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Energy Transition for Defence

In early 2021, we launched our pathway to Net Zero, setting out our near-term actions to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest.

The decarbonisation of our core markets, including Defence, is a prime objective for Rolls-Royce and the development of innovative technologies across Defence will have a fundamental role to play in enabling and accelerating this transition. Across the globe, our Defence customers are increasingly becoming more focused on sustainability and are committed to finding ways for their operations to be carbon neutral. Within Rolls-Royce Defence, we have an opportunity to play a role in aiding our customers towards that goal and we are already working to achieve this.

An example of some of these areas include:

Sustainable energy solutions for future combat air systems

Discover more about our transition to sustainable energy solutions for future combat air systems and how we are creating resilience for Defence operations.

Future Combat Air Systems

Nuclear technologies

Rolls-Royce has commenced the development of a versatile Generation IV+ Micro-Reactor with a scalable architecture. The unique Rolls-Royce design builds on existing technologies and decades of UK nuclear capability investment to create a power system that can be deployed at pace, at an affordable cost, across multiple applications.

Sustainable deployed energy systems

For general purpose mobile land based power provisions, we are supporting the transition to a more efficient and lower carbon footprint system to include; energy storage and power/data management modules, in addition to the potential to utilise more sustainable fuels in place of diesel, integrating renewable energy sources such as solar.

All-electric and hybrid-electric power and propulsion

We are building a leading position in all-electric and hybrid-electric power and propulsion developing sustainable, efficient and quieter technology for aviation, marine, land and industrial applications.

Pioneering sustainable, Net Zero power sits at the heart of our strategy, future innovation and growth agenda. Our decarbonisation strategy will ensure that Rolls-Royce is not only compatible with, but actively enabling, a Net Zero future.