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Airbus and Rolls-Royce among firms set to receive cash boost for green air travel projects

The joint government and industry funding is for cutting-edge aviation initiatives

An Airbus A350 aircraft(Image: PA)

Aerospace firms in the West Country working on projects aimed at driving greener air travel are set to receive a share of a £250m.

Engineering giants Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN are among the companies that will be awarded a slice of the joint government and industry funding, it has been announced.

Tens of thousands of workers across the region are employed in aerospace and supply chains for the sector, including advanced manufacturing.

The money will be used for projects such as advancements in gas turbines, hydrogen-powered flight and the use of laser technologies for large-scale aerostructure manufacturing.

Projects announced ahead of the Industrial Strategy include:

  • Sora Aero (Sora Aviation and Universities of Bristol and Manchester), developing AI-powered tools to similar how aircraft behave in flight and then design better zero-emission aircraft.
  • BatWing (Sora Aviation and University of Bath), creating lightweight battery packs and new ways to safely attach them to aircraft wings, supporting the move to electric-powered flight.

Helen Godwin, the new Mayor of the West of England, said: “It’s no coincidence that our region, which helped build Concorde, is also powering the future of flight through sustainable engineering. We care deeply about our planet so it’s welcome that, as well as backing jobs and economic growth in the West, this new innovation funding from government and industry will also lower emissions.”

Industry minister Sarah Jones said the investment in the sector would deliver "economic growth" as well as "boosting the charge to net zero" by 2030.

“This is the latest win for British aerospace in the run-up to the launch of our Industrial Strategy, which will turbocharge growth in our advanced manufacturing and defence sectors to take them to new heights, bringing new high-skilled jobs to every corner of the 海角视频," she said.