Ricardo supported sHYpS project wins First Prize at the Waterborne Awards 2025

The EU Horizon’s Europe sHYps project has been awarded First Prize in the Innovation 
Category at the prestigious 2025 Waterborne Awards. Powered with Ricardo technology, the 
sHYps project seeks to support the decarbonisation of the shipping industry.

At the forefront of innovation, the project involves a consortium of 13 partners from across 
Europe. As experts in hydrogen technology and integration, Ricardo’s role in the project has 
included establishing the specification of the fuel cell, design, build and testing. The award 
announcement comes on the heels of announcement that the fuel cell has achieved full 
power of 393kw.

In addition, Ricardo has been tasked with designing of a 40-foot containerised multi-megawatt power plant that combines the outputs of multiple fuel cell modules, intended to be installed under-deck on passenger ships.

Andy Ennever, Ricardo Global Head of Fuel Cells, said, “We’re delighted that the sHYps 
project has received this recognition by the Waterborne Awards. It is a testament to the hard 
work by the teams across the consortium, and the expertise and dedication of the Ricardo 
team members to support the transition toward zero-emission shipping.”

Organised by Waterborne TP, the bi-annual Waterborne Awards celebrate grounding 
breaking advancement in waterborne transport.

ENDS

Notes to editors: 

Horizon Europe project “sHYpS” (sustainable HYdrogen powered Shipping)

The sHYpS project is co-funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe, the 
European Union’s research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement Number 
101056940. The consortium of members represents 5 European countries: Italy, France, 
Czechia, Germany, Norway and UK. UK participants are supported by UK RI grant numbers 
10038162 (Ricardo UK) and 10039049 (Lloyd’s Register). Views and opinions expressed are 
however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European 
Union or Innovate UK. Neither the European Union nor Innovate UK can be held responsible 
for them