{"id":8696,"date":"2023-11-28T13:23:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prfire.com\/news-releases\/zero-rolls-royce-join-forces-to-develop-synthetic-fuelled-future\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:23:04","slug":"zero-rolls-royce-join-forces-to-develop-synthetic-fuelled-future","status":"publish","type":"news-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.prfire.com\/news-releases\/zero-rolls-royce-join-forces-to-develop-synthetic-fuelled-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero & Rolls-Royce join forces to develop synthetic fuelled future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLondon, UK. 18th September 2023 –<\/strong> Zero has entered a landmark agreement with global engineering giant Rolls-Royce to promote further development of the company\u2019s fossil-free synthetic fuels. The commitment demonstrates the growing momentum behind the development of synthetic fuels as a replacement for fossil fuels.<\/div>\n
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The new agreement will see the two parties collaborate to demonstrate Zero\u00ae synthetic fuels on a variety of different Rolls-Royce engines for aviation, marine and defence use. This has the potential to include Zero\u2019s entire range of synthetic fuels \u2013 gasoline, diesel and jet fuel \u2013 with data gathered from engine testing used to prove the credentials required to achieve international fuel certification standards. Synthetic fuels deployed by Rolls-Royce in engine tests will directly reduce associated carbon emissions.<\/div>\n
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Zero, which was founded by Formula One technical legend Paddy Lowe little more than three years ago, secured the Guinness World Records\u00ae title of \u201cfirst aircraft powered by synthetic fuel\u201d in 2021 and opened the world\u2019s first fully-featured synthetic fuel facility Plant Zero.1 earlier this year.<\/div>\n
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\nZero CEO Paddy Lowe said: <\/strong>\u201cWe are thrilled to be working with one of the world\u2019s most innovative and forward-thinking engineering companies in a combined quest to accelerate the Energy Transition. The world is facing increasingly urgent demands for fossil fuel alternatives and it is vital for all companies to develop the solutions to achieve this. We could not consider a better engine partner than Rolls-Royce with whom to meet this challenge head-on.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe have proven the genuine capabilities of our fuels in a wide variety of vehicles \u2013 including a light aircraft, a supercar and a chainsaw. As we move towards full certification of\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
our fuels, we are starting to put in place the commercial realisation of these demonstrations and aim to be running our first large-scale production plant two years from now.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nRolls-Royce Senior Vice President – UK Defence, Dave Gordon, said<\/strong>: \u201cRolls-Royce\u2019s Gas Turbine technology is a critical strategic national capability and guilt-free synthetic fuel is at the heart of how we can continue to support the warfighter in delivering military advantage. Zero is at the cutting-edge of the synthetic fuel industry and we have been extremely impressed by their rapid progress in the short time they have been in existence; we are confident their team can continue that impressive trajectory. We look forward to a long partnership between Rolls-Royce and Zero to develop and demonstrate the future of sustainable energy across our wide range of complex power & propulsion solutions as we leave the fossil fuel era behind us.\u201d
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Zero\u00ae fuels, which are made from just air and water using Zero\u2019s proprietary Direct FT\u00ae process, can be used directly in existing engines and can be made at unlimited scale, unlike existing bio- and waste-based Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs). Synthetic fuels have the potential to de-fossilise numerous critical sectors and industries with Zero predicting cost parity with fossil fuels within a decade.<\/p>\n

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