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Hydrogen-powered trains to be introduced in northern Italy [View all]
Hydrogen-powered trains to be introduced in northern Italy
Reuters.com | Giancarlo Navach | March 26, 2025
MILAN - Residents and visitors to Valcamonica, an Alpine region in northern Italy, will be able to ride hydrogen-powered trains from next year.
The pioneering project, the first of its kind in Italy and supported by an investment of 367 million euros ($396 million), marks a significant adoption of hydrogen fuel for a rail line, despite the high production and operational costs.
The region currently uses polluting diesel trains, which will be replaced by 14 zero-emission hydrogen-powered trains made in Italy by a unit of French group Alstom.
This fits with the European Union's strategy for energy transition, where green hydrogen, produced from water electrolysis using renewable energy, is set to replace a portion of fossil fuels currently used in transportation and power generation...more
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/hydrogen-powered-trains-be-introduced-northern-italy-2025-03-26/
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