Ricardo and Isotta Fraschini Motori Ride the Wave
The first firing of a 100% hydrogen powered Single-Cylinder Engine for maritime transportation has been developed in collaboration between Ricardo and Isotta Fraschini Motori (a FINCANTIERI Company)
Isotta Fraschini Motori and Ricardo have a well-established relationship behind them. Among the most ambitious projects involving the British engineering company and the engine division of the Fincantieri Group is one that sits at the top of the IFuture project, focused on promoting hydrogen as a zero- or low-emission fuel for maritime transport.
According to Ricardo
A key milestone has been reached in the journey toward decarbonized maritime transportation with the ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ% ๐ต๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ-๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ปe, built, installed and commissioned at Ricardoโs Shoreham-by-Sea headquarter.
Developed in collaboration between Ricardo and Isotta Fraschini Motori (a FINCANTIERI Company)., as part of the Wave2theFuture (๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป) project, this milestone marks a significant step forward in the development of next-generation propulsion solutions for the marine industry and confirms the potential of hydrogen as a viable pathway to reduce emissions supporting the transition toward cleaner and more sustainable navigation.
Together, Ricardo and Isotta Fraschini Motori will continue to optimize the hardware architecture and to further improve combustion performances during the ongoing ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ-๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ testing at Ricardoโs hydrogen facility, with the insights gained supporting the next phase of the project: ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ-๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, bringing hydrogen-powered marine propulsion closer to industrial application.
The activities conducted were developed within the Fincantieri project “Wave 2 the Futureโ (W2F), funded by the European Union โ NextGenerationEU.
About Wave 2
Fincantieri Groupโsย Wave 2 the Futureย project aims to enable the use of hydrogen in the maritime sector. Wave 2 the Future is part of the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Hydrogen, a European initiative to develop strategic supply chain ecosystems. The IPCEI Hydrogen Hy2Tech aims to promote innovation and environmental transition by making available green hydrogen and the technologies needed to harness its decarbonization potential.
