SF Bay Ferry's Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) Ferry Program

Rapid Electric Emission Free Ferry ProgramSan Francisco Bay Ferry’s Rapid Electric Emission-Free (REEF) Ferry Program is a transformative suite of projects to transition our fleet to zero-emission propulsion technology. The program includes the electrification of our ferry floats and the development of the nation’s first high-speed, high-capacity zero-emission vessels.

The initial phases of the REEF Ferry Program include:

  • Construction of three small battery-electric ferries to operate on a new San Francisco waterfront neighborhoods network
  • Construction of two large battery-electric ferries to operate service to Oakland and Alameda
  • Construction of a new electric charging float for the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal
  • Electric charging conversion for the Treasure Island Ferry Terminal
  • Expansion and electrification of the Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility in Alameda

Future phases of the REEF Ferry Program will include additional float conversion for East Bay and San Francisco terminals, conversion of the 400-passenger Hydrus class vessels to battery electric and construction or conversion of up to 11 additional small or medium battery-electric ferries.

SF Bay Ferry has won $117 million in local, state and federal funding to begin work on REEF. The agency and its partners expect to begin construction on the first electric ferries and electric floats in 2024.

First Electric Ferry Design Released

SF Bay Ferry is seeking bids from American shipyards to build its first five zero-emission, battery-electric vessels under the REEF Program. In August, the agency released design renderings of the 150-passenger ferry in collaboration with core REEF integration team member Aurora Marine Design.

Design rendering of SF Bay Ferry electric vessel

 

Interior REEF render


See our press release

Download high-resolution versions of the design renderings

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