Taking the Leap - Wireless Charging Buses in UK

The All-electric Bus Route was launched in January 2014 in Milton Keynes. This five-year demonstration programme has been planned and managed by Mitsui-Arup joint venture MASP, and supported by Milton Keynes Council and the Department for Transport, to show that low-carbon transport can be a cost-effective and efficient alternative to traditional diesel and petrol vehicles.

The route allows for a ten minute charge per hour to enable eight vehicles to operate all day. The wireless charging plates are set into the road and transfer power directly to receiving plates under each bus, based on the principles of electrical induction. Our speaker, Murat Basarir will be providing more information about the project background, planning, launch, operations and will also be looking ahead into the future of low-carbon transport.

About the speaker

Murat Basarir is the Business Development Manager in MASP, a joint venture created between two global companies; Arup, a leading engineering consultancy and Mitsui, a trading & investment company. His primary responsibility is to create innovative business models for low-carbon projects through collaborations with partners in the public and private sectors.