World-class low carbon vehicle expertise
Loughborough University works in partnership with the automotive industry to develop new technologies to reduce carbon emissions and provide clean energy solutions
Our world-leading expertise also spans more efficient and sustainable methods of manufacturing, pioneering new materials applications, transport infrastructure, vehicle ergonomics, safety, design and user acceptability.
Specialist on site resources include a hydrogen refuelling station, an electrolyser facility, wind tunnels, chassis dynamometers and laboratories for zero CO2 vehicles, fuel cells, thermofluids, vibration and additive manufacturing.
Our Science and Enterprise Park hosts the Government's £1 billion Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), that is accelerating the UKs transition to a low carbon economy.
We have well-established and mutually beneficial partnerships with global brands including Caterpillar, Ford, JCB, Jaguar Land Rover, Lotus Engineering, Nissan, Perkins Engines, Renault and Rolls-Royce.
We offer a range of ways for organisations of all sizes to work with us to achieve their low carbon strategies and improve performance. Some of these schemes offer up to 66 per cent funding towards new staff employment, training and equipment costs.