Chinese railway equipment manufacturer CRRC has made a historic move with the unveiling of the world’s first hydrogen-powered metro train. The train, which was unveiled at an event in Shanghai on Chinese Brands Day, has a speed of up to 160 km/h and can travel up to 600 km on a single charge.
The 2023 China Brand Day in Shanghai was a platform for unveiling the world’s first hydrogen energy urban train.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) and Teck Resources Limited have entered into a long-term rail agreement to transport steelmaking coal from Teck’s four operations in southeastern British Columbia.
HDF Energy has teamed up with DIGAS, a locomotive retrofit expert, to accelerate the design and development of diesel locomotive retrofit projects involving hydrogen power. As part of the partnership, HDF has also acquired a minority stake in DIGAS’ capital.
A conversation with Jason Hoyle, a Principal Energy Policy Analyst. He specializes in energy and carbon markets, analysis of clean energy policies and regulations, and utility rate design.
Calabria, a region in southern Italy, had ambitious plans to lead the experimentation of new hydrogen trains, as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to restart the economy after Covid-19. However, a recent setback has put a significant dent in those plans, as the tender for the supply of eight hydrogen trains, worth a total of 109.6 million euros, has gone unawarded.
A total of six projects to convert diesel trains to hydrogen ones would each receive 300 million euros from the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
This is a conversation with Bill Thunberg a former Mayor of Mooresville, and co-founder of the Mooresville Hydrail Initiative who holds a degree in philosophy.
In the EnergyNews.Biz hydrail interviews series, we talked with Dr Holger Busche, scientific advisor for energy and traffic at the provincial parliament in Northern Germany and the federal Bundestag.
The Taunus network’s shift to hydrogen trains continues to experience setbacks, causing reliability issues. To ensure passenger safety and convenience, the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) will offer bus replacement services for the regional train line RB1 beyond April 15 as a “fallback level.”
