The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive, started a trial run yesterday, on a railway line for coal transport, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The hydrogen energy locomotive project was jointly launched by the Inner Mongolia subsidiary of the State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC), CRRC Datong Co., Ltd., and the Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd. of SPIC.
Compared with traditional diesel locomotives, the new-energy locomotive is expected to cut carbon emissions by about 96,000 tonnes a year, running on the 627-kilometre coal railway, linking the Baiyinhua coal mine in Inner Mongolia, with the port of Jinzhou in the north-east China’s Liaoning Province.
Li Lingtao, deputy chief engineer with CRRC Datong Co., Ltd., said that, the hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive, has a design speed of 80 km per hour. It can run continuously for 24.5 hours, when fully loaded with fuel, and its maximum traction load on straight roads reaches 5,000 tonnes.
With the emission of water, the hydrogen-fueled locomotive can realise zero pollution during operation.
Source: NAM News Network