Jaguar Land Rover partners with Altilium for a battery recycling initiative aimed at advancing sustainability efforts in the automotive industry.
- Altilium’s facility in Tavistock will recycle old EV batteries, extracting valuable materials such as lithium and nickel.
- Recovered materials from the recycling process will be used for new battery cells production at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre.
- Jaguar Land Rover will conduct thorough validation studies to ensure that recycled materials meet automotive industry standards.
- Altilium secures significant government funding to support this pioneering project, promoting a circular economy for battery materials in the UK.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a prominent luxury car manufacturer, is collaborating with Plymouth-based technology firm Altilium in a groundbreaking clean energy project focused on electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling. This initiative reflects a growing focus on sustainability within the automotive industry and marks an important step towards creating a circular economy for battery materials.
At Altilium’s pilot facility situated in Tavistock, old electric vehicle batteries are systematically recycled to extract critical materials, including lithium and nickel. These recovered materials are essential for producing new battery cells, which will be manufactured at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a national facility dedicated to scaling up battery manufacturing.
The innovative approach undertaken by Altilium and JLR is poised to significantly reduce the environmental impact of battery production. By employing recycled materials, the project not only supports sustainability initiatives but also strengthens the UK’s EV supply chain resilience. Comprehensive validation studies will be conducted by JLR to ensure that the recycled battery cells meet the rigorous standards of the automotive industry.
Dr. Christian Marston, Altilium’s Chief Operating Officer, expressed pride in leading the project, emphasizing its role in advancing the UK towards a sustainable future. According to Marston, the project is critical for decarbonizing the battery value chain and aiding automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in fulfilling regulatory and sustainability targets.
Altilium has garnered substantial governmental support for its efforts, securing a grant of £639,797 from Innovate UK’s Faraday Battery Challenge. This funding is part of a larger initiative aimed at fostering research and innovation in battery technology across the United Kingdom.
Additional collaborations underscore Altilium’s commitment to revolutionizing battery recycling. The firm is working with another renowned car maker, Nissan, to establish a new £30m EV battery recycling plant in Teeside as part of the multimillion-pound collaborative project supported by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), which has allocated £15m in grant funding.
This collaboration marks a significant stride towards a sustainable revolution in the automotive industry, emphasizing the importance of recycling in achieving environmental goals.
