Hydrogen trains Archives - Green Racing News https://greenracingnews.com/tag/hydrogen-trains/ Zero-emissions Motorsports Community Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:02:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://greenracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/green-racing-news-favicon-75x75.png Hydrogen trains Archives - Green Racing News https://greenracingnews.com/tag/hydrogen-trains/ 32 32 Talgo’s First Hydrogen Train to Be Backed by Repsol https://greenracingnews.com/talgos-first-hydrogen-train-to-be-backed-by-repsol/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:02:01 +0000 https://greenracingnews.com/?p=10305 The use of hydrogen as tomorrow’s fuel has great advances beyond vehicles, including airplanes and streetcars. The latter sector will be promoted by Talgo and the company’s first train of this kind in collaboration with Repsol, which will provide all its knowledge for studies and development. Both companies are from Spain and will put their […]

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]]> The use of hydrogen as tomorrow’s fuel has great advances beyond vehicles, including airplanes and streetcars. The latter sector will be promoted by Talgo and the company’s first train of this kind in collaboration with Repsol, which will provide all its knowledge for studies and development.

Both companies are from Spain and will put their hands to work for giving life to Vittal-One, the first hydrogen train which was introduced in 2020, to replace current machines powered by diesel, a fuel source generating carbon emissions harmful to the planet.

This name has been chosen to demonstrate hydrogen’s “vitality”, being the first element on the periodic table (Vittal-One = One vital). Talgo opted this way to baptize its creation, promising to mark a milestone in sustainable mobility.

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(Pic: Talgo)

The first real-world tests are scheduled for this year in order to start the first stage of the project. Depending on the information obtained from these tests, manufacturing processes would begin between 2021 and 2023, to complete the hydrogen fuel cell’s inclusion in the streetcar sector.

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Repsol’s Role on the Vittal-One Train

While Repsol has an important presence in the Moto GP, the company will provide all its expertise on the first Talgo hydrogen fuel cell-powered train, as the main supplier of the necessary infrastructure to generate the hydrogen for the entire network.

One of the most intriguing details is how Repsol generates the hydrogen. The Spanish company extracts organic wastes from its industrial facilities to produce biogas, which will serve as the main “engine” to produce it.

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As for the train’s operating system, it employs electrified power units positioned on the axles, which are powered by energy generated by the hydrogen cell, which burns the fuel and converts it into electric charge.

Written by | Ronald Ortega

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]]> Three hydrogen trains will arrive to France in 2024 https://greenracingnews.com/three-hydrogen-trains-will-arrive-to-france-in-2024/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:31:00 +0000 https://greenracingnews.com/?p=4449 At least three hydrogen trains have been confirmed for the Burgundy-Franche-Comté Region, in a plan that will serve to replace the diesel-powered TER (Regional Express Transport) units. The trains scheduled to be operative during 2024 will be electric and hydrogen in double mode. In addition, the order for that region includes another two optional vehicles, […]

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]]> At least three hydrogen trains have been confirmed for the Burgundy-Franche-Comté Region, in a plan that will serve to replace the diesel-powered TER (Regional Express Transport) units.

The trains scheduled to be operative during 2024 will be electric and hydrogen in double mode. In addition, the order for that region includes another two optional vehicles, to increase from 51.9 to an investment of 86 million dollars.

The Alstom corporation based in Saint-Ouen, France, will be in charge of manufacturing the trains. This will not be the first time that this company has carried out a similar action, since in 2018 they put into operation the first batch in Germany.

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Other towns in France such as Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Great-East and Occitania have also requested Alstom trains, bringing the order from the European country to about 14 units.

Hydrogen trains are expected to come into operation during 2024. Among their characteristics, it stands out that they can transport approximately 300 passengers over a distance (in the place where they will be installed) of 600 kilometers, although they have a range of 1000 km.

As for speed, it can reach 160 kilometers per hour, while it has a charging time of at least 15 minutes.

How does the train work?

Powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, this train can go unnoticed anywhere due to the low sound it generates, an aspect that, combined with the fact that its only emission is water vapor, makes it one of the means innovative transport systems of sustainable mobility when it comes to mass transfer.

Meet Alstom

This company is widely known for developing vehicles and mass transportation systems such as trains and ships, having a presence in more than 70 countries. Originally, from France, this multinational has centers for technological innovation, signage and digital mobility.

Written by | Osward Rubio

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