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Re: Wabtec road battery loco testing
Author: Keith Ode
Date: 01-01-2020 - 17:39
Transportation Planner Wrote:
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> It will be interesting to see how much of a market
> share hydrogen fuel cell locomotives and passenger
> trainsets start to develop. No big cost of
> overhead power, but a network of fueling
> infrastructure would need to be developed, similar
> to the lack of hydrogen fueling infrastructure for
> cars.
Hydrogen fuel cells are the obvious way to go, but until you solve the problem of inefficient electrolysis to produce hydrogen, it's a non-starter. How many square miles of solar farms would we need to produce enough hydrogen for cars/trucks/trains nationwide?
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> It will be interesting to see how much of a market
> share hydrogen fuel cell locomotives and passenger
> trainsets start to develop. No big cost of
> overhead power, but a network of fueling
> infrastructure would need to be developed, similar
> to the lack of hydrogen fueling infrastructure for
> cars.
Hydrogen fuel cells are the obvious way to go, but until you solve the problem of inefficient electrolysis to produce hydrogen, it's a non-starter. How many square miles of solar farms would we need to produce enough hydrogen for cars/trucks/trains nationwide?
