In addition to the three diesel trainsets, SBCTA has ordered a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered FLIRT H2 trainset. That train, which will be the first hydrogen-powered passenger train in the U.S., is current under development at Stadler headquarters in Switzerland and is expected to be introduced in 2024.
In short, instead of forcing everything to electrify or everything to use your fuel of choice, letās develop the necessary technology and infrastructure then use it for the appropriate application ā including taking advantage of the merits of hydrogen for long haul heavy trucking operation. In so doing, we can accelerate the proliferation of clean energy in the transportation sectorā¦
āWeāre splitting water with a combination of electricity and this high temperature steam,ā Gross says. āAnd thatās what leads to a breakthrough in efficiency, and that leads to an eventual breakthrough in price.ā Because the technology uses steam, it can use less electricity, making it as much as 45% more efficient. Since it also can run throughout the night, āweā¦
More recently, ZeroAvia experienced a bad news/good news scenario when its hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Piper Malibu Mirage M350 crash landed last April. The good news was that no one was hurt, despite the plane losing a wing. Better still, with no fuel to leak and no hot engine to ignite it, there was no Hindenburg-like conflagration. āThe hydrogen system itself all heldā¦