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Toulouse, France – September 13, 2023 Safran Electrical & Power, the world leader in electric aircraft systems, has signed a collaboration agreement with Cuberg, a subsidiary of the battery manufacturer Northvolt, for industrial, technical and commercial cooperation to develop jointly an aviation energy storage system for future full electric and hybrid aircraft.

In 2022, in line with its strategy to decarbonize aviation, Safran invested in Ineratec, a German company specializing in the production of low-carbon synthetic fuels. A year later, the Group renewed its trust in the company by making another investment and, in so doing, enabled the startup to lay the foundation stone of a next-generation factory in Frankfurt. We take a look at what's at stake in this promising partnership with Yannick Bonnaire, Group SVP Innovation and CEO at Safran Corporate Ventures.

Organized by Safran and Agorize, The Black-Out Challenge is back this year for a fourth edition! This student competition drew more than 1,500 participants in previous editions, with one mission: to save Humanity.

Decarbonization is an essential component of Safran’s strategy. To involve its 400 most contributing suppliers in the process, the Group staged a “Supplier Day” on July 22. Focus on the day’s highlights and the challenges facing our supply chain.

An Airbus H225 conducted the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in both its Makila 2 engines from Safran Helicopter Engines. One step closer to decarbonizing the skies!

One year ago, on June 14, 2021, CFM – the joint venture between Safran and General Electric Aviation – presented the ambitious RISE program. The aim of this program is to achieve a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the current engine options. So one year on from the launch of RISE, where are we now? How do you create and run such a project? Spotlight on the RISE program with Delphine Dijoud, Next Generation Propulsion Executive Manager at Safran Aircraft Engines, our guest for the 5th episode of the Radar podcast!

Over the past three years, Airbus Helicopters and Safran Data Systems, subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, have worked closely to build on innovation in flight testing for the RACER (Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft) program, a high-speed, high efficiency helicopter demonstrator. It will be equipped with the exclusive HIRIS (Helicopter Innovative Rotating Instrumentation System) “WIRELESS” rotary wing instrumentation data acquisition system. RACER is funded by the European Commission H2020 research program, as part of Clean Sky 2.

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Hybrid propulsion systems, targeted by Safran as a promising solution to decarbonize aviation, demand close collaboration between experts in electrical systems, control systems and turbomachinery integration. Here, we take a look at the RISE new-generation engine program to show what's involved.

Hybrid propulsion is a key to reducing the carbon footprint of air transport. By combining thermal and electrical energy, aircraft could reduce their fuel consumption by 20%, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. What is hybrid propulsion? What are the opportunities offered by hybridization? Bruno Bellanger, Program Director at Safran Helicopter Engines, presents the first application cases in the helicopter world.

As we work towards decarbonizing aviation, Safran is counting on hybrid propulsion to reach ambitious goals by 2025. What skills are needed in this transition? Updates from Vincent Garnier, the Director of the Safran Tech Research & Technology Center.

Safran’s new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy was the focus during this month’s Women@Safran North America’s virtual meeting, with more than 160 participants from around North America learning about the Group’s commitments.

Equipped with ENGINeUS™ 45 electric motors, VoltAero's Cassio 1 completed its first "Tour de France" in June. Didier Esteyne, pilot and Technical Director at VoltAero, returned from these very conclusive tests and congratulated the Safran Electrical & Power teams.

Download the special Press Kit on Safran's vision and actions to tackle the climate challenge. It explains Safran's position in this global challenge, including explanations, facts & figures and commitments.

What is the impact of using sustainable fuels (or SAF for “Sustainable Air Fuels”) on current and future aircraft? This question was a central aspect of the JETSCREEN project launched by the European Commission. Several companies contributed to it, including Safran Aerosystems, which monitored the effects of a complete substitution of kerosene by SAF on its equipment comprising the fuel distribution and gaging system. Feedback…

Safran Electrical & Power has launched an ambitious plan in 2021 to reduce CO2 emissions from its industrial operations, as part of the Low-carbon Project. This will be complemented by an action plan to reduce emissions from the life cycle of its products. Alain Sauret, President, explains.

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have just published a study into the main world innovation trends in clean energies. It shows Safran in first place among French companies, with nearly 2,000 international patent families in this area.

Since 2018, Safran has been implementing an ambitious plan to reduce its carbon emissions. This "low-carbon" project, which is led by the new Climate Division and involves all of the Group's companies, covers all activities directly or indirectly related to product manufacturing. In 2021, under the leadership of Group Chief Executive Officer Olivier Andriès, Safran revised its low-carbon objectives with an even more ambitious target: a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2025 compared to 2018.

Safran Aero Boosters is adding another string to its bow with the implementation of a new pilot project for an aircraft engine maintenance test bench developed with the help of the Walloon Region. Building on its position as the market leader in engine testing facilities, Safran Aero Boosters and its Safran Test Cells department are in the process of developing a new design for test facilities that cleans the ambient air at their Belgian test center in Herstal. And work is already underway!