Scotland’s new hydrogen-powered train on track to launch in 2021 Posted by Kyro Mitchell on 15 January 2021 Scotland is looking to go green. The county wants to improve its transportation system by introducing a train that runs on hydrogen power, and it could arrive sooner than you expect. The Scottish government has teamed up with a group of engineering companies that specialize in researching and developing hydrogen fuel cells to create Scotland’s first hydrogen-powered train, and it could ready by as soon as November 2021. According to Ben Todd, CEO of Arcola Energy, the company leading the program, ‘The hydrogen train project is an excellent opportunity for industry leaders in hydrogen, rail engineering and safety to collaborate with Scottish technology providers to develop a deployment-ready solution.’ As part of the Hydrogen train project, Arcola Energy will develop the technology platform for the train’s new powertrain. The train itself will be a converted Class 314 car passenger train, made available by ScotRail. Project partner Arup will use the learnings from the project to develop a roadmap to roll out hydrogen trains to support the decarbonisation of Scotland’s network. A newly formed consortium, led by hydrogen fuel cell integration specialist @arcolaenergy, is working to deliver Scotland’s first #hydrogen-powered train before the end of the year, ready for demonstration at the @COP26 event.https://t.co/UA6O6LvORM — Molly Burgess (@molly_burgess97) January 6, 2021 ‘This project has the potential to be a game-changer for the future of Scotland’s rail rolling stock. Our Rail decarbonisation Action Plan sets out to make our passenger railways emissions-free by 2035,’ said Scotland’s Transport Secretary Michael Matheson. Picture: Twitter/@ScotRail Related Posts Elephants in Gorongosa, Mozambique born tuskless due to poaching 22 October 2021 A new study published in Science revealed that some female elephants in Mozambique were born... read more Elephant strikes back: Suspected poacher found dead in KNP 22 October 2021 An intelligence operation in Stolznek took a deadly turn when the body of a suspected... read more SAA will not resume flights to London 22 October 2021 National carrier South African Airways has elected not to resume normal operations to the UK,... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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