Name Cameron Clark | ||
Cameron Clark is the project manager responsible for the design and construction of the first and only multi-hulled hybrid ferry in the United States, the Hornblower Hybrid.
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Background
Clark led the team that was the first group of engineers to successfully design and build a hybrid drive system for the Hornblower Hybrid in the United States. Clark managed the project from beginning to end, determining which vessel would be retrofitted, what equipment to use to create the most environmentally friendly vessel, and managed the crew that worked on the project. Clark is now in the process of completing two more hybrid vessels, one for service to Alcatraz Island and the other to serve visitors to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. For these vessels, he is researching using hydrogen to power the vessel, making it emissions free.
The San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid is a technological achievement that no other company in the United States has been able to accomplish. Similar to a Toyota Prius, this vessel uses sun and wind energy to charge batteries that power the electric motors. When additional power is needed, a Tier 2 diesel generator can be used. Even when the generator is in use, this vessel only uses between 5-7 gallons of fuel per hour while more typical ferry boats uses five to six times that amount.
Biography
Clark is the Director of Environmental Affairs for Alcatraz Cruises. In this role he led the company to its successful certification for ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18001. With this, Alcatraz Cruises became the first service company in the United States to meet all three international standards for environmental management, quality and health and safety. For this Alcatraz Cruises was awarded Green Business of the Year by the San Francisco Business Times in 2008.
He is a graduate of the California Maritime Academy, where he cruised on the famed Golden Bear through Central and South America, as well as the South Pacific. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
He is a sought after speaker in the maritime industry, having presented at the Ferries 2009 Conference in Seattle, WA; the Greenships 2009 Conference in Washington, DC; the Passenger Vessel Association Forum in San Francisco, CA. [www.passengervessel.com/downloads/annual.../sanfran 09.pdf]