CPKC to introduce up to seven more hydrogen-powered locomotives in 2025
CPKC is accelerating its Hydrogen Locomotive Programme with seven new hydrogen-powered locomotives set to roll out by late 2025.
CPKC is accelerating its Hydrogen Locomotive Programme with seven new hydrogen-powered locomotives set to roll out by late 2025.
The UK-based firm will deliver components that will reportedly be used for a fuel cell vehicle powertrain in Germany.
“The conversion of hydrogen into electricity is not yet being given the necessary priority in Europe, and especially in Germany,” the company said.
Germany’s economy shrank in 2024, for a second year. As Europe’s leading economy, and the world’s third largest, that’s not only bad news for Germany but all of us.
The Japanese auto giant is independently developing the 150kW module to replace its current model, which is produced in a joint venture with General Motors (GM).
Boomtown, which is set to take place in Hampshire on August 6-10, has said the HYDRO stage will form a key part of the 2025 event.
Viritech will design a portable sub-5kW fuel cell REX to complement battery packs in smaller passenger vehicles, creating an “entirely new market” for the technology.
Green Navy will use the REXH2 module for project PROMETEO – Europe’s “first” electro-hydrogen-powered catamaran.
The new fuel cell can be used in road, rail, marine, and stationary applications and is up to two times more durable than the existing model.
Amid the collapse of hydrogen truck start-ups, HVS is taking a different path – ditching manufacturing for technology licensing.
