By December 2023, the nation will have its first hydrogen-powered passenger train, according to Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw.
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For the projected Valley Link rail project, the Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority has established a strategic partnership with Linde Engineering North America to build a green hydrogen fuel generation facility.
In an effort to aid in the decarbonization of mobility in Europe, Alstom and Air Products have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy hydrogen-powered trains in the Czech Republic.
For use on regional lines in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Friesland in the north, ARRIVA Netherlands has released a tender for four hydrogen trains, with an option for two more.
Starting in 2027, four hydrogen trains will operate on the Delfzijl-Groningen-Veendam route in Groningen. Deputy Fleur Gräper-van Koolwijk and Arriva director Anne Hettinga both signed the contract on November 24.
The first train to run solely on green hydrogen will be introduced in Chile by the railroad business Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB).
The hydrogen fuel cell solution for massified rail freight, including renewable hydrogen supply, developed by Alstom and ENGIE, will be used for the first time by Nestlé Waters in Europe.
The first implementation of Loop technology in a rail transport application has begun with the collaboration of Canadian fuel experts Loop Energy and Hydrogen In Motion (H2M) to convert a diesel-electric switcher locomotive to run on hydrogen-electric power.
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories are investigating solutions for trains as the United States transitions away from fossil-fuel-burning vehicles and trucks. The study focuses on low-carbon fuels like hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels as potential diesel substitutes in the rail industry.
On 16 distinct lines, a small fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered trains has been operating to learn more about the capabilities and restrictions of the technology. As a result, hydrogen trains completely failed.
