Fleet-Ready Innovation with Research & Innovation Centre
When an innovation center meets a marine tech company, ideas stop floating, they start moving.
Through Autonomy Works, P&E Lowlands and the Research & Innovation Centre (RIC) join forces to accelerate electrification, autonomy, and smart logistics on and around the water.
Launch Operational Autonomous Electric Vessel Collaboration
Autonomous vessel brings building materials into the city
With increasing pressure on inland logistics and port operations to reduce emissions and improve efficiency, autonomy and electrification are rapidly moving from concept to implementation. During AMT26 in Amsterdam, P&E Lowlands and Research & Innovation Center mark the formal start of their partnership, presenting AVATAR as a working example of how these technologies integrate into real vessel operations, not as a pilot, but as a system ready for deployment.
From Conventional to Smart
This is how we work
Transforming a conventional vessel into a fully electric, intelligent craft requires technical precision and collaboration. From 360° electric POD propulsion, HV battery systems and CAN/NMEA2000 integration to LiDAR, radar, cameras and AI-based control: each step moves a vessel closer to zero-emission, autonomous performance.
Our joint approach applies across multiple domains: urban and port logistics, inland and workboats, defence & patrol operations, and research or survey vessels... By combining hands-on engineering with RIC’s testing and living-lab infrastructure, we turn innovation into proven, operational results — technology that works reliably in the field, not just in concept.
What We Build Together
Explore the projects that make innovation move — from first concept to working fleet.
Let’s start your next marine innovation together
We’re always open to new collaborations and projects that push marine electrification forward.
Tell us a bit more about your vessel, technology, or idea and our team will get back to you soon to explore how we can help.
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