Tomorrow’s Chemical Industry..

Every year we present exciting features and projects that demonstrate real-world innovative products, solutions, and materials derived from ground-breaking chemistries while reflecting collaborative industry research and partnership.

We will add confirmed features to this page as they are confirmed, so please check back regularly.

Waste2Race: The sewage-powered car on track to make history

Engineers and students at WMG at The University of Warwick are working on a hydrogen-powered car fuelled by sewage, in a project entitled Waste2Race.

The hydrogen is a byproduct of water treatment technology, from Wastewater Fuels, being trialled at Severn Trent Water, and with it the team at the University are hoping to break records for hydrogen fuelled cars.

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The Waste2Race Le Mans Prototype class 3 car (LMP3) has been built by Ginetta cars in Leeds from a selection of spare and unused parts that were due for scrap. Some parts have been adapted with sustainable materials including a wing mirror from beetroot waste (cellucomp); a steering wheel courtesy of the National Composites Centre (NCC) made from 100% biosource materials; and a car battery, recovered from a crashed vehicle by ENRG MotorSport.

The project comes as manufacturers such as Alpine and Toyota are exploring hydrogen as a fuel for racing cars of the future. BMW also recently announced plans for its first hydrogen car on sale from 2028.

Road Haulage Association HGV Drive Simulator

Running as part of the Chemical Business Association’s supply chain feature zone, and to raise awareness of the industry skills shortage, the RHA will be bringing their HGV simulator to CHEMUK 2025.

Equipped with brake and accelerator pedals, indicators, and a motion-simulator chair, the machine assesses how the driver responds to virtual road conditions. The software then generates a scorecard detailing how the driver performed during the assessment.

CHEMUK attendees will be able to test their driving skills at the show!