SEA CHANGE: Hydrogen-fuelled ferry keeping California clean

摘要

Sea Change has been hailed as the world's first commercial vessel powered entirely by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries. Launched in Q3 2021 and approved for operations by the US Coast Guard in October, and having entered service in January 2022, the zero-emissions, electric-drive ferry will operate in the California Bay Area, and is expected to play a role in lowering harmful air pollution in this zone. The Incat Crowther 22-class ferry is also intended to serve as a "pathway to commercialisation...for hydrogen fuel cell marine technologies", the vessel's Washington-based builder, All American Marine, has stated.