Rolls Royce
The technology is predicted to halve the projected duration of journeys to Mars to up to four months
It includes Rolls-Royce’s activities and teams based in France, the Czech Republic and China but excludes its civil nuclear business or small modular reactor activities in the UK
Each compact nuclear power station is predicted to have a total capacity of 440MW, enough to power a city of 450,000 homes for 60 years
The British multinational engineering company is leading a consortium that is designing a low cost factory-built nuclear plant
The project aims to beat the current all-electric flight world record early next year
The batteries will serve as a power reserve, provide grid support and enable the increased use of renewable energy
From 2021, its MTU EnergyPacks are to be manufactured in the Siemens-Technopark in Ruhstorf, Bavaria, where Rolls-Royce already has a production site
Reducing emissions from gas turbines is part of the company’s wider sustainability strategy
The supersonic jet will be able to carry up to 19 passengers and fly at altitudes above 60,000 feet
The firm said the deployment of small modular reactors could make build costs more predictable and affordable, lowering the price of electricity for consumers
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