Jaguar Land Rover is upcycling aluminium waste from drinks cans, bottle tops and end-of-life vehicles into new cars and cut CO2 emissions by up to 26 per cent.
The REALITY aluminium project is a part of JLR Destination Zero mission to reduce carbon emissions.
Engineers were able to use the recycled aluminium parts and mix it with a lower amount of primary aluminium to form a new and tested prototype alloy, comparable to the existing Jaguar Land Rover grade and quality.
Gaëlle Guillaume, lead project manager for REALITY at Jaguar Land Rover, said:
"This project has allowed us, for the first time, to recover premium automotive-grade aluminium from scrapped vehicles and re-use its unique properties.
"The potential of this on the production process is a reduction in CO2 impact as well as helping us re-use even more aluminium.
"As we move into an autonomous, connected and electrified future, with the potential of shared fleets being de-commissioned en-masse, it could allow Jaguar Land Rover to engineer this closed loop recycling alloy into tight production schedules to further improve efficiency and environmental benefits."
The £2m project, co-funded by Innovate UK and in partnership with Brunel University, is helping JLR extend its aluminium closed loop and recycling initiatives as part of Destination Zero.
JLR has already reduced its global operating CO2 emissions per vehicle by 50.7 per cent since 2007 and remains committed to an ongoing decarbonisation process.
Between September 2013 and March 2020, around 360,000 tonnes of closed-loop scrap have been processed back into the brand’s lightweight aluminium intensive architecture, across all vehicle lines including the Jaguar XE.
The REALITY aluminium project is a part of JLR Destination Zero mission to reduce carbon emissions.
Engineers were able to use the recycled aluminium parts and mix it with a lower amount of primary aluminium to form a new and tested prototype alloy, comparable to the existing Jaguar Land Rover grade and quality.
Gaëlle Guillaume, lead project manager for REALITY at Jaguar Land Rover, said:
"This project has allowed us, for the first time, to recover premium automotive-grade aluminium from scrapped vehicles and re-use its unique properties.
"The potential of this on the production process is a reduction in CO2 impact as well as helping us re-use even more aluminium.
"As we move into an autonomous, connected and electrified future, with the potential of shared fleets being de-commissioned en-masse, it could allow Jaguar Land Rover to engineer this closed loop recycling alloy into tight production schedules to further improve efficiency and environmental benefits."
The £2m project, co-funded by Innovate UK and in partnership with Brunel University, is helping JLR extend its aluminium closed loop and recycling initiatives as part of Destination Zero.
JLR has already reduced its global operating CO2 emissions per vehicle by 50.7 per cent since 2007 and remains committed to an ongoing decarbonisation process.
Between September 2013 and March 2020, around 360,000 tonnes of closed-loop scrap have been processed back into the brand’s lightweight aluminium intensive architecture, across all vehicle lines including the Jaguar XE.
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