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SMR consortium seeks $2.8B from UK government

5/24/2021

The Rolls-Royce-led UK small modular reactor consortium is asking the UK government for $2.8 billion to support construction of the first two or three plants of a planned 16. Without government backing, the consortium will be forced to pursue funding from foreign entities, said consortium interim CEO Tom Samson.

Big names invest in hypersonic engine development

3/22/2021

Reaction Engines, a hypersonic propulsion company backed by Boeing, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems, is making progress in its development of a Mach 5-capable fighter jet engine. Pratt & Whitney, meanwhile, is at work on its own hypersonic engine dubbed the Metacomet.

Big names invest in hypersonic engine development

3/17/2021

Reaction Engines, a hypersonic propulsion company backed by Boeing, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems, is making progress in its development of a Mach 5-capable fighter jet engine. Pratt & Whitney, meanwhile, is at work on its own hypersonic engine dubbed the Metacomet.

Big names invest in hypersonic engine development

3/16/2021

Reaction Engines, a hypersonic propulsion company backed by Boeing, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems, is making progress in its development of a Mach 5-capable fighter jet engine. Pratt & Whitney, meanwhile, is at work on its own hypersonic engine dubbed the Metacomet.

Rolls-Royce to power Wideroe's electric aircraft

3/12/2021

Rolls-Royce is working with Wideroe on the development of an all-electric aircraft that could enter service in five years. "Electrification will help us deliver our ambition to enable the markets in which we operate to achieve net zero carbon by 2050," said Rob Watson of Rolls-Royce Electrical.

Rolls-Royce makes first UAM alliance

3/10/2021

Rolls-Royce's technology will power Vertical Aerospace's all-electric eVTOL. "Vertical Aerospace is a key collaboration for Rolls-Royce Electrical as it marks our first commercial deal in the UAM market and builds on previous agreements to work with partners on demonstrator programs," according to Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce, Fermi Energia to study SMRs for Estonia

3/3/2021

Fermi Energia will work with a Rolls-Royce-led UK consortium to study the potential for using small modular reactors in Estonia to meet the country's climate goals. Fermi Energia CEO and co-founder Kalev Kallemets says the firm "will consider Rolls-Royce SMR as one of the credible SMR designs in its national designated spatial planning procedure."