Ricardo Shoreham Technical Centre hydrogen testing
RicardoShoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Ricardo’s current test-and-validation page identifies a hydrogen facility at Shoreham for hydrogen internal-combustion engine and fuel-cell development. The locations page lists Shoreham Technical Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5FG. The linked hydrogen page describes qualitative test work and a published enquiry route. The 2021 electrified-propulsion opening announcement and November 2026 event are dated context. Exact local equipment limits and accredited methods remain unverified.
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Key facts
- Exact listed site
- Shoreham Technical Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5FG, United Kingdom. Ricardo’s current locations page separately lists its Midlands site.
- Current local hydrogen work
- The current owner explicitly locates hydrogen ICE and hydrogen fuel-cell development at Shoreham. Its linked page describes performance, mechanical and durability work for hydrogen ICE, and steady-state or transient fuel-cell work. Individual local rig limits require confirmation.
- Published enquiry
- Use info@ricardo.com through the linked Hydrogen testing enquiry route or Ricardo’s enquiry form. +44 1273 455611 is the general published contact phone. Exact work and availability require agreement.
- Dated facility context
- The 17 February 2021 release announces the Electrified Propulsion Research Centre opening at Shoreham. The current event page advertises a 4 November 2026 tour naming hydrogen facilities and the Vehicle Emission Research Centre. These are dated references, without a present equipment, test-scope or event-completion claim.
Testing capabilities
Hydrogen engine testing and development
The current owner places hydrogen internal-combustion engine development at Shoreham. The linked service describes performance, mechanical and durability testing, configurable cells and dual-fuel handling. Agree the exact local engine, method, conditions and report before planning work.
Hydrogen fuel-cell testing and development
The current owner places hydrogen fuel-cell development at Shoreham. The linked service describes steady-state and transient load work with appropriate fluid and air conditioning. Individual local equipment limits and configuration need confirmation.
Equipment and published limits
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Access and contact
The linked hydrogen page publishes info@ricardo.com with the subject Hydrogen testing enquiry and an enquiry form. +44 1273 455611 is Ricardo’s general contact phone. The owner advertises client programmes and remote access for the Shoreham hydrogen facility, subject to agreeing the exact work. Confirm the local rig, test article, conditions, report requirements, witnessing and programme. No current slot or unrestricted facility access is verified.
Facility contact
- Address
- Shoreham Technical Centre
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FG
United Kingdom - info@ricardo.com
- Telephone
- +44 1273 455611
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
What to confirm with the facility
- The linked hydrogen page publishes numerical equipment specifications without identifying individual Shoreham rigs. This guide omits those values. The general testing portfolio does not allocate every ICE, driveline, battery or emissions system to this exact site.
- The 2021 EPRC opening and 2020 remote-certification article are historical. The advertised 4 November 2026 event is future relative to this review. These references do not establish present local capacity, accreditation or test booking availability.
- The current owner describes certification support but states that it does not issue homologation certificates in-house. No exact current site/method accreditation or test-standard edition was verified for this guide. Agree the required test report and independent authority with Ricardo.
- Provide engine or fuel-cell type, dimensions, interfaces, fuel and electrical requirements, load profile, monitoring, acceptance criteria, report and intended witnessing requirements.
Before requesting a test
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Frequently asked questions
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Related testing facilities
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Further reading
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Sources and review
Reviewed by Arc on 1 October 2026 in Europe/London using six fresh official captures and one bounded linked hydrogen follow-up within them. The current locations page identifies Shoreham Technical Centre and the current test-and-validation page explicitly anchors hydrogen ICE/fuel-cell development at Shoreham. The linked page supports qualitative work, remote/client delivery and the literal info@ricardo.com Hydrogen testing enquiry. Its unallocated numeric equipment limits are omitted. General +44 1273 455611 is qualified as an operator contact, without a current named role or booking guarantee. Current brand Ricardo is used without importing historical legal plc wording. Both complete pages of the EPRC PDF were extracted, rendered and visually inspected. Printed 17 February 2021 and PDF creation/modification 16 February 2021 are historical, with absent original PDF title recorded. The 8 April 2020 certification article is historical two-site context. The event’s 4 November 2026 date is future relative to review, and its graduate email/street location are not test enquiry or canonical-site address. No EPRC current capacity, all-portfolio equipment, laboratory accreditation, ISO management certification or homologation issuance is inferred. Exact equipment and standards sections remain empty. Original bodies, headers, redirects, titles, canonicals, date absences and extraction/rendering provenance are preserved. The prior PDF is byte-identical, while four prior HTML pairs differ in raw bytes but full normalised visible text and publisher metadata agree, without all-link equality. Inherited coordinates are cleared.
Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.
United Kingdom | Locations | Contact us | Ricardo
Current owner lists Shoreham Technical Centre at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5FG and separately lists Leamington. Footer +44 1273 455611 and consultation/contact route are general, without a named test role or booking guarantee. Current brand Ricardo retained without importing historical legal plc wording.
Current event page advertises 4 November 2026 tour at Shoreham with hydrogen facilities and Vehicle Emission Research Centre. Future event date is separate from publication/review and does not verify current laboratory methods, limits or public test access. Old Shoreham Road is event location only, graduates email event-only.
Printed 17 February 2021 opening announcement places EPRC at Shoreham, with component-to-integrated powertrain development intention at that time. It is dated history, not current capacity, accreditation or present rig limits. Historic media contacts, legal plc and personnel roles are not current identity/enquiry. Original PDF has no title metadata.
Test and Validation Services for ICE, Hybrid, EV and Hydrogen Powertrains | Ricardo
Exact imported engine-service URL redirects to current test-and-validation page. It explicitly locates hydrogen ICE and fuel-cell facility at Shoreham and links the detail page. Broad multi-site ICE/transmission/battery/emissions/24-7 statements and unscoped accredited-testing wording are not local limits or verified accreditation. Current page says Ricardo does not issue homologation certificates.
Visible 8 April 2020 article describes lockdown-era work and March2020 tests, with Shoreham/Leamington future activity at that time. Dated historical context, not current local method/accreditation/24-7 capability. Historic people and media contacts not current enquiry.
Parent-approved exact linked page supplies qualitative hydrogen ICE performance/mechanical/durability and fuel-cell steady/transient work, remote/client delivery and literal info@ricardo.com Hydrogen testing enquiry. Numeric equipment values do not restate exact local rig allocation, so omitted. Current parent page anchors hydrogen facility at Shoreham. No broad certification promise or individual equipment limit transferred.