TPG TECHNOLOGIES
Technology Readiness Canvas
A living evidence, risk and validation map for TPG flagship platforms.
Readiness is recalculated from the weighted milestone plan whenever a project is updated. Results are planning indicators, not independent certification or formal TRL ratings.
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FlagshipOcean Infrastructure Platform
Architecture and testable claims are defined; analytical and numerical evidence are being organized before subsystem and independent integrated testing.
Current focus
Hydrodynamic response, energy conversion, hyper relative-motion accounting, marine survivability and scale-up.
Next milestone
Hydrodynamic response model
Evidence and milestones
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Complete
Testable system claim definedConcept · 5/5
HFS, hyper gear, PTO and soft-mooring claims separated
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Complete
Architecture boundaries documentedConcept · 3/5
Energy, water and hydrogen outputs scoped
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In Progress
Hydrodynamic response modelEvidence · 5/5
Map HFS response across the target wave spectrum
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In Progress
Energy balance modelEvidence · 5/5
Force–velocity–efficiency accounting for the hyper mechanism
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Planned
Hyper gear bench testEvidence · 4/5
Kinematics and measured mechanical losses
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Planned
PTO bench testEvidence · 4/5
Pressure, flow and conversion-efficiency map
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Planned
Integrated tank testIndependent validation · 5/5
Independent hydrodynamic and PTO test
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Planned
Structural and fatigue reviewIndependent validation · 5/5
Extreme load and multi-cycle envelope
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Planned
Scale-up and capital planCommercial readiness · 3/5
Prototype work package and cost envelope
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Planned
Validation partner intakeCommercial readiness · 4/5
TNO or Fraunhofer scope and quotation
Risks and blind spots
- Energy balance across force, velocity and efficiency
- Hydrodynamic performance across the target wave spectrum
- Fatigue across millions of cycles
- Corrosion, tribology, fouling and lubrication at the seawater interface
- Extreme-wave survival mode
- Prototype-to-full-scale similarity and PTO scaling
Validation pathway
- WP1 — Hydrodynamic validation: CFD and tank testing
- WP2 — Hyper gear dynamics: kinematics, force transmission and loss map
- WP3 — PTO validation: pressure, flow and output map
- WP4 — Structural, fatigue and marine interface review
- WP5 — Independent integrated TRL-gate test with TNO or Fraunhofer
EEB-nZET™
FlagshipNear-Zero-Emission City Transit
The Extended-EV platform and city-transit application are defined; duty-cycle evidence and defensible near-zero energy/carbon accounting are the immediate gates.
Current focus
Extended-EV architecture, high-utilization duty cycle, system efficiency, vehicle integration and homologation.
Next milestone
Duty-cycle energy-flow model
Evidence and milestones
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Complete
Extended-EV platform architecture definedConcept · 5/5
OCE, OCC, PTN and KTC system boundary
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Complete
EEB-nZET application definedConcept · 3/5
Near-zero-emission city-transit use case
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In Progress
Duty-cycle energy-flow modelEvidence · 5/5
Representative high-utilization urban routes
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In Progress
Near-zero carbon accountingEvidence · 5/5
Define fuel, electricity and emissions boundary
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Planned
Core subsystem bench programmeEvidence · 4/5
Measured efficiency, control and thermal behaviour
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Planned
Vehicle integration reviewIndependent validation · 5/5
Packaging, safety and duty-cycle verification
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Planned
Homologation pathwayIndependent validation · 5/5
Applicable vehicle and emissions requirements
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Planned
Transit operator discoveryCommercial readiness · 4/5
Confirm priority use cases and acceptance criteria
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Planned
OEM and licensing pathwayCommercial readiness · 4/5
Integration responsibilities and commercial model
Risks and blind spots
- Near-zero claim requires explicit well-to-wheel boundaries
- Energy and thermal balance under real bus duty cycles
- Packaging and subsystem integration
- Durability under high-utilization fleet operation
- Vehicle homologation and safety case
- Transit-operator adoption and OEM integration model
Validation pathway
- Define system boundary and measurable performance claims
- Model representative urban transit duty cycles
- Bench-test core OCE, KTC, PTN and OCC functions
- Complete vehicle integration and safety review
- Validate with an independent engineering partner
- Run an operator/OEM demonstration and licensing assessment
EEV-nZES™
FlagshipNear-Zero-Emission Cargo Ship
The marine application is positioned as a propulsion platform rather than a new ship; energy-flow, class and integration evidence remain to be built.
