b'MEMBER NEWSSWITCH Maritime $2 Million Awarded forMEMBER NEWSNew York Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric FerryS WITCH Maritime was recently awarded $2 million by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSER-DA).Thisfundingwillgotowards cleanhydrogenresearchanddevelop-ment projects as SWITCH works to create New Yorks first hydrogen fuel cell-electricferrywhichwillbring zero-emissionservicetothewatersofNew York City. FundingfromNYSERDAsClean HydrogenInnovationProgramaccel-eratesSWITCHsabilitytodemon-strateahydrogen-powered150-pas-sengerferryforNYCwaterways, withoutsacrificingoperationalper-formance,saidSWITCHMaritime Co-founder and CEO Pace Ralli. EnergyFundandadministeredbyaligns with New Yorks climate goals NYSERDAs Advanced Fuels and toachieveanemissions-freeeconomyThiswasoneoffivegrantsawarded Thermal Energy Research Program. Itby 2050.fundingtotally$11million.The grants were administered by the Ad-vancedFuelsandThermalEnergyRe-search Program. The projects funded all focus on clean hydrogen research anddevelopment,butrangeinindus-try from transportation to healthcare to energy generation. GovernorKathyHochulannouncedthat will demonstrate new technology designs,costreductionsassociated with clean hydrogen storage and dis-tribution, evaluate large-scale cleanhydrogenstorageopportunities,and deployzero-emissionhydrogen-pow-PHOTO: SWITCH MARITIMEered transportation.The initiative is funded throughthestates10-year,$6billionClean 41 AUGUST 2025'