Electric cars

Energy management

Optimizing Energy Storage: A Novel Hybrid Power System Combining Supercapacitors and Lithium-Ion Batteries

Researchers from the Department of Electrical Engineering have developed a novel battery hybrid power storage system that combines supercapacitor technology with lithium-ion technology to improve energy utilization efficiency, promote environmental friendliness, and enhance grid stability. The system aims to address the issue of high investment costs by introducing a simplified

Batteries

Uganda Seizes Opportunity in Electric Mobility, Aiming to Shift from Consumer Market to Manufacturing Hub

Uganda's journey towards electric mobility began in 2011 at Makerere University, where students and lecturers designed and assembled the Kiira electric vehicle. This extracurricular project quickly gained momentum, becoming a government-backed initiative under the Presidential Initiative on Science and Technology. The ecosystem has since attracted new investors, particularly