Hydrail Projects in the Works
North America:
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California:
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The US' California Energy Commission has granted nearly $4m to Sierra Northern Railway and GTI to fund the design, integration and testing of a hydrogen fuel cell switching locomotive. Ballard will be providing the hydrogen fuel cell modules.
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Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC):
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California-based, HFC-powered street car manufacturer, TIG-m, is likely to furnish the rolling stock and demonstrated its streetcar in Watsonville and Santa Cruz in October 2021. This marked the first time an HFC powered rail vehicle has run on US tracks.
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The Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority:
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The San Bernardino County Transit Authority (SBCTA):
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CALTRANS and Amtrak:
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Canada
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Canadian Pacific (CP) uses fuel cell modules from Ballard Power Systems for its first hydrogen fuel cell (HFC)-powered linehaul freight locomotive - First launch on January 24th, 2022
Europe:
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The Alstom Co. headquartered in France, has HFC powered train sets commercially operating in Germany, Poland, Austria, Sweden, France, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
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Siemens Mobility, which currently produces the Mireo Plus H commuter train which uses a hybrid HFC drive and lithium-ion battery, is developing liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology (LOTC) that should substantially bring down the cost of storing and transporting hydrogen