“This is why we have focused on a market like trains where the powertrain and the fuel costs represent 50% of the total operating costs and are much lower than the heavy-duty truck market, which is above 80%,” she said during Cummins’ briefing. The company has partnered with European industrial conglomerate Alstom to supply a fuel cell power system for its Coradia iLint commuter train that’s already operating in Germany.
Relative to trucks, “trains run on fixed routes and require lower infrastructure in terms of hydrogen refueling, this will be another key factor, Davis said. “In addition, support for public subsidies exists and the incremental cost to purchase a hydrogen train is lower than the cost of electrifying rail lines. All of these factors drive varied adoption rates, greater adoption in early years and applications such as trains and buses, with heavy-duty trucks falling farther out on the curve.”
Diesel Engine Giant Cummins Plans Hydrogen Future–With Trains Coming Before Trucks
Publish Date: 11/17/2020
Cummins to open new fuel cell systems production facility in Germany, strengthening its commitment to hydrogen in Europe
Publish Date: 11/12/2020
With capacity of 10 megawatts per year, the Herten facility will manufacture one megawatt of fuel cell systems a month for Alstom’s hydrogen-powered trains, called the Coradia iLint, as well as provide aftermarket support. Each fuel cell system will include six power modules (fuel cell stacks), a cooling system, piping, air blowers and air filters. Power modules take air from outside and hydrogen from the hydrogen storage tank to produce power.
Hexagon Purus to supply composite high-pressure cylinders for the development of the first hydrogen powered commuter train in the U.S.
Publish Date: 11/6/2020
Hexagon Purus has signed a contract with Stadler Rail to develop cylinder storage system for the first hydrogen commuter train in the U.S.
The contract includes the development and homologation of a new cylinder and tank system to be approved in the U.S. The train will be built and tested in Switzerland and other European locations, then transferred to California in 2023.
Hydrogen fuel cell train to be developed with EU funding
Publish Date: 11/4/2020
The prototype will be produced by modifying a CAF Civia Class 463 three-car EMU, a type which is found on many Spanish commuter networks. This will be equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell system and lithium-titanate batteries, giving the ability to operate through from electrified routes onto non-electrified lines.
Toyota Tsusho to Conduct Feasibility Study into Local Production for Local Consumption of Hydrogen
Publish Date: 10/15/2020
Toyota Tsusho has thus far taken part in a variety of projects aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of hydrogen production and use. Leveraging the expertise it has gained thereby, the company will carry out two feasibility studies at the Port of Los Angeles and in its vicinity in conjunction with TAI: 1. A feasibility study into the use of hydrogen to power large-scale port machinery with FC and it hydrogen supply scheme; and 2. A feasibility study into the production of hydrogen from biogases derived from livestock manure.
Scotland to trial world's first hydrogen-powered ferry in Orkney; The world’s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry is set to undergo testing as Scotland powers forward in the green energy race
Publish Date: 10/14/2020
Could wireless, battery-powered streetcars be coming to Riverside?
Publish Date: 10/9/2020
Now the city is considering a streetcar that wouldn’t have overhead wires and would be propelled by batteries that are charged overnight, Guzman said. And, he said, the cars would have hydrogen fuel for backup power.
JR East, Hitachi and Toyota to Develop Hybrid (Fuel Cell) Railway Vehicles Powered by Hydrogen; Test vehicles to be developed by combining railway and automotive technologies
Publish Date: 10/6/2020
Shell backs hydrogen for shipping's decarbonization
Publish Date: 10/3/2020
"We believe liquid hydrogen to be advantaged over other potential zero-emissions fuels for shipping, therefore giving a higher likelihood of success," it said in its latest report, 'Decarbonising Shipping: Setting Shell's Course.'
ZeroAvia Completes World First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Flight
Publish Date: 9/25/2020
The flight took place yesterday at the company's R&D facility in Cranfield, England, with the Piper M-class six-seat plane completing taxi, takeoff, a full pattern circuit, and landing.
