Safran, GE Aviation Plan to Develop New, More 'Sustainable' Jet Engines
June 14 2021 - 10:10AM
Dow Jones News
By Olivia Bugault
Aircraft engine makers Safran SA and General Electric Co.'s
subsidiary GE Aviation said Monday that they are launching a
program called CFM RISE, with the goal to develop jet engines that
will consume less fuel and emit fewer carbon-dioxide emissions.
Through the program, the companies are targeting a reduction of
more than 20% in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared with
today's most efficient jet engines, they said.
"Technologies matured as part of the RISE program will serve as
the foundation for the next generation CFM engine that could be
available by the mid-2030s," they said.
They will also work on the compatibility of their jet engines
with sustainable aviation fuels and hydrogen, with the goal to be
able to use 100% of these alternative energy sources in jet
engines, they said. Currently, SAFs can be blended at up to 50%
with fossil jet fuel in current jet engines.
The companies have also signed an agreement to extend their CFM
International 50/50 joint venture--known for supplying LEAP and
CFM56 jet engines--until 2050.
Write to Olivia Bugault at olivia.bugault@wsj.com
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