by Olivia Brown | Sep 16, 2024 | Events, Facilities For Hire, Meeting & Event Spaces, Technologies of the Future
With environmental challenges and opportunities increasingly on the agenda of businesses, and awareness of them increasing within households, the question for many remains: what can we do? One of the options is to switch from a petrol or diesel vehicle to an electric...
by Olivia Brown | Sep 2, 2024 | Clean Futures, Clean Futures Accelerator, Technologies of the Future
The wait is finally over as the second cohort of innovators on the Clean Futures Accelerator arrived at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) this week to embark on their six-month programme of technical and commercial support, beginning with an...
by Olivia Brown | Aug 20, 2024 | Rail Development & Test Site, Technologies of the Future
In a busy schedule of meetings at and visits to BCIMO this week, there emerged something of theme: a timeline of rail technology from the past to the present, and on to the future. Add in train rides, robot dogs and electric scooters… but far from simply fun and...
by Olivia Brown | Aug 5, 2024 | Facilities For Hire, Research & Technology Support, Supply Chains of the Future, Technologies of the Future, Workforces of the Future
As the latest landmark in the regional innovation landscape, it’s time for BCIMO to lift the lid on its world-class range of technical and commercial facilities at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC), and to introduce a current funding opportunity...
by Olivia Brown | Jul 29, 2024 | Challenges & Opportunities of the Future, Meeting & Event Spaces, Rail Development & Test Site, Supply Chains of the Future, Technologies of the Future, Workforces of the Future
As the deliberations end and BCIMO awaits the arrival of Cohort 2 of the Clean Futures programme – and so the range of exciting innovations their new SMEs will bring to the rail sector – we reflect on where the sector is at the moment and, most importantly, the track...
by Olivia Brown | Jul 16, 2024 | Challenges & Opportunities of the Future, Meeting & Event Spaces, Rail Development & Test Site, Supply Chains of the Future, Technologies of the Future, Workforces of the Future
Innovation is core to BCIMO’s mission and, being at the heart of the community within the Black Country, the organisation always welcomes the opportunity to engage with other local innovative projects and programmes; most particularly as we celebrate Black Country Day...
