The 2025 Altair Enlighten Award, an initiative of Altair, a specialist in computational intelligence, is now open for submissions. The award is presented annually in conjunction with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), in recognition of sustainability and lightweighting advancements in the automotive industry that reduce carbon footprint, and that are efficient in areas such as water and energy consumption, material reuse and recycling.
The award garners interest from sectors including industry, engineering, policymaking, education, students, and the public worldwide. Past winners include GM, Ford, Stellantis, Harley-Davidson, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Ferrari, JLR, Mercedes, BMW, and SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW).
There are seven categories in the Enlighten Award:
- Sustainable Product – A production vehicle (or major system module) that embraces emissions reduction, lightweighting, material circularity, and safety advances.
- Sustainable Process – Processes that enable emissions reductions, material reuse and/or recycling, and water conservation during manufacturing or engineering phases.
- Module Lightweighting – Mass reduction of a vehicle module, subsystem, or component.
- Enabling Technology – Technology advancements that enable vehicle lightweighting, including a material, production process, design method, or joining technology.
- Future of Lightweighting – A process, material or technology not in production, but that has significant potential to advance vehicle lightweighting.
- Responsible AI – Responsible AI deployment throughout the automotive value chain, from design, engineering and operation, to production and in-service use.
- Sustainable Computing – The implementation of practices and technologies that prioritise energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy, and that reduce environmental impact and contribute to more sustainable and eco-friendly computing.
“The Enlighten Award honors the innovations, technologies and organisations that are creating a better, more sustainable industry,” said James R. Scapa, founder and CEO of Altair. “Altair is proud to recognise those at the forefront of electrification, sustainable material usage, and lightweighting – and to once again showcase the amazing ways organisations are meeting global sustainability targets through this award.”
Enlighten Award submissions must be received by 16th June, 2025. The winners will be announced during an award ceremony on 16th September, 2025, at the annual CAR Management Briefing Seminar (MBS) event. This year, the MBS will be held in Detroit, Michigan, at the historic Michigan Central Station.
Andrew Brown Jr, chairman of CAR’s board of directors, added, “The Enlighten Award is truly one of a kind – regardless of how large or small your company is, how established you are, or what you specialise in, all that matters is how you are advancing automotive sustainability.”
To learn more about the Enlighten Award or to submit an entry, visit https://altair.com/enlighten-award.
