⁍ German regional transport group RMV began construction on Monday of a filling station near Frankfurt.
⁍ It will use hydrogen generated as a by-product of chemicals manufacturing to fuel the world’s largest fleet of zero-emissions passenger trains.
⁍ France’s Alstom will deliver 27 hydrogen-powered fuel cell trains to the Infraserv Hoechst industrial park in the Rhine-Main region in mid-2022.
– The world’s largest fleet of zero-emission passenger trains will soon be running on hydrogen generated as a byproduct of chlorine in a Frankfurt industrial park, reports Reuters. Regional transport group RMV on Monday broke ground on a $590 million project that will see 27 fuel cell trains delivered by France’s Alstom to the Infraserv Hoechst industrial park in the Rhine-Main region by the winter of 2022. The trains, which will replace diesel engines, will travel up to 1,000 miles on a full tank of hydrogen, “just like diesel trains,” says RMV’s managing director. “We have shown that we will have enough hydrogen to fuel the fleet economically,” he adds. “With one full tank per day, the trains can travel 1,000 kilometers, just like diesel trains.” The Coradia iLint trains will be fueled by hydrogen released as a byproduct of chlorine made in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals park. piped to the tank tracks. More hydrogen will come from a yet-to-be built 5 megawatt electrolyser that will draw on renewable electricity. The Berlin government has helped pay a 40% price premium for the trains over a diesel equivalent. Berlin expects green hydrogen to become competitive with fossil fuels and to play a key role in decarbonizing industry, heating and transport.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-hydrogen-trains/frankfurt-starts-building-fuel-station-for-worlds-biggest-zero-emissions-train-fleet-idUSL8N2HE62I