West Coast Clean Fuels (WCCF) will develop, permit, manage and operate the end-to-end clean fuel supply chains for two first-of-their-kind, decarbonized maritime ship operations in two major California ports.
More specifically, WCCF will deliver hydrogen to the first fuel cell-powered ferry in the US, while it will also launch fuel delivery operations for two new-build LNG-powered container ships in the Port of Long Beach.
In order to successfully launch these fueling operations, WCCF began permitting processes in 2019, started to invest in fuel delivery equipment, and solidified commercial relationships.
A lot of new infrastructure investment, both public and private, will be needed to make displacement of carbon-emitting fuels a reality. And that investment needs to start now if we’re going to be ready for the oncoming energy transition
said Pace Ralli, CEO of SWITCH Maritime.
WCCF has designed the initial supply chains based on smaller delivery volumes for the first vessels under contract, with the ability to scale using larger or different equipment as demand for clean fuel in West Coast ports increases.
WCCF is also working with SWITCH Maritime to develop a hydrogen fueling solution for Sea Change, a passenger ferry that will operate in San Francisco Bay. The vessel will be the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the U.S.
In the Port of Long Beach, WCCF will deliver 78 million gallons of LNG to the M/V George III and M/V Janet Marie.
