<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/27C56506-6DB5-443E-BDFE-C34B460EF624" ns1:id="27C56506-6DB5-443E-BDFE-C34B460EF624"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/D7396F43-BDAD-49FF-B13D-00D44907EC52" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/D7396F43-BDAD-49FF-B13D-00D44907EC52" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2019-07-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/192B347A-FD84-4847-ACC1-AF15B1843C71" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2019-04-30T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">971650</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>SHIELD: Series Hybrid Intelligent Electric Loader Drive</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Small Business Research Initiative</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>The Series Hybrid Intelligent Electric Drive (SHIELD) project will develop the world's first single-speed series hybrid powertrain for front loaders used in the construction and mining industries, drastically reducing harmful emissions from this class of Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM).</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>