generation technology for renewable fuels, has further strengthened its executive management team with the appointment of Steve Cummins as Engineering Director, effective 27th September 2021. Steve joins Libertine following three years as Managing Director of Nidec SR Drives Ltd, the European division of Nidec’s Drive Systems business. During … Read more
Libertine FPE (“Libertine”), creator of clean power generation technology for renewable fuels, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gareth Hague as Chief Financial Officer, effective 19 July 2021. Gareth joins Libertine following three years as Group Finance Director of Fintel plc, an AIM listed fintech & support services business. During his time at Fintel, Gareth led the Group’s finance functions and was an integral part of the team that took the business through its IPO process in April 2018. Gareth Hague says: “I’m delighted to be joining Libertine at a very exciting time for the business, already one of Sheffield’s high … Read more
Libertine FPE (“Libertine”), the creator of Smart Engine technology, has appointed Simon Enstone as Business Development Officer, effective 1 April 2021. Simon has over 25 years’ experience working in the global automotive industry working across technical, financial and general management disciplines in the UK, Europe and Japan and is a co-founder of Comutiq, a consultancy … Read more
Libertine has secured £2.6m funding to advance development of its heavy duty vehicle range extender concept. The 12 month project has been awarded funding by InnovateUK’s Sustainable Innovation Fund to develop and demonstrate a performance validation prototype, building on successful proof of concept testing completed in 2020. Libertine’s technology will create clean renewable-fuelled range extenders … Read more
Sheffield, UK: Libertine FPE (“Libertine”), the creator of Smart Engine technology for hybrid electric vehicles and distributed power generation, has demonstrated technology that could help leading truck manufacturers to fulfil pledges to make all heavy-duty vehicles fossil free by 2040. With Libertine’s technology, hybrid heavy-duty powertrains using a combination of renewable grid power and renewable … Read more
Libertine FPE (“Libertine”), the creator of Smart Engine technology, has appointed Keith Jackson as non-executive Chairman, effective 1 October 2020. Keith is also non-executive Chairman of Ilika, an AIM-listed pioneer in a ground-breaking solid state battery technology and manufacturer. He is Professor of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at University of Sheffield and is sponsored by the … Read more
Libertine FPE (“Libertine”) has released its open source design for a low cost ‘digital force’ AMBU bag squeezer for developers of non-critical-care breathing aids. The project, supported by a grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, successfully create a low-cost bag valve actuator device which can be manufactured using 3D printed parts. Libertine has … Read more
Libertine FPE (“Libertine”), the creator of Smart Engine technology for distributed power generation and electric vehicles, has temporarily turned its attention to the creation of a breathing aid for response to both COVID-19 and future respiratory diseases. The project, supported by a grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, aims to create a low-cost … Read more
Libertine has completed a lab demonstration platform that it hopes will accelerate the development of a new generation of clean, high efficiency opposed piston 2-stroke (OP2S) engines for distributed power and transport applications. Initial testing of the demonstration engine started in December 2019, aiming to validate the mechanical build, align simulation models with test performance, … Read more