Rolls-Royce partners with Shell in sustainable aviation fuel push

(Reuters) – LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – Rolls-Royce (RR.L), a British engineering business, has announced a collaboration with Shell (RDSa.L), an oil corporation, to cooperate on the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), in line with both companies’ ambitions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. On Wednesday, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which Rolls-Royce claims would aid with the certification of 100 percent SAF for use in planes. Rolls-Royce wants to make all of its commercial engines compatible with 100 percent SAF, which emits up to 70% less carbon than conventional fuel, by 2023, in the aviation sector, which is its largest business. find out more The difficulty for SAFs is a supply shortfall, which the Shell alliance could help to alleviate. Both firms aspire to decarbonize aviation, according to Rolls-Royce Chief Technology Officer Paul Stein. “We believe that partnering on these goals can assist both the creation of new inventions and finding ways to unleash the net carbon emissions reduction potential of technology that is currently in use today,” he said. Sarah Young contributed reporting, and Kate Holton edited the piece. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles are our standards./nRead More