The EPSRC Fellowship project kick-off meeting was held in Aston University on 11th July 2018, together with key project industrial partners. It was a good opportunity for the project consortium members get to know each other. The project background, objectives, industrial engagement plans, expectations, and key work package implementation plan were introduced and discussed in the meeting. Frank Heerdt and Andrea Annunziata from Nidec Control Techniques also had a tour of Aston University European Bioenergy research Institute (EBRI) and visited PEMPS research group labs.