Tag: Rolls-Royce

National Wealth Fund commits up to £599m to Rolls-Royce SMR

Stuart Mitchell

Following the end of a competitive process, Great British Energy-Nuclear (GBE-N) and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a contract that enables work to start immediately on the delivery of three Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The National Wealth Fund’s financing will support the progression of the generic design of the new SMR technology, with Rolls-Royce SMR having already moved to the third and final stage of the Generic Design Assessment led by the UK’s independent nuclear regulators. SMRs offer a new route to clean, homegrown power, helping shape a more resilient…

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Rolls-Royce and easyJet to perform hydrogen testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center

Stuart Mitchell

Rolls-Royce has announced it has broken ground on a truly unique engine test site to perform outdoor, full-scale gas turbine hydrogen testing. The development of the site and engine testing is in partnership with easyJet and will be located at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. This will be the third Rolls-Royce test stand at NASA Stennis, expanding a relationship with NASA that goes back decades and includes joint research on a variety of aerospace technologies. This program is part of Rolls-Royce’s goal to develop technologies that meet the world’s…

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Rolls-Royce and Porterbrook agreement will drive rail decarbonisation

Stuart Mitchell

Rolls-Royce is teaming up with Porterbrook to identify and develop technological innovations to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality across the rail network. The two companies, who have signed a memorandum of understanding, will investigate the potential for the use of synthetic and net zero fuels, including hydrogen, both in fuel cells and internal combustion engines. Building on their recent success of jointly introducing hybrid battery-diesel railcars into passenger service, the two companies will also explore the potential for advanced hybridisation. The relationship also includes considering the role of…

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Rolls-Royce launches pathway to power net zero economy

Stuart Mitchell

Rolls-Royce recently announced their global pathway to Net Zero by 2050. Below is the announcement on their website: Accelerating the race to a zero carbon economy We are today setting out our near-term actions to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest. Our pathway shows how we will focus our technological capabilities to play a leading role in enabling significant elements of the global economy to get to net zero carbon by 2050, including aviation, shipping, and power generation. This includes the development of new technologies, enabling an accelerated…

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Shell and Rolls-Royce sign agreement to accelerate progress towards net zero

Stuart Mitchell

Shell and Rolls-Royce have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which aims to support the decarbonisation of the aviation industry and their progress towards net zero emissions. The long-term agreement builds on more than a century of cooperation between the two companies, and embodies a shared perspective that collaboration across the aviation value chain is necessary for the decarbonisation of the sector. In recognition of the scale of the challenge, the MoU will expand and accelerate several existing areas of cooperation between the companies such as advancing the use of…

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