Aerospace is the UK's most competitive manufacturing sector, and a leader in technology development. It acts as a stimulus for growth and generates a substantial balance of trade surplus.

As part of the UK's National Aerospace Technology Strategy (NATS), the Aerospace Innovation Growth Team (AeIGT) initiative looks to see the UK offering, by 2022; "a global aerospace industry in the world's most innovative and productive location, leading to a sustainable growth for all its stakeholders".

Six Aerospace Technology Validation Programmes (ATVPs) and 12 Aerospace Innovation Networks (AINs) have been created to target these objectives, and the Environmentally Friendly Engine (EFE) is one of the ATVPs. Rolls-Royce is programme lead, with Bombardier Aerospace (Northern Ireland), Goodrich Engine Control Systems (West Midlands), HS Marston (Wolverhampton) and Smiths (Burnley) as the industrial partners.

The Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Sheffield, Loughborough, Birmingham and Queens Belfast are the academic partners in EFE.

The Environmentally Friendly Engine

Contact us
If you would like to know more - or believe you could help in the EFE effort - please get in touch using the contacts below:

Dave Dawson
Purchase Executive - Advanced Projects


Dave Barnes
EFE Programme Manager