Newly-published research: Reports on UK readiness for Battery Passports and Smart Labelling (EU Battery Regs)
My latest research project ‘Battery Passports: Readiness of the UK Battery Manufacturing Sector, Ecosystem Opportunities & Implications for UK Industrial Policy’ has now come to an end and I can now share with you, the now-published reports. With the enactment of the new EU Battery Regulations (entered in to force on 17th August 2023), organisations…
Keep readingBattery Passport Survey Launched
This work was carried out as part of a funded project – visit the project page to find out the results. This survey is now closed. This Survey closed on the 3rd March 2023. Organisations were asked to take part if they: Produce, manufacture, assemble, import, distribute, sell, operate, maintain, repair, refurbish, upgrade, remanufacture, recover, reuse,…
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New Projects: Researching Product Passport systems for the Circular Economy
Find out about my new and existing research projects, looking at Digital Product Passports and Battery Passports for a Circular Economy. “Battery Passports Statekholder Needs and Opportunities” is funded by the Made Smarter Network+, that aims to bring together economic and social scientists, UK manufacturers, and digital technology providers to address the human issues resulting…
Keep readingOur Response to the UK’s Net Zero Review
The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy recently held a call for evidence as part of its Net Zero Review; an independent review of the government’s approach to delivering its net zero targets. On the back of our Product Passport Innovations Project, and as Systems Engineers, we felt we could make a…
Keep readingGet involved in the DPP Project
We are developing a proof-of-concept technical demonstrator (and data model) for a UK Battery Passport System (Digital Product Passport) for EV and E-Mobility Batteries. We need your input in our research so that: Please get in touch with Dr Melanie King (m.r.n.king@lboro.ac.uk) and Dr Sara Mountney (s.mountney@shu.ac.uk) to find out more about the project and…
Keep readingWhy Digital Product Passports for EV and E-Mobility Batteries?
Focusing on data innovation opportunities for Battery Passports for second-life applications Batteries are manufactured from (predominantly) finite material resources. To ensure the continued availability of critical raw materials, circular lifecycle strategies must be adopted, that manage the flow and availability of the battery product and its constituent parts and materials. High-quality data is required, that…
Keep readingPresentation at the Servitization Live Business Event
I was pleased to be one of the presenters at the Servitization Live Business Event held at the ICC Birmingham last week. The event was hosted by the Advanced Services Group at Aston Business School. The aim of Servitization Live is to provide a platform for business executives and manufacturers from around the globe to…
Keep readingLaunched: DrMelanieKing.com
It’s about time! After months in the planning (and with a summer of respite from teaching and Covid related matters) I have finally launched my new website. Why do this? Because I have so much more to share than is possible from my standard staff profile page. Particularly with the growing number of projects I…
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Dr Melanie King, Loughborough University 