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Marine electrification solutions across the full product lifecycle
As global momentum to reduce carbon emissions grows, the marine industry is turning to marine electrification for smaller vessels as a smart, sustainable path forward for meeting environmental regulations and market demands.
Ricardo is at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge electrification solutions tailored to the marine industry. We are uniquely positioned to deliver end-to-end technical and manufacturing solutions to help our clients to scale faster and electrify smarter.
Whether you're operating high-performance workboats, rescue vessels, or luxury leisure craft, Ricardo provides advanced powertrain and driveline technologies across the full product life cycle that prioritise reliability, durability, and cost-effective performance in demanding marine environments.
End-to-end expertise in electric marine propulsion
Ricardo brings complete system-level expertise across full electric propulsion architectures, including:
- Battery systems
- Power electronics
- Electric motors and inverters
- Hybrid systems
- Fuel cell systems
- Transmissions and control systems
Our solutions are engineered to withstand the rigours of marine environments, offering compact, high-performance systems built for durability in even the most challenging conditions.
Our Marine Electrification Offering
- Design and engineering of full propulsion systems or standalone components
- Test and validation of electric powertrain
- Manufacture and supply of high precision transmissions, gearboxes, and propulsion systems supplied in niche volumes.
- Support for industrialisation and scalable production
- Through life support of programmes including spares provision and supply chain management support
- Life cycle assessment to meet your sustainability targets
Featured solutions
Ricardo's capability spans the full electrified propulsion system including battery electric, hybrid, and fuel cell systems.
Battery design and simulation
Our experts deliver innovative hybrid and electric battery pack solutions. We design, build, and integrate battery technology bespoke to the requirements of our clients.
Battery testing
Delivering industry leading battery testing solutions for all electric and hybrid propulsion systems enabling full-service battery development from concept to production.
Immersion cooling solutions
Market-leading immersion cooling technology, licensable battery management system and turnkey solutions.
Battery assembly and industrialisation
Industrialisation solutions for batteries and battery facilities. Specialising in low-volume manufacture and assembly solutions.
Sustainable batteries regulation support
From clarifying policy and helping you to understand the new requirements, through to designing and implementing a robust strategy with effective compliance solutions, we provide expert guidance to clients around the globe.
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
We enable you to develop a deeper knowledge of your products and services in comparison to others on the market and show you where the most effective changes can be made to improve sustainability.
Transmissions for electric vehicle
Element modular transmission system enables rapid prototyping of electric drive unit for low-engineering effort product development.
Magnet-free motor solution
ALUMOTOR is a magnet free electric motor solution designed for applications where supply chain security and robustness are critical.
Galium nitride inverter
Our gallium nitride (GaN) based traction inverter, enabling better vehicle performance and efficiency for both plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles.
Silicon carbide inverter
Licensable silicon carbide inverter IP to reduce time to market by up to 30% and benefit from 98.5% efficiency and impressive power density.
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