Williams F1 is one of the world’s leading racing teams having won 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles and pioneered many technological innovations in the past thirty years. The newly established Williams Technology Centre (WTC) which is located in the Qatar Science & Technology Park was conceived by Williams F1 to develop and commercialise certain technologies that have their origins in Formula One. The WTC will initially focus on two projects: the development of large Magnetic Loaded Composite (MLC) electromechanical flywheel energy storage systems and advanced vehicle simulators.

The flywheel machines being developed at the WTC incorporate patented Magnetically Loaded Composite (MLC) technology. Williams Hybrid Power subsequently adapted this technology for mobile applications and developed a lightweight, MLC flywheel for use as the energy storage element of Williams F1’s Kinetic Energy Recovery System. The new machines being developed at the WTC will draw on the experience and technology from both. The large MLC flywheel machines will primarily address the rapid transit and electric power stabilisation sectors. Incorporation into rapid transit systems will help improve regenerative braking, increase reliability, reduce electricity consumption and cut infrastructure costs. In an electric power stabilisation role, they will be deployed to help smooth output from intermittent renewable generation sources, provide fast response frequency regulation and provide short term demand peak shaving to help strengthen electricity grids. Read more about the MLC Flywheel Energy Storage project

Williams F1 is one of a small number of racing teams that has developed its own advanced vehicle simulator. Since 2001, it has pioneered state-of-the-art simulation technologies to create virtual and predictive engineering tools to improve its real world racing performance. Williams F1’s driver-in-the-loop (DIL) simulation platform is proprietary, from the physics engine that underpins the simulation to the integration of vehicle models and hardware interfaces. The extended focal length screen technology, control interfaces and advanced audio delivers a fully immersive sensory environment for the driver. The WTC is applying this world-class technology and expertise to design vehicle simulators for other motorsport classes, road cars, commercial vehicles and entertainment. Read more about the Advanced Vehicle Simulator project

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Advanced Vehicle Simulator project

MLC Flywheel Energy Storage project

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