Part technology demonstrator, part educational project and part sustainability showcase – the Waste2Race car is motoring into a net zero future.
Motorsport has long been the pinnacle of speed, technology and performance. It is an intensely exhilarating and evocative environment to showcase cutting-edge engineering. Sustainability, on the other hand, can be seen to lack excitement – despite being a major driver for young engineers seeking employment – and is perceived as being dry and dull, especially with the incremental redesign of existing technology to be greener.
Bringing the atmosphere of the race to sustainability development is the goal of the collaborative Waste2Race project led by the UK’s Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), which is showcasing state-of-the-art technology with its Le Mans Prototype car crafted from discarded materials and running on hydrogen derived from sewage. The Waste2Race team is not just redefining sustainable engineering – it is aiming to set hydrogen-powered...