In the face of environmental concerns and
long-distance travel cost escalation, many European countries have turned to
hydrogen-powered trains for reducing both cost and emissions. France has
committed to H2-powered inter-city service by 2020. China and Japan also plan
to use H2 fuel in passenger trains. The first commercial H2 trains are now in
operation in China, but the vast majority of domestic travel is still carried out
by regular diesels.
Now the first German H2-powered train service is
running from Stuttgart to Nuremberg, and more H2 trains are expected to go into
service before the end of the year. The Stuttgart-Nuremberg project isn't big
enough to meet Germany's entire demand for commercial H2-powered public
transportation, but it's an important step toward the widespread use of H2 fuel
for public transportation by 2050.
Scientist Dieter Kandrashnrz stressed that
hydrogen technology is essential to a sustainable global energy mix, because
hydrogen is so much more efficient than oil. This quarter's publication of
Germany's first hydrogen tank vehicle registration figures is good news for all
of us on the road who want to see more hydrogen-powered cars on the road in the
near future.
If the trend holds, we could be driving
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