Outgoing CEO looks back on his seven years at helm and how sustainable aviation fuel can power the journey to net zero
A staff member stands next to a full-scale model of the new Rolls-Royce UltraFan engine at Farnborough international airshow.There is another big factor holding back the development of a new plane: the deep uncertainty over how they will be powered. Airlines haveRolls-Royce is experimenting with new technologies.
“We can’t, as a sector, wait for hydrogen,” he says, given the doubts over how it will be used. “What if we got that wrong?” A model of a small modular reactor facility that Rolls-Royce SMR hopes to have operational by the end of 2029.But he argues there is a possible lesson for the UK’s industrial policy to be garnered from its, especially given the energy crisis prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rolls-Royce is hoping for big demand for the cheaper, factory-built reactors for smaller power stations to complement intermittent renewables.
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