{"id":15520,"date":"2025-08-22T20:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15520"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:05:56","slug":"nyserda-awards-switch-2m-for-150-passenger-design-develoment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15520","title":{"rendered":"NYSERDA awards SWITCH $2M for 150-passenger design develoment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    NYSERDA awards SWITCH $2M for 150-passenger design develoment<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New York State has awarded SWITCH Maritime LLC  $2 million to develop and demonstrate a 150-passenger vessel that will be New York\u2019s first hydrogen fuel cell-electric ferry to provide zero-emission transportation on New York City waters.<\/p>\n<p>The grant is one of five clean hydrogen projects yesterday awarded a total of $11 million in grants. They were selected through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyserda.ny.gov\/All-Programs\/Innovation-at-NYSERDA\/Advanced-Fuels-and-Thermal-Energy-Research\">Advanced Fuels and Thermal Energy Research Program<\/a>, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"t3PCM0w5I0\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/switch-maritime-ceo-talks-nyc-ferry-plans-at-ferries-2025\/\">SWITCH Maritime CEO talks NYC ferry plans at FERRIES 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cSWITCH Maritime CEO talks NYC ferry plans at FERRIES 2025\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/switch-maritime-ceo-talks-nyc-ferry-plans-at-ferries-2025\/embed\/#?secret=EzYdQMFN6b#?secret=t3PCM0w5I0\" data-secret=\"t3PCM0w5I0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>SWITCH Maritime co-founder and CEO Pace Ralli said, \u201cSWITCH aims to provide municipal ferry operators with viable zero-emission options to replace their aging, diesel-powered vessels. Funding from NYSERDA\u2019s Clean Hydrogen Innovation Program accelerates SWITCH\u2019s ability to demonstrate a hydrogen-powered 150-passenger ferry for NYC waterways, without sacrificing operational performance. New York State is a powerhouse of innovation and climate action; we can\u2019t think of a better place to launch this groundbreaking vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ralli will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/switch-maritime-ceo-talks-nyc-ferry-plans-at-ferries-2025\/\">featured speaker at Marine Log\u2019s 38th annual FERRIES conf<\/a>erence, taking place November 4-5 in Jersey City, across from lower Manhattan and is expected to say more about the150-passenger, 25-knot NYC ferry as well as talking about lessons learned from the launch and ongoing operations of the Sea Change, the world\u2019s first hydrogen fuel cell-electric passenger ferry, which began service with San Francisco Bay Ferry in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/nyserda-awards-switch-2m-for-150-passenger-design-develoment\/\">NYSERDA awards SWITCH $2M for 150-passenger design develoment<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/nyserda-awards-switch-2m-for-150-passenger-design-develoment\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nyserda-awards-switch-2m-for-150-passenger-design-develoment\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYSERDA awards SWITCH $2M for 150-passenger design develoment New York State has awarded SWITCH Maritime LLC $2 million to develop and demonstrate a 150-passenger vessel that will be New York\u2019s first hydrogen fuel cell-electric ferry to provide zero-emission transportation on New York City waters. 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