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As a Chartered Engineer, Patrick brings a wealth of knowledge from diverse sectors, including automotive, construction and heavy industry, encompassing both hardware and software domains, working with and for well-known brands such as Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Lotus F1 Team, Lamborghini, ABB and DaimlerChrysler.
Patrick’ s illustrious career includes leading global roles working for MTS Systems Corporation where he was instrumental in designing, developing, marketing and selling a nextgeneration 6DOF automotive dynamic driving simulator in collaboration with McLaren Applied Technologies. His role at hyperTunnel saw him spearheading revolutionary and now patented tunnelling technologies, utilising AI, digital twins and machine learning to enhance safety and efficiency in underground construction for Network Rail and in the process built the world’ s first 3D printed tunnel using swarm robotics.
Patrick has also served as an innovation mentor and adviser to deep-tech start-ups and has participated in numerous accelerator programmes. He has been a judge for the New Civil Engineer Awards. A lifelong focus on contributing to strategic technology transfer between industries led to him contributing to a National Institute of Building Sciences positioning paper on‘ Digital Twins for the Built Environment’ for The White House and he has written thought leadership articles on digital twins for publications such as Planning, BIM and Construction Today and Construction Europe and been the subject of multiple innovation themed podcasts.
Patrick’ s extensive experience in integrating advanced technologies across various industries positions him uniquely to lead ELIRE Labs in delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that address today’ s pressing challenges.
Under Patrick’ s leadership, ELIRE Labs will continue to incubate, develop and deploy worldfirst sustainable technologies, bringing together breakthrough engineering and commercial innovation to shape the next generation of clean mobility, energy and smart infrastructure.
Lane-Nott commented:“ At ELIRE Labs, we’ re combining decades of hands-on engineering, systems thinking and real-world delivery across infrastructure, clean energy, aerospace and mobility to tackle the urgent need for scalable, sustainable technologies. Our team brings deep technical insight across robotics, digital twins, simulation, power systems and advanced manufacturing – enabling us to approach problems with a level of rigour and creativity that sets us apart. This isn’ t theoretical innovation; it’ s grounded, fast-tracked and built for impact. ELIRE Labs exists to help industry partners move faster, think bigger and deliver solutions that genuinely shape a better future.”
Bringing further strength to ELIRE Labs is Tom White, appointed Non-Executive Director of Maritime and Place Innovation.
With over 15 years of experience leading innovation programmes at Rolls-Royce, Lloyd’ s Register and the Connected Places Catapult, Tom has shaped collaborative programmes across hydrogen hubs, autonomous maritime systems, predictive digital twins and smart port energy infrastructure.
White added:“ What excites me about ELIRE Labs is the clarity of vision and pace of delivery. We’ re not just talking about maritime innovation, we’ re creating the enabling platforms and ecosystems for next-gen transport, energy and place-making. The opportunity to help redefine coastal and port infrastructure for a net-zero future is hugely compelling.”
ELIRE Labs operates as a self-sustaining incubator where creativity thrives and complex problems are solved in both virtual and physical realms. Clients gain access to the diverse and specialised skills of the Lab’ s team members, to enable the development of bespoke solutions tailored to individual client needs and industry demands.
Luke Jenkinson, Founder and Group CEO of ELIRE Group, said:“ The world urgently needs scalable, commercially viable net zero solutions. ELIRE Labs brings together unmatched crossindustry expertise, bridging infrastructure, mobility and clean energy to deliver real impact. We’ re not just responding to today’ s challenges; we’ re anticipating and shaping the future of sustainable technology.”
“ Our experts are working across engineering, aviation, infrastructure, data storage, maritime design, smart cities, systems integration, ports, supply chains, power generation and power storage to develop new commercial technologies that push beyond what’ s currently available. ELIRE Labs represents a bold step forward in defining the next era of fast-to-deploy sustainable solutions.” �
The world urgently needs scalable, commercially viable net zero solutions.
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