Rolls Royce

It is working with partners to develop engines that are also expected to use 25% less fuel

It will work with Superdielectrics for the development of batteries using the same material originally designed for contact lenses

It was selected as the preferred bidder by EDF Energy in 2016 to supply heat exhangers

Rolls-Royce has awarded a contract to Nuclear AMRC for the development of a small modular reactor (SMR) demonstrator. The project will develop an understanding of modules and help underpin the early stage design principles for the manufacture, construction and operation of its SMR power plants in the UK. Rolls-Royce is leading a consortium of British […]

Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens have teamed up to develop a hybrid electric aircraft for take-off in 2020. The E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator aims to push and mature the technology, performance, safety and reliability, enabling quick progress on the hybrid electric technology. The programme also hopes to establish the requirements for future certification of electrically […]

Small nuclear reactors (SMRs) will play an essential role in the UK’s journey towards decarbonisation. That’s according to David Orr, Senior Vice President at Nuclear Rolls Royce, who said the technology is ideally suited to cost-effectively filling the gap in the grid that will be left when fossil fuel generation is taken off. He suggested […]

Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement to sell its energy production arm to Siemens for £785 million. The British engineering firm will also receive a further £200 million for a 25-year licensing agreement once the transaction for the gas turbine and compressor business has been completed. John Rishton, CEO of Rolls-Royce said: “This agreement will give […]

UK engineering firm Rolls Royce has won a £17 million contract to work on a Chinese energy infrastructure project. The deal is one of several announced yesterday to coincide with Prime Minister David Cameron’s trade visit to Shanghai. In total £5.6 billion worth of deals have been signed between UK and Chinese firms during the […]

Britain once ruled the sea – and its merchant fleet could be “greened” if new research is successful. Rolls Royce is helping UCL with research on improving the energy efficiency of Britain’s shipping industry. The £2million project at the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is hoping to improve ships’ efficiency by more than 30%. The work […]

The UK Government has hailed the Horizon nuclear power project claiming it would help boost new investment and create thousands of jobs across the country. Energy Minister Michael Fallon is set to meet executives from Hitachi and Horizon today, who are planning to invest £20 billion in new nuclear plants at Wylfa in Anflesey and […]