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PROPULSION “These efforts are designed to spur innovation and in these cases, the government can assume some of the risk for commercial entities as they move forward. Will it happen if the government doesn’t get involved? The answer is yes. But, if we do get involved, it helps it to happen sooner.” – U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen operational, safety, and cost perfor- ing – Marad has soldiered along Jaenichen’s leadership puts an excla- mance data to develop a business case largely without regulatory teeth and, mation mark on all of that and gives for using hydrogen fuel cells for ma- in many cases, the adequate resources all stakeholders real hope that the rine use. to support the causes that they advo- promised “National Maritime Strat- cate. But, the projects and cooperative egy” will be much more than a paper

The Case for a agreements outlined above – cumula- tiger when it is unveiled later this year.

Re-Powered Marad tively representing almost $3 million Until then, clean(er) and better fund-

Long neglected and underfunded – represent tangible efforts to support ed marine propulsion is already purr- – in comparison to its other DOT a cleaner and more ef? cient maritime ing along an all fronts. modal cousins in air, rail and truck- industry. That’s real progress. Chip

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