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$3M grant will help Mackinac Island ferry upgrade to electric

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A Mackinac Island ferry is converting from diesel engines to electric power for the first time thanks to a state grant. The state grant will cover half of the nearly $6 million project cost of installing electric power on the Chippewa. The electric motors will replace two diesel engines in service since 1988 during a large redesign and modernization project.

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$3M grant will help Mackinac Island ferry upgrade to electric

Conversion of the first island ferry to electric is expected to occur over the next two to three years.

2 years ago·Michigan, United States

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SooToday.com

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Grant to help Mackinac Island ferry convert to electric power

The Chippewa, one of the Mackinac Island Ferry Company's passenger ferries, will be the first to make the conversion

2 years ago·Sault Ste. Marie, Canada

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Mackinac Island ferry converting to electric power

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy awarded a more than $3 million grant to the former Star Line Ferry install two electric propulsion motors on the ferry Chippewa.

2 years ago·Flint, United States

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Plans underway for first electric-powered Mackinac Island ferry

Plans are in the works to create the first electric-powered passenger ferry to Mackinac Island, according to the state.

2 years ago·Detroit, United States

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Mackinac Island ferry going electric with $3M state grant

The first Mackinac Island ferry is switching from diesel to zero-emissions electric power.

2 years ago

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michigan.gov

Mackinac Island ferry will go electric with support from EGLE grant

A $3.06 million award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Fuel Transformation Program (FTP) Part 2 will support the first-ever conversion of a Mackinac Island passenger ferry to zero-emissions electric power.

2 years ago

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