Welcome to Cenex

Welcome to Cenex - the UK's first Centre of Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies.

Cenex is a delivery agency established with support from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to promote UK market development and competitiveness in low carbon and fuel cell technologies for transport applications. Cenex’s principal focus is on catalysing market transformation projects linking technology providers and end users. As part of this work, it runs a number of programmes for UK national and regional government, including the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme and the Low Carbon Knowledge Transfer Network. CENEX Brochure 2Mb PDF file

Latest News

03/03/2010 - Electric Race Car Fever at Geneva Auto Show

22/02/2010 12:05:54 - Cenex's Advantage Niche Vehicle Programme demonstrate Midlands' built all electric EVito taxi.

18/02/2010 11:27:52 - Cenex Launches New Website

Latest Events

22 March 2010 - Green Vehicle Congress

20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010 - Sunderland Automotive Conference

19 May 2010 - 20 May 2010 - JSAE

Niche Vehicle Network

iRacer Advantage Niche Vehicle provides support and grant funding to groups of companies active in the niche vehicle sector, particularly in the West Midlands region. It promotes the development and application of new technology to take advantage of the increasing market opportunities for lower carbon vehicles.

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Infrastructure Grant Programme

The Department for Transport funds the Infrastructure Grant Programme. Alternative (i.e. alternatives to diesel or petrol) road fuels offer a means of cutting carbon dioxide and air pollutant emissions, as well as reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Examples of alternative fuels include hydrogen, electricity for electric vehicles and natural gas/biogas.

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LCV 2010

Following the successful event held in 2009, Cenex will host LCV 2010 along with Government Partners, including Business, Innovation & Skills, (OLEV), Technology Strategy Board and Energy Technologies Institute with the introduction of UK Trade & Investment bringing to the Event an International flavour.