The World’s First Hydrogen Trains Started Passenger Service in Germany

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The only byproducts from the trains’ operation are steam and water; any heat created is used to help power their heating and air conditioning systems. They have a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), meaning they can run on a single tank of hydrogen for a full day. Their maximum speed is 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour), but their average speeds are lower than this.

While hydrogen fuel itself burns clean, it’s really only as green as the electricity generation source used to produce it. The method currently used to generate most hydrogen is natural gas reforming, which does emit CO2.

Given that there are more than 4,000 diesel-powered trains running in Germany alone, converting just 14 of them to hydrogen seems like a drop in the bucket. It’s a start, though, and there are plans for the trains to expand to other parts of Germany and Europe: Frankfurt has ordered 27 trains for its metropolitan area, France intends to deploy 12, and the northern Lombardy region of Italy is starting with 6.

The World's First Hydrogen Trains Started Passenger Service in Germany

The trains have a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), meaning they can run on a single tank of hydrogen for a full day.

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The World's First Hydrogen Trains Started Passenger Service in Germany

The trains have a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), meaning they can run on a single tank of hydrogen for a full day.

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