The first hydrogen-fuelled ferry in the US is gearing up to make its journey to its new home in the San Francisco Bay, where it will start work to show what it can do.

Sea Change snapshot
  • Ship type: Passenger ferry
  • Capacity: 75 passengers
  • Length overall: 72 feet (21 metres)
  • Beam: 24 feet
  • Max speed: 22 knots (41.7 km/h)
  • Cruising speed: 15 knots
  • Range: 300 nautical miles (555 km)
Source: Switch Maritime/ZEI

But Pace Ralli, the chief executive of owner Switch Maritime, believes it is more than a demonstration project.