Libertine’s CEO Sam Cockerill speaks to Julien Uhlig about the future of low carbon power using Libertine’s technology as part of the EX Venture speaker series
Sam Cockerill
Libertine’s technology development centre opened
Sir Gary Verity, Yorkshire ambassador, has officially opened Libertine’s new technology development centre in Sheffield.
Sir Gary, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, formally opened the new research and development facility, which will also act as Libertine’s headquarters, for furthering the global development of linear motor-generator technologies.
The 6,610 sq ft unit located at Sheffield’s Vantage Park industrial estate, will progress the research, development and prototyping of linear power generation systems and free piston engines to profit from clean sources of energy worldwide, such as agricultural waste material, biomass and biofuels.
Dr Lee Juby joins Libertine as Business Development Director
Libertine FPE Ltd has appointed Dr Lee Juby in the role of Business Development Director.
Lee will join the full-time team from 1st October and will operate out of the Sheffield office playing a key role in the company’s growth and business acquisition plans, customer retention and securing sustainable revenue with strategic partners.
An expert in electrical power systems, Lee is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Chartered Engineer with a doctorate from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and has more than twenty years of blue-chip commercial experience.
inside:technology: Libertine’s Linear Power Systems
Libertine’s CEO and founder Sam Cockerill talks to inside:technology, the Technology Partnership’s journal of technologies and business innovation.
Linear Power 2015 a milestone event for linear e-machine and free piston technology developers
Linear Power 2015, held at the University of Brighton from 7-8 September, will be the world’s first technology forum for linear power systems technology researchers and application developers.
Libertine exhaust heat recovery system demonstrated at Brighton University
A new type of automotive waste heat recovery system has been fired up on a recently commissioned test rig at the University of Brighton. The organic rankine cycle test rig uses a novel linear free piston expander to overcome the technical and economic barriers to using rankine cycle technology for automotive waste heat recovery.
Libertine’s free-piston research engine technology presented at Berlin electric vehicle conference
Innovative UK company, Libertine FPE, presented its ground-breaking technology for free piston research engines at the prestigious IDTechEx conference “Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing” held in Berlin last week.
Digital piston motion control could mean new era in combustion engines
Libertine has built a demonstration prototype of its revolutionary linear electrical machine for what it is calling ‘Digital Piston Motion Control’ in free piston engine applications.
Libertine selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2015
Libertine FPE will present at CleanEquity Monaco 2015 on March 5th & 6th at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.
Breakthrough in engine efficiency wins Cleantech Innovate 2015
Libertine FPE has won the €20,000 Climate-KIC cash prize at this year’s Cleantech Innovate after pitching their free piston technology that increases efficiency for engines and small power generators.