Tyneside battery innovator Turntide Technologies is toasting a significant step towards the creation of a battery hub to power zero-emission trains through a link-up with Hitachi Rail.
The Team Valley based business – created through the $100m merger of BorgWarner Gateshead, Sunderland’s Hyperdrive Innovation and Northumberland company Avid Technology – has been named as the preferred supplier for the design and supply of traction battery systems for Hitachi’s intercity battery train trial.
The partnership between the two companies is working towards a UK trial to demonstrate how its battery technology can simultaneously reduce emissions and fuel costs, with the pioneering tech on the cusp of making the UK a global leader in intercity battery train technology.
