With the help of EasyJet, Rolls-Royce has completed the world’s first-ever hydrogen-powered modern engine test. The engineering giant and low-cost operator carried out the test at the MoD’s Boscombe Down facility in Wiltshire, using a converted Rolls-Royce AE 2100-A turboprop aircraft engine. The hydrogen was created using 100 percent wind and tidal power at the European Marine Energy Centre...
The Unite union has said Rolls-Royce will have to work hard to justify job losses in Derby. The firm announced on Tuesday that it plans to cut 2,600 jobs, with 800 to 1,200 believed to be going from its sites in Derby and Bristol. Tony Wood, president of aerospace at Rolls-Royce, said the Derby site had “long-term prospects” but was not immune from job losses. The union warned the firm against...
Rolls-Royce is developing new technology it says will allow for longer flights using hybrid-electric battery powered planes. According to the aerospace giant, which has UK bases in Derby and Filton, in South Gloucestershire, the turbogenerator tech will recharge batteries after take-off or power propellers directly, meaning the aircraft can switch between power sources in flight. Current battery...
Nuclear engineers at Rolls-Royce have been brought in to work on a $300 million US Department of Defense contract to build a full-scale transportable prototype micro nuclear reactor. The engineering giant is working with aerospace company BWX Technologies, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, on a prototype power generator with the ability to be dismantled and moved about in traditional shipping...
Rolls-Royce is to give more than 14,000 staff a £2,000 payment to help them cope with the soaring cost of living, the first time the engineering firm has made such a move. The one-off payment will go to shopfloor staff and junior management, who are mainly based at the company’s two biggest sites in Derby and Bristol. They represent 70% of Rolls-Royce’s UK workforce of about 20,000. A Rolls-Royce...
Rolls-Royce has secured a deal to service engines for Vietnamese airline VietJet as the budget carrier expands its flight network into long-haul operations. The aerospace giant, which has UK bases in Bristol and Derby, will provide maintenance work for its Trent 700 engines which will power ten Airbus A330ceo aircraft. Rolls-Royce, which is currently developing the world’s largest jet engine...