Excerpt from Island Innovation:
Transport plays an essential role for island and coastal communities, and is one of the vectors through which decarbonization can happen. This makes the sector an especially interesting one for innovators and decision makers seeking to improve a key aspect of their communities. Ferries in particular have an intertwined history with islands, and as nations shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable resources, they have come under the microscope. Ferry service providers navigating pathways towards clean energy-powered transport have a wide range of considerations to take into account, including policy, finances, technology, and social dynamics.
Seeking to highlight the developments within the transportation industry, specifically ferries, the Island Institute, a nonprofit community development organization in Rockland, Maine, assembled an international panel of experts to share their insights during the Virtual Island Summit 2022. Speaking on the panel were Hank Berg, the General Manager of Casco Bay Island Transit District, Halfdan Abrahamsen, Project Manager at Ærø, David Hibbert, Technical Superintendent Development & Infrastructure within the Government of Orkney, Jon Diller, Director of Sales and Marketing at Spear Power Systems, and Naomi Bremner from the Orkney Islands Council.
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