Current focus
Marine propulsion and fuel architecture, vessel duty cycle, class/regulatory pathway, shipyard integration and sea validation.
Next milestone
Vessel duty-cycle model
Evidence and milestones
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Complete
Marine platform use case definedConcept · 5/5
Cargo vessel propulsion platform, not ship manufacturing
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Complete
Reference architecture boundedConcept · 3/5
Propulsion, fuel and energy-management interfaces
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In Progress
Vessel duty-cycle modelEvidence · 5/5
Energy flow across port, coastal and cruise conditions
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Planned
Propulsion subsystem bench testEvidence · 5/5
Efficiency, thermal and transient response map
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Planned
Class pre-assessmentIndependent validation · 5/5
Safety, fuel and machinery-rule gap analysis
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Planned
Harbour demonstrationIndependent validation · 5/5
Integrated propulsion and controls validation
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Planned
Sea-trial programmeIndependent validation · 5/5
Independent performance and reliability evidence
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Planned
Shipyard/OEM integration partnerCommercial readiness · 4/5
Confirm interfaces, cost and responsibilities
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Planned
Fleet business caseCommercial readiness · 3/5
Retrofit or new-build economics
Risks and blind spots
- Vessel-level energy and emissions boundary
- Class, flag-state and IMO regulatory pathway
- Fuel storage and marine safety architecture
- Shipyard packaging and retrofit downtime
- Durability, corrosion and maintainability
- Capital intensity of demonstration and sea trials
Validation pathway
- Select one reference vessel and duty cycle
- Complete vessel energy and emissions model
- Bench-test propulsion and energy-management subsystems
- Conduct class and regulatory pre-assessment
- Integrate with a shipyard or marine OEM partner
- Complete harbour and sea-trial validation
DBV-MRJ™
FlagshipDual Burner Venturi – Multi Regime Jet
The physics-led deep-tech proposition is defined; multi-regime flow, combustion stability and performance claims require numerical, bench and independent evidence.
Current focus
Multi-regime fluid dynamics, Venturi entrainment, steam-assisted combustion, stability, thrust/efficiency and operating envelope.
Next milestone
Coupled flow model
Evidence and milestones
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Complete
Core physics claim definedConcept · 5/5
Multi-regime flow, Venturi entrainment and steam assistance separated
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Complete
Platform positioning definedConcept · 3/5
Deep-tech propulsion and high-energy-flow platform
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In Progress
Coupled flow modelEvidence · 5/5
Regime map, transition conditions and momentum accounting
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Planned
Cold-flow bench testEvidence · 4/5
Entrainment, pressure field and losses
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Planned
Combustion bench testEvidence · 5/5
Stability, steam ratio, efficiency and emissions
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Planned
Independent operating-envelope testIndependent validation · 5/5
Third-party verification of regimes and performance
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Planned
Thermal and durability reviewIndependent validation · 4/5
Materials, control and safety boundaries
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Planned
Lead application selectionCommercial readiness · 3/5
Choose the first industrial or propulsion demonstrator
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Planned
OEM validation pathwayCommercial readiness · 4/5
Test scope, integration route and commercial model
Risks and blind spots
- Operating regimes and transition mechanism must be explicit
- Momentum, energy and pressure-loss accounting
- Combustion stability and controllability
- NOx, CO and fuel-efficiency performance
- Thermal stress, materials and durability
- Application selection without diluting the core physics claim
Validation pathway
- Define falsifiable multi-regime flow claims and metrics
- Complete coupled CFD and thermodynamic analysis
- Bench-test cold-flow entrainment and pressure fields
- Bench-test combustion, steam ratio and emissions
- Map the safe operating envelope independently
- Select one industrial or propulsion demonstrator with an OEM partner