#75 – Pace Ralli | SWITCH Maritime - Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Ferries & Other Marine Applications

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Pace Ralli is an entrepreneur and impact investor in the maritime, transportation and energy sectors. He is co-founder of Clean Marine Energy, SWITCH Maritime, MidOcean Wind, and partner of MidOcean Marine Partners Key topics in this conversation include The current state of propulsion system technologies for marine applications Why SWITCH chose hydrogen fuel cells over battery electric, hybrid, or alternative fuel ICEs Sea Change, the World’s First Commercial Ferry Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells How larger marine applications can decarbonize Links Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/paceralli Future of Mobility LIVE registration: https://www.linkedin.com/events/futureofmobilitylive-investingi6856659498245984256/ Pace’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pralli/ Pace’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/paceralli?lang=en SWITCH website: https://www.switchmaritime.com/ Pace’s Bio: Pace Ralli is an entrepreneur and impact investor in the maritime, transportation and energy sectors. He is co-founder of Clean Marine Energy, SWITCH Maritime, MidOcean Wind, and partner of MidOcean Marine Partners. He graduated with a BA from Middlebury College in 2002, and with a MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 2009. Pace’s previous background ranges from corporate finance and business development to energy efficiency financing and utility renewables. Pace and his partners saw the opportunity to unlock wide-scale emissions reductions in the maritime shipping industry. He is now broadly focused on financing the path to zero emissions shipping while advancing innovative sustainable technologies. Current project areas include clean ship fueling infrastructure, offshore wind farm installation and zero-emissions passenger transport. About SWITCH SWITCH Maritime (“SWITCH”) is a U.S. maritime investment company constructing and owning North America’s first commercial fleet of zero-emissions maritime vessels.  SWITCH believes electrification, using both hydrogen fuel cell as well as battery, has the potential to address “hard-to-decarbonize” high horsepower transportation sectors, including maritime shipping. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Pace Ralli is an entrepreneur and impact investor in the maritime, transportation and energy sectors. He is co-founder of Clean Marine Energy, SWITCH Maritime, MidOcean Wind, and partner of MidOcean Marine Partners Key topics in this conversation include The current state of propulsion system technologies for marine applications Why SWITCH chose hydrogen fuel cells over battery electric, hybrid, or alternative fuel ICEs Sea Change, the World’s First Commercial Ferry Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells How larger marine applications can decarbonize Links Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/paceralli Future of Mobility LIVE registration: https://www.linkedin.com/events/futureofmobilitylive-investingi6856659498245984256/ Pace’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pralli/ Pace’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/paceralli?lang=en SWITCH website: https://www.switchmaritime.com/ Pace’s Bio: Pace Ralli is an entrepreneur and impact investor in the maritime, transportation and energy sectors. He is co-founder of Clean Marine Energy, SWITCH Maritime, MidOcean Wind, and partner of MidOcean Marine Partners. He graduated with a BA from Middlebury College in 2002, and with a MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 2009. Pace’s previous background ranges from corporate finance and business development to energy efficiency financing and utility renewables. Pace and his partners saw the opportunity to unlock wide-scale emissions reductions in the maritime shipping industry. He is now broadly focused on financing the path to zero emissions shipping while advancing innovative sustainable technologies. Current project areas include clean ship fueling infrastructure, offshore wind farm installation and zero-emissions passenger transport. About SWITCH SWITCH Maritime (“SWITCH”) is a U.S. maritime investment company constructing and owning North America’s first commercial fleet of zero-emissions maritime vessels. SWITCH believes electrification, using both hydrogen fuel cell as well as battery, has the potential to address “hard-to-decarbonize” high horsepower transportation sectors, including maritime shipping. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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