Boeing becomes founding member of Sheffield University’s Energy Innovation Centre

The aerospace company has signed a new research partnership with the University, becoming the founding member of the EIC, a new research & development scheme to develop new low carbon technologies.

The Energy Innovation Centre, launched by the University of Sheffield Energy Institute, offers industry partners access to two of the University’s newest research facilities, which are the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC) and the Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC), which the University said will contain pilot-scale production facilities suitable for investigating different methods of producing SAF.

In a statement, Professor Koen Lamberts, president and vice-chancellor of Sheffield University, said: “At a time when the UK’s commitment to net zero is questioned and debated, R&D into low carbon technologies and products couldn’t be more important. Our partnership with Boeing spans over 20 years, and together we are committed to developing the type of innovation needed to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”