RINA TECH UK LTD

Their core work

RINA Tech UK is the British subsidiary of RINA, the Italian engineering, certification, and consulting group. In H2020 projects, they contribute technical expertise in power electronics, energy storage systems, and smart grid integration. Their work spans testing, validation, and technical advisory services for decentralised energy systems, battery technologies, and grid infrastructure. They also bring industrial risk assessment and safety expertise, as seen in their involvement in nanosafety and gas network security projects.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 involvement (2017–2019), RINA Tech UK focused heavily on smart grid architecture, demand-side management, and renewable energy integration for local energy communities and island systems. From 2020 onward, the emphasis shifted toward battery technologies, power electronics for hybrid DC grids, and sustainable materials for energy storage. A secondary diversification into nanosafety (DIAGONAL) and offshore renewables (EU-SCORES) signals broadening beyond traditional grid engineering into adjacent safety and marine energy domains.

RINA Tech UK is moving from grid-level energy system design toward the component level — batteries, power electronics, and materials — positioning them well for the energy storage scale-up Europe needs.

How they like to work

RINA Tech UK participates exclusively as a third party across all 13 projects, meaning they are brought in by consortium members (likely their RINA parent or sister companies) for specific technical contributions rather than leading or formally partnering. With 219 unique consortium partners across 30 countries, they operate within large, diverse consortia. This pattern suggests they function as a specialist resource embedded within the broader RINA group's EU project portfolio, contributing targeted engineering and testing capabilities without taking on project management responsibilities.

Through the RINA group's extensive EU project activity, RINA Tech UK has connections to 219 unique partners across 30 countries, giving them one of the widest indirect networks in the energy engineering space. Their reach is pan-European with no single geographic concentration beyond the UK-Italy axis of the parent group.

What sets them apart

RINA Tech UK combines deep energy systems engineering with the classification and safety heritage of the RINA group — a rare mix that lets them contribute to both performance optimisation and risk assessment in the same project. Their consistent third-party role means they can be brought into consortia without adding formal partnership overhead, making them a flexible technical resource. For consortium builders, they offer a credible, industry-grade engineering partner with a proven track record across smart grids, batteries, and power electronics.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TIGON
  Addresses hybrid DC grids with solid-state transformers and cybersecurity — one of the most technically advanced grid projects in their portfolio, running until 2025.
• LOLABAT
  Focused specifically on long-lasting battery development with sustainable materials, marking RINA Tech UK's clearest move into electrochemistry and battery manufacturing.
• DIAGONAL
  A deliberate departure from energy — focuses on nanosafety and safe-by-design for nanomaterials, demonstrating RINA's broader risk assessment capabilities.