ČEZ
In October 2024, Rolls-Royce SMR and ČEZ announced that they would join forces to bring their global capabilities and know-how to the deployment of Rolls-Royce SMR technology - enabled by an equity investment by CEZ into Rolls-Royce SMR and a strategic partnership to deploy up to 3GW of electricity at the Temelín site, in the South Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic.
ČEZ joins Rolls-Royce SMR, and its existing shareholders, BNF Resources, Constellation, QIA and Rolls-Royce at the forefront of SMR deployment.
Great British Nuclear
Rolls-Royce SMR is currently engaged in the Great British Nuclear (GBN) SMR technology selection process, which will select the best SMR technologies from around the world to deliver low-carbon nuclear power and support the UK transition to net zero.
A successful outcome in the GBN process will:
Support the UK Government's mission to deliver growth and become a clean energy superpower.
Unlock investment at home creating long-term jobs, supply chain growth and a skills programme to train future generations in STEM subjects.
Enable export success attracting foreign direct investment into the UK and enabling overseas success – capitalising on Rolls-Royce SMR’s ‘first mover advantage’.
Bringing power to the grid as quickly as possible – helping secure Britian’s energy independence and achieving net zero.
Our facilities
The Rolls-Royce SMR Module Development Facility - housed within University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s existing Factory 2050 facilities - will produce working prototypes of the individual modules that will be assembled into Rolls-Royce SMR power plants.
The first phase is worth £2.7 million and will be part of a wider £15+ million package of work that will further de-risk and underpin the Rolls-Royce SMR programme. The modular approach is unique within the nuclear industry but is widely used and well proven across the oil and gas and renewables sectors.
