ACUA Ocean x Serco (Uncrewed Maritime)

ACUA Ocean is a Plymouth, UK-based maritime cleantech company developing hydrogen-powered uncrewed surface vessels (H-USVs) for open ocean monitoring and data collection. Founded in 2020 by brothers Neil and Mike Tinmouth, the company's [Pioneer-class H-USV](/models/pioneer-class-h-usv) became the first remotely operated hydrogen-powered vessel certified under the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Workboat Code Edition 3. ACUA Ocean's vessels serve defence, offshore energy, and marine conservation sectors with up to 40 days of endurance on hydrogen-electric power.