Airbus looks to the future with hydrogen planes
Publish Date: 9/22/2020
Unveiling its latest blueprints, Airbus said its turbofan design could carry up to 200 passengers more than 2,000 miles, while a turboprop concept would have a 50% lower capacity and range. A third, "blended-wing body" aircraft was the most eye-catching of the three designs.
All three planes would be powered by gas-turbine engines modified to burn liquid hydrogen, and through hydrogen fuel cells to create electrical power.
Ballard Launches Industry-Leading High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack for Vehicle Propulsion
Publish Date: 9/14/2020
The FCgen®-HPS was fully designed and developed by Ballard to stringent automotive standards in the company's Technology Solutions program with Audi AG. Ballard currently holds the right to use the FCgen®-HPS for a variety of applications, including bus, rail, marine, mining, construction and aerospace vehicles, along with stationary power applications. Today Ballard signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with AUDI to expand its right to use the FCgen®-HPS in all applications, including commercial trucks and passenger cars.
hydrogen and solar powers the autonomous nemesis one hydrofoil catamaran
Publish Date: 8/22/2020
Cummins Makes Gains On The Tracks
Publish Date: 8/13/2020
“By 2022, there will be 41 of these types of trains powered by Cummins fuel cells running in Europe, making Cummins the leading provider of fuel cells for trains globally,” Linebarger said. “We are in active conversations with OEMs and end users about how to utilize, both our PEM and solid oxide fuel cells in a variety applications, including trains, ships, data centers and on highway vehicles. We have fuel cell powered trucks running to date in both Europe and North America.
US Department of Energy announces funding for several hydrogen projects
Publish Date: 8/11/2020
$3 million to Cummins for PEM fuel cell systems for heavy-duty applications;
$3 million to Plug Power for domestically manufactured fuel cells for heavy-duty applications;
$4 million to the University of California, Irvine, for solid oxide electrolysis cells integrated with direct reduced iron plants for the production of green steel;
$8 million to Hornblower Yachts for a marine hydrogen demonstration in San Francisco;
$6 million to Caterpillar for a system demonstration for supplying clean, reliable and affordable electric power to data centers using hydrogen fuel;
$1 million to Nikola for advanced membranes for heavy duty fuel cell trucks;
Plug Power planning new 'gigafactory,' although location undecided
Publish Date: 8/6/2020
Air District funds its first loan guarantee for zero-emission fuel cell ferry
SWITCH’s flagship vessel is a first-of-its-kind 84-passenger, fuel cell electric “e-ferry” that is currently in the final phases of construction and will commence operation on a route between Oakland and San Francisco later this year. This project will have the added benefits of creating work for 63 people while reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and diesel particulate matter for impacted communities around the Port of Oakland.
Linde to Build and Operate World's First Hydrogen Refueling Station for Passenger Trains
Take the zero emission ferry? Plans for Isle of Wight green hydrogen project move forward
Hyundai Hydrogen Chief on Why the Company Bet on Fuel Cells
"People are saying that trucks should come first, then passenger cars, not because technology is more developed for that segment, but because trucks have no other solution. But in order to develop fuel cell systems for trucks, it has to be done first with passenger vehicles because you can mass produce. Truck volumes can’t come close to volumes of passenger cars. We can come up with various scenarios to reduce costs by mass producing cars that would be hard to do with just trucks. That’s why we plan to develop for both cars and trucks at the same time. A lot of technologies used for cars can be applied to trucks."
Agreement between Alstom and Snam for the development of hydrogen trains in Italy
Yanmar develops hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications
Successful year and a half of trial operation of the world's first two hydrogen trains, next project phase begins
After 530 days and more than 180,000 driven kilometres, the successful trial operation of the world's first two hydrogen trains was officially completed at the end of February. Two pre-series trains of Alstom's Coradia iLint model have been in passenger service since September 2018.