赛峰集团开发更清洁引擎项目获欧洲投资银行3亿欧元贷款, 赛峰集团
Release Date: 2009-06-18
At the 2009 Paris Air Show, European Investment Bank Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive and SAFRAN Chief Executive Officer Jean-Paul Herteman signed a contract to provide 300 million euros in financing to the SAFRAN group for the development of a new generation of cleaner aircraft engines.
The EIB loan will be used to finance Research & Development on aircraft engines that use less fuel and are friendlier to the environment. SAFRAN group company Snecma is aiming to develop a successor to the CFM56 engine (jointly produced with General Electric), designed for single-aisle commercial jets with 110 to 210 seats, that will offer a 16% reduction in fuel consumption, 15 to 20 decibel decrease in noise, and 60% reduction in oxides of nitrogen (NOx). At the same time, Snecma is also working on a disruptive technology, the open rotor configuration, that would eventually reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by more than 25%. The total cost of the R&D project is estimated at 600 million euros.
This is the first loan granted to the aerospace industry that is in line with the European Clean Transport Facility (ECTF), a financing program launched by the EIB last December to support Europe’s economic recovery plan and the long-term fight against climate change. ECTF loans have already been approved for manufacturers of cars and trucks and their suppliers.
“I am delighted that the EIB can support SAFRAN’s efforts to develop cleaner aircraft engines,” said Philippe de Fontaine Vive, who is in charge of EIB financing programs in France. “Europe needs to pursue high value-added research activities despite the recession if we want to remain competitive. Making aviation more environmentally friendly will benefit everybody.”
SAFRAN CEO Jean-Paul Herteman said: “I am very pleased with this latest mark of confidence by the EIB, which will help us finance R&D for a new generation of aircraft engines. The technological breakthroughs in this program, a major one for SAFRAN, are the result of extensive and ongoing basic research. SAFRAN is very proud of our long-term relationship with this prestigious institution, which has already provided financing for several Group projects in the space and civil aviation sectors.”
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | 赛峰集团 |
| Country: | 法国 |
| Url: | http://www.safran-group.com/spip.php?article9894